{"id":53293,"date":"2023-06-07T19:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T02:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53293"},"modified":"2023-06-07T19:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T02:04:42","slug":"former-texas-sheriffs-sgt-sentenced-to-42-months-in-prison-for-beating-inmate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53293","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas Sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Beating Inmate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"node-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Officials stated that a former Van Zandt County, Texas, Sheriff\u2019s Office jail sergeant was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for violating a jail detainee\u2019s civil rights by using unlawful force against him.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to court documents, David Yager, 30, previously pleaded guilty and admitted that on or about Feb. 28, 2021, while he was serving in his official capacity, he repeatedly punched detainee M.H. in the chest with a taser with the trigger held down, even though M.H. did not pose a threat to anyone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Yager admitted that the detainee was confined to a restraint chair at the time Yager used unlawful force against him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Yager also admitted that his acts caused bodily injury to the detainee and that he used force on the detainee despite knowing that there was no legitimate law enforcement need to use force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cThis defendant abused his authority as a jail sergeant to assault and injure a fully restrained detainee,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division. \u201cThe Justice Department will continue to hold accountable detention officers and others who use unlawful force against detainees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cAs members of law enforcement, we take an oath to support and defend the Constitution and uphold our nation\u2019s laws,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs for the Eastern District of Texas. \u201cA crime like this betrays that sacred duty and the badge with which the defendant was entrusted.\u00a0When officers violate the civil rights of citizens in the Eastern District of Texas through unreasonable and unjustified violence, they will be prosecuted and held accountable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cLaw enforcement is bound by an oath to serve all citizens with equal compassion, professionalism, dignity and respect. The defendant failed this oath by using unlawful force against someone entrusted to his custody,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge B. 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