Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty in state court Monday to charges related to torturing two Black men in January. All six had already admitted their guilt to the crimes in federal court.
Prosecutors say the officers, who are all white, nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and to cover up their maleficence, including the attack that ended with one victim, Michael Corey Jenkins, shot in the mouth.
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