Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]

A former Mississippi “Goon Squad” officer convicted in the brutal racist attack of two Black men has been named in a lawsuit for allegedly beating an inmate at the Rankin County jail.

Christopher Mack filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday accusing the former Rankin County deputy, Brett Morris McAlpin, and eight others of beating him for 45 minutes following a May 27, 2021, arrest.

Mack suffered broken ribs, a broken nose and bruises, the suit says. He continues to deal with psychological issues stemming from the beating, his attorney said Saturday.

“You can recover from a broken nose and broken ribs,” attorney Trent Walker said. “There’s obviously ongoing psychological injury and we’re certainly trying to make sure that he gets the help that he needs there, because as with many people that have been subjected to this sort of violence, it’s a traumatic incident.”

Mack was arrested by officers in the city of Pearl and transported to the Rankin County jail, according to the lawsuit. It alleges that McAlpin and another deputy, Ricky Davis, called and had Mack brought to the front area, where they questioned him about “possible information he had about drugs and gangs.”

When Mack exercised his right to remain silent, another deputy “hit Mack in the back of the head with a set of heavy steel jail keys,” the lawsuit says. McAlpin and Davis allegedly joined the deputy in beating Mack, according to the suit. NBC News was unable to reach Davis for comment and he has no attorney of record listed.…….




https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...er-convicted-racist-attack-accused-rcna155018