
Six former Mississippi police officers – who are white – pleaded guilty to 16 felonies “stemming from the torture and physical abuse” of two Black men.
Among the felonies are civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights under color of law, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice, according to the Department of Justice. The ex-officers pleaded guilty to all 16 charges against them.