Tag: Civil Rights Violation

Correctional officers plead guilty to civil rights violations for assaulting federal inmates

BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DEBORD, Ky. — Two of three federal correctional officers accused of assaulting inmates and covering it up have pleaded guilty. Clinton L. Pauley, 40, of Ironton, Ohio, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting three federal inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary…
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Civil Rights Violation, Crime, Debord Ky., Federal Correctional Officers, Kentucky Correctional Officers, Martin County Ky., Roger Smith, U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy

February 25, 2023
W.Va. deputy sheriff charged with violating suspect’s civil rights

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A federal court unsealed a two-count indictment Thursday against a deputy sheriff in Monongalia County, W.Va., for using excessive force and writing a false report to cover it up. According to the indictment, Lance Kuretza, 38, punched and elbowed a suspect in the face and, after the man was handcuffed, sprayed him…
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Civil Rights Violation, FBI, Monongalia County

August 18, 2022