{"id":1179,"date":"2014-02-25T18:46:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T02:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2014-03-11T19:50:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T02:50:24","slug":"two-former-oklahoma-jail-superintendents-guilty-beating-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=1179","title":{"rendered":"Two Former Oklahoma Jail Superintendents Guilty of Beating Inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"

OKLAHOMA<\/strong> — A jury on Tuesday found two former Muskogee County Jail employees guilty of assaulting inmates and ordering other jailers to do so.<\/p>\n

The two defendants also organized “meet and greet” sessions whereby inmates of neighboring counties were slammed and thrown on the floor as they arrived at the jail, according to the U.S. Justice Department.<\/p>\n

Jurors found\u00a0Raymond A. Barnes, 42, and Christopher A. Brown, 31, the former jail superintendent and assistant jail superintendent, guilty of violating the civil rights of inmates by using excessive force<\/p>\n

Both defendants were \u00a0convicted of violating the rights of an inmate identified as J.R. when jailers slammed and threw J.R. head-first to the ground while he was handcuffed.<\/p>\n

Barnes was additionally convicted of violating the rights of a second inmate, G.T., for similar conduct. Brown was acquitted of violating the rights of G.T., federal officials said.<\/p>\n

The defendants face up to 10 years for each of the civil rights convictions.\u00a0 Brown faces up five years for making \u00a0false statements to the FBI, which conducted the investigation.<\/p>\n

Here is what jurors found that Barnes and Brown did at the jail, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n