Deputies who had been accepted to the sheriff’s office’s Special Response Team - a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training - were involved in each of the four encounters.ĭeputies said the raid was prompted by a report of drug activity at the home. Rest assured that we will work diligently to restore that trust.”īailey’s announcement also follows an Associated Press investigation that found several deputies who were involved with the episode were also linked to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. “We understand that the alleged actions of these deputies has eroded the public’s trust in the department. “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. Bailey would not answer additional questions about the episode. He would not provide the names of the deputies who had been terminated or say how many law enforcement officers were fired. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey announced Tuesday that deputies involved in the episode had been fired, and some had already resigned. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department after the episode. Jenkins said one of the deputies shoved a gun in his mouth and then fired the weapon, leaving him with serious injuries to his face, tongue and jaw.
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