3rd Mississippi cop gets 17.5 years for racist torture of Black men

3rd Mississippi cop gets 17.5 years for racist torture of Black men

By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus | Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves “the Goon Squad.” Daniel Opdyke was sentenced Wednesday to 17½ years in federal … Read more

Former Santa Clara County deputy pleads in fake cop shooting

Former Santa Clara County deputy pleads in fake cop shooting

SAN JOSE — A disgraced former Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy has been convicted in a bizarre case in which authorities say he inexplicably staged a fake on-duty shooting of himself on a remote road near the Uvas Reservoir four years ago. Sukhdeep Gill, 30, pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge that he … Read more