Justice Department charged him with one count of conspiring to violate civil rights.
A former lieutenant at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) pled guilty to punishing an inmate with physical violence and was charged with one count of conspiring to violate civil rights.
When an inmate exposed himself to a female officer at Federal Correctional Institution Butner Medium II the former lieutenant found the formal disciplinary process, filing a write-up of the alleged misconduct, insufficient. He called another corrections officer to take the inmate to a holding cell so he could teach him a lesson by “tuning him up.”
“The defendant’s actions were an unacceptable breach of his responsibilities as a law enforcement officer,” said the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke. “FBOP officers cannot take the law into their own hands, and the Justice Department will aggressively prosecute federal and local law enforcement officials who use physical force to punish inmates.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Attorney General Clarke as she oversees the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ.
- For federal law enforcement officials to be discerning and disciplined in their actions and behavior.
Sources: Department of Justice
