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Ex-Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Youths
Former Florida corrections officer Terrance Reynolds was sentenced to 33 months in prison and two years of supervised release for conspiring to assault youthful offender inmates at the South Florida Reception Center in Doral, Florida. A second former officer, Brendan Butler, previously pleaded guilty in this case and was sentenced in federal court.
Evidence presented at trial showed that on March 27, 2017, Reynolds and Butler conspired to physically assault and intimidate youthful offender inmates who were being disruptive and disrespectful. Reynolds and Butler then instructed three of the inmates to exit their housing unit and took them into a mop closet. Once inside the mop closet, Reynolds and Butler assaulted one of the inmates with a stick, causing him bodily injury, while the other two inmates stood nearby.
The following day, Reynolds and Butler assaulted another inmate to punish him for being disrespectful. Inmates may be classified as youthful offenders by a court or the Corrections Department, and are generally twenty-four years old or younger.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division stated, “Corrections officers who use unjustified force against inmates in their custody violate the Constitution, and the Justice Department will not tolerate that.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Juan Antonio Gonzalez for the Southern District of Florida said, “The corrections officer sentenced violated not only the Constitution, but also the public’s trust. Seeking justice for victims whose civil rights are violated by those in positions of power has always been, and will continue to be, a top priority of this office.”
Deputy Special Agent in Charge Denise M. Stemen of the FBI Miami Field Office stated, “The actions of former corrections officer Terrance Reynolds are inexcusable and undercut the public’s trust in our institutions and officials. The FBI’s Miami Area Corruption Task Force was assembled and designed to root out this type of reprehensible conduct.”
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Miami Area Corruption Task Force and the Florida Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Senior and Brian Dobbins of the Southern District of Florida and Special Litigation Counsel Samantha Trepel of the Civil Rights Division.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Public Corruption|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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