Five other former law enforcement officers are set for sentencing this week in Mississippi.

A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year.

Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, who handed down a 241-month sentence. Lee is also due to sentence five other former law enforcement officers who admitted to subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to numerous acts of racist torture.

Before sentencing, Lee called Elward’s crimes “egregious and despicable,” and said a “sentence at the top of the guidelines range is justified — is more than justified.” He continued: “It’s what the defendant deserves. It’s what the community and the defendant’s victims deserve.”

      • @RamblingPanda
        10•3 months ago

        Thanks. This is something we can all enjoy. Unless they’re racists, but that’s fine.

  • Stopthatgirl7
    5•3 months ago

    Good start. The rest of them also need to rot in jail, and the whole police department replaced.

  • @[email protected]
    4•3 months ago

    Is it just me, or is the guy on the top right looking alot like the pawn shop guy from the tv show???

    • @[email protected]
      6•3 months ago

      I’ll have to call in a buddy of mine that’s an expert on Pawn Stars. He can take a look and let us know if that’s really him. Just hang on one sec, let me go give him a call.