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A federal jury in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, convicted a former Kay County Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer of violating the civil rights of three pretrial inmates, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The jury convicted Matthew Ware, 53, of putting two black pretrial detainees at risk of serious harm from white supremacists, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ware also used excessive force against another inmate who criticized how Ware ran the Detention Center, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The assaults took place at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC). <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis high-ranking corrections official had a duty to ensure that the civil rights of pretrial detainees in his custody were not violated,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThe defendant abused his power and authority by ordering subordinate corrections officers to violate the constitutional rights of several pretrial detainees.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cThe preservation of civil rights and the investigation of color of law violations are of utmost priority for the FBI,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Ed Gray of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office. \u201cIf we don\u2019t hold our very own law enforcement officials accountable, those sworn to protect and serve, what hope will the American people have? Mr. Ware\u2019s actions were impermissible and undignified, particularly given his leadership role. His conviction is a prompt reminder that no one is above the law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the evidence, on May 18, 2017, while Ware served as the Lieutenant of the Detention Center, he ordered lower-ranking corrections officers to move two Black pretrial detainees, D\u2019Angelo Wilson and Marcus Miller, to a cell row housing white supremacist inmates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ware knew the white supremacists posed a danger to Wilson and Miller. <\/span><\/p>\n

Later that same day, Ware gave lower-ranking officers a second order: to unlock the jail cells of Wilson and Miller, and those other white supremacist inmates at the same time the following morning. <\/span><\/p>\n

When Ware\u2019s orders were followed, the white supremacist inmates attacked Wilson and Miller, resulting in physical injury to both, including a facial laceration to Wilson that required seven stitches to close.<\/span><\/p>\n

The evidence and testimony also revealed that, on Jan. 31, 2018, while Ware served as the Acting Captain of the Detention Center, he ordered a lower-ranking corrections officer to restrain another pretrial detainee, Christopher Davis, in a stretched-out position \u2014 with Davis\u2019 left wrist restrained to the far-left side of the bench and his right wrist restrained to the far-right side of the bench \u2014 in retaliation for Davis sending Ware a note that criticized how Ware ran the Detention Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Davis was left restrained in this position for 90 minutes, resulting in physical injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ware faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Sentencing will take place within 90 days, according to federal officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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