Mississippi
“The weight of my actions and the harm I’ve caused will haunt me every day,” former Rankin County Deputy Daniel Opdyke said as he was sentenced.
The torture came after a neighbor complained that the men were staying at the home of a white woman.
Patrolman Michael Christian Green, who also filmed the ordeal, now faces a year behind bars himself.
Mississippi Patrolman Michael Christian Green allegedly told the man he would beat him if he did not comply with his orders.
After Shawn Mackey refused to pay $960 in extra fees, his “superhost” allegedly weaponized a photo of him “in the company of another female.”
The Lexington Police Department, already under investigation by the DOJ, has been sued by Black residents who say they’ve been subjected to discriminatory policing and abuse.
“Do not jump to conclusions as to who is responsible,” Georgia’s top elections official wrote. “There will be chaos agents sowing discord for 2024.”