Mississippi sheriff’s deputies fired after black men allege torture and attempted sexual assault in $400 million lawsuit
The Mississippi sheriff's department said Tuesday it had fired several deputies after two black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually assaulting them. One of the men was nearly killed when an officer put a gun to his mouth and pulled the trigger, the lawsuit says. The two men, Michael Jenkins, 32, and Eddie Parker, 35, filed a $400 million federal lawsuit this month against the Rankin County Sheriff's Department. The lawsuit describes the alleged actions of the officers as "one of the worst and most bizarre incidents of police misconduct in United States history."“Due…
