{"id":53594,"date":"2023-07-17T15:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T22:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53594"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T22:58:34","slug":"oklahoma-undersheriff-sentenced-to-22-months-in-prison-for-beating-handcuffed-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53594","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Undersheriff Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Beating Handcuffed Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Officials stated that a former Oklahoma undersheriff was sentenced to 22 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a handcuffed detainee by using excessive force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">On Nov. 8, 2022, Kendall Bryan Morgan, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trial date set for former LeFlore County undersheriff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37gs-e9r0DE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>(News Report 2022)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">At the plea hearing, Morgan, the former undersheriff in the LeFlore County Sheriff\u2019s Department, admitted that on Jan. 25, 2017, he repeatedly struck a person under arrest and in handcuffs, causing the victim bodily injury. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">At the time of the assault, the individual was not resisting arrest and posed no threat to officers or the public. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The reputation of the entire law enforcement profession is tarnished when an officer betrays the oath to protect and serve,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Edward J. 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