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A goon squad is a group of people, often composed of hired criminals, detectives, or mercenaries, formed to intimidate and assault a specific group of opponents.
Apr 10, 2024 · The six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, who are members of the self-styled “Goon Squad,” received state sentences Wednesday ranging from 15 and 45 years. They had pleaded guilty in...
May 29, 2024 · The Goon Squad came to national attention last year after Rankin County sheriff’s deputies tortured two Black men in their home and shot one of them in the face, nearly killing him. Six officers,...
Apr 10, 2024 · Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison.
Mar 19, 2024 · Two former law enforcement officers who were part of a self-styled “Goon Squad” that tortured, sexually assaulted and beat residents of a Mississippi county were given hefty prison sentences on...
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Mar 22, 2024 · AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports on the final prison sentences for a group of white, former Mississippi police officers who beat and tortured two Black men in 2023. Lee sentenced Dedmon, 29, to 40 years and Daniel Opdyke, 28, to 17.5 years on Wednesday.
Apr 10, 2024 · A white person phoned McAlpin and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman at a house in Braxton, Mississippi. McAlpin told Dedmon, who texted a group of white deputies so willing to use excessive force they called themselves “The Goon Squad.”
Jun 2, 2024 · goon squad (plural goon squads) (chiefly US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.
— A judge sentenced two former Mississippi sheriff's deputies from a self-described "Goon Squad" to federal prison Thursday for the torture and abuse of two Black men in a racist...
