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four former Georgia Correctional Officer He beat a handcuffed inmate and was convicted of covering up an assault in 2018.
officers of Valdosta State Prison According to the Justice Department, it organized the attack on the inmate “in retaliation for a previous altercation between the inmate and a female prison officer.”
Lieutenant Geary Staten, age 31, Sgt. Deputy Marshals Patrick Sharp, 30, Brian Ford, 25, and Jamal Scott, 35, are all on board with the scheme. attack an inmate Keep the attack secret from the supervisor.
“The efforts of these officers to organize, carry out and cover up retaliatory attacks against obedient handcuffed inmates is a gross abuse of power.” Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. “These rulings make clear that no one is above the law, and that police officers can be held accountable if they violate the civil rights of those under their supervision through violence or obstruction.”
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On December 29, 2018, Sharp told Ford and Scott to assault the inmate while he was handcuffed, according to a press release. After escorting the inmate out, Scott and Ford, in retaliation for an earlier altercation between the inmate and a policewoman at the prison, “brought the inmate to the ground and beat him repeatedly on the body.” rice field”.
Staten helped cover up the assault, telling officers not to file a report and telling him not to write one himself.
The incident wasn’t the first time Sharp had attacked a handcuffed inmate. He assaulted his inmate in September 2018, also in retaliation for his interaction with a female officer.Sharp is convicted of the assault Wednesday too.
Ford and Scott provided “substantial assistance” to the government during the investigation, and government lawyers demanded a reduced sentence from them for their cooperation.
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U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson sentenced Sharpe to 48 months in prison. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison. Scott was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Ford gets 12 months and 1 day in prison for each role.
FBI and local task force officer partners investigated the incident.