The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in ...

At least several of the defendants were part of a group of deputies who called themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and not report it, federal ...

Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice ...

A group of the agency's former officers — who called themselves the "Goon Squad" — pleaded guilty last year to a series of charges for torturing two Black men. "The public is now well aware of ...

Sept. 19, 2024 The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had expanded its investigation into the suburban Mississippi sheriff’s department where a self-described “Goon Squad” of ...

Clarke said that since the revelations of the Goon Squad’s activities came to light, “we have received reports of other instances that indicated this type of conduct was far too common.” ...

"Since the Goon Squad's sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances indicating that this conduct was far too common," Clarke told reporters at a virtual press conference.

Deputy Brett McAlpin told Deputy Christian Dedmon, who then texted a group of white deputies nicknamed “the Goon Squad” for their willingness to use excessive force. Dedmon asked if the ...