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Former Mendenhall, Mississippi, Police Chief Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

A federal judge today sentenced Jimmy “Jimbo” Sullivan, the former chief of police in Mendenhall, Miss., to 30 months in prison for using excessive force when he repeatedly stomped on the head of an arrestee, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King for the Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Stan Harris for the [...]

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