Justice Department investigating Rankin County - WLBT
WEB21 hours ago · RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. According to the Department of Justice, the investigation “will seek to determine whether RCSD engages in patterns or …
Feds announce massive investigation into Rankin County Sheriff’s …
WEB21 hours ago · The U.S. Department of Justice announced a massive federal investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.“To determine if they engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution or federal law,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said.Clarke announced the latest investigation on …
Justice Department launches probe into Rankin County's policing ...
WEB19 hours ago · The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had expanded its investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department where a self-described “Goon Squad” of deputies has been accused of torturing people for nearly two decades. Investigators will seek to determine if the suburban Mississippi sheriff’s department engaged in a ...
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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi ...
WEB19 hours ago · The Rankin County Sheriff's Department made national headlines when five former deputies, along with one former Richland, Mississippi, police officer, were accused of torturing two Black men ...
DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff's Office For Racist Policing ...
WEB19 hours ago · The Department of Justice announced Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into potentially racist policing practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. In April, five deputies from Rankin County were sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of two Black men. Self-styled as the Goon Squad, the ...
Rankin County - WLBT
WEBRankin County deputies involved made national headlines earlier this year after being sentenced to federal prison for torturing two black men.
2 suspects in custody after man shot, killed in Rankin County
WEBApr 23, 2024 · RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Two suspects are in custody after a man was shot and killed in Rankin County. According to Sheriff Bryan Bailey, on Tuesday at approximately 9:49 a.m., the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a gunshot victim in a home at the 300 block of North Grove Circle in the Reservoir area.
Trial begins for Rankin County teen accused of killing mother
WEB3 days ago · Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The trial of the Rankin County teenager accused of killing her mother began ...
Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation of Rankin ...
WEB20 hours ago · The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Rankin is the state’s fourth most populous county, with a population of approximately 160,000. It is located about 30 minutes east of the state capital, Jackson, Mississippi.