Hunter Elward, the Mississippi sheriff's deputy charged with the most egregious crimes in the racially-motivated attack, faced up to 70 years behind bars. A Mississippi judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison Tuesday.
Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward faced up to 70 years behind bars for his crimes. A Mississippi judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison Tuesday.Emily Palmer is a Senior Crime Writer at PEOPLE, where she has been a reporter since 2023. Her work has frequently appeared in The New York Times. She has also been published in The Boston Globe, Cosmopolitan Magazine and ELLE Magazine.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Trent Walker – one of the lawyers representing Jenkins and Parker in a civil suit against the former officers and county sheriff – said he hopes the high-profile case leads to law enforcement reform in Mississippi. Lawyer Trent Walker between Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins . Malik Shabazz, who also represents the two men, is standing behind Walker at a press conference in Jackson, Miss. March 18.She was in the hospital when, per the complaint, Dedmon messaged the squad: “Are y’all available for a mission?”Eddie Terrell Parker and Michael Corey Jenkins listen as one of the former law enforcement officers admits to his involvement in the racially-motivated attack.
Middleton suggested planting his own unregistered “throw-down” gun – which he kept in his patrol car – to explain the gunfire.
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