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Kenny McLaughlin Pleads Guilty to Assault by a Public Official
Kenny McLaughlin, a 35-year-old corrections officer at the Stone County Regional Facility in Wiggins, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to ordering the beating of an inmate at the detention facility.
According to court documents, on May 12, 2008, McLaughlin ordered an inmate to arrange an unwarranted assault on another inmate. The victim was assaulted by two fellow inmates in the shower area of the cellblock and suffered fractured ribs, cuts to his face and bruises to his chest.
As a corrections officer, McLaughlin was aware of the assault as it happened but did not notify any other officer or medical personnel of the assault.
‘Law enforcement officers do not have the right to order that an individual, whether incarcerated or not, be beaten by others,’ said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy L. Austin Jr. ‘The Justice Department is committed to prosecuting law enforcement officers who violate the constitutional rights of individuals in their custody.’
The statutory maximum sentence for this offense is 10 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for June 26, 2013.
The case was investigated by the Gulfport Resident Agency of the Jackson, Miss., Division of the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenda R. Haynes of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi and Trial Attorney Dana Mulhauser of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
McLaughlin’s actions are a clear violation of the rights of individuals in custody.
The Justice Department’s commitment to prosecuting law enforcement officers who violate the constitutional rights of individuals in their custody is evident in cases like this.
Kenny McLaughlin, Defendant, exact criminal charges: Assault by a Public Official, City and state: Wiggins, Mississippi, Exact date: May 12, 2008, Sentence or outcome: 10 years in prison, Sentencing date: June 26, 2013.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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