All five Mississippi deputy sheriffs who responded to an incident in which two Black men accused the deputies of beating and sexually assaulting them before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired or resigned.
— All five Mississippi deputy sheriffs who responded to an incident in which two Black men
"Due to recent developments, including findings during our internal investigation, those deputies that were still employed by this department have all been terminated," Bailey said at a news conference."We understand that the alleged actions of these deputies has eroded the public's trust in the department. Rest assured that we will work diligently to restore that trust."
In a phone interview Tuesday, Jason Dare, an attorney representing the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, said the department knows of five deputies who conducted the Jenkins raid. Jenkins and his attorney have said six deputies were at the home. All five identified by the department were either fired or resigned.
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