Former Memphis Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force And Causing Bodily Injury

Isaac White, formerly an officer with the Memphis Police Department, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to using excessive force and causing bodily injury. White faces up to 10 years in prison for the civil rights violation. White,...

14 Years in Prison for Tennessee Man Who Set Fire to an Islamic Center

Senior Judge Robert L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee has sentenced Michael Corey Golden to 14 years and three months in prison and three years of supervised released for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn. Golden...

Former Missouri Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing a Detained Teenage Girl

Steven W. Burgess, a former Jackson County, Mo., sheriff’s deputy, has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of a teenage girl whom he sexually assaulted in his patrol car, the Justice Department announced. Burgess, 35, of Independence,...