Kevin Bennett Holt, Taser Assault, Oklahoma 2012
A Bryan County Sheriff's deputy has been convicted of using a Taser to assault a detainee in the Bryan County Jail in Durant, Oklahoma.
Kevin Bennett Holt, 48, a former Lieutenant with the Bryan County Sheriff's Office, was sentenced to 18 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by 24 months of supervised release, for violating the victim's civil rights.
The assault occurred at the Bryan County Jail in Durant, Oklahoma.
Holt pleaded guilty on May 1, 2012.
During the plea hearing and in the plea documents, Holt admitted that he intentionally used unreasonable force on a detainee when he electronically shocked the detainee by using a Taser device while the detainee was strapped into a restraint chair.
The federal government is committed to prosecuting officers who abuse the authority entrusted to them, said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
This case was investigated by the FBI. The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Nicole Lee Ndumele of the Civil Rights Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Dean Burris from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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