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Podcast: c2stories
Episode: Goon Squad Gets Sentenced
Description: Mississippi’s Rankin County Deputy Brett McAlpin received a complaint call about two Black men staying with a white woman, leading him to contact the "Goon Squad," officers known for excessive force. This group, including Richland officer Joshua Hartfield, broke into the house without a warrant, assaulting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. Hunter Elward, sentenced to 20 years, admitted to a mock execution of Jenkins, shoving a gun into his mouth and firing. The officers used racial slurs, stun guns, and objects, forcing the men to strip, shower together, and endure abuse. US District Judge Tom Lee sentenced th...