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After each abuse charge was recounted Monday, Winkle told U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt that the allegations against him were true.

Chase Winkle officer with Muncie Police Department in Muncie Indiana pleaded guilty civil rights obstruction charges. Winkle pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses assaulting arrestees and obstruction offenses writing false reports to cover up the assaults.

Geary Staten, 31, a former supervisory correctional officer at Valdosta State Prison (VSP), pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of misprision of a felony for his role in attempting to cover up an assault on an inmate incarcerated at the facility.

A former supervisory correctional officer at the Valdosta State Prison pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of two inmates during two separate incidents.

Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Inmate Details Written by IVN Atlanta, Georgia - A Georgia correctional officer pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of an inmate. According to documents filed in connection with the guilty plea, Jamal Scott, 33, an on-duty correctional officer at the Valdosta State Prison (VSP) in Valdosta, struck an inmate with his fist multiple times while the inmate was handcuffed and lying on...

Correctional Officers Indicted for Civil Rights and Related Offenses for Assaulting Inmates Published: 14 December 2020 14 December 2020 Atlanta, Georgia - Thursday, a federal grand jury in Macon, Georgia, returned a 4-count indictment against former supervisory correctional officer Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, 29, and former correctional officer Jamal Scott, 33, of the Valdosta State Prison (VSP) for their roles in using excessive force against inmates incarcerated at the facility. The indict...