{"id":55832,"date":"2024-03-20T17:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55832"},"modified":"2024-03-20T17:19:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:19:57","slug":"third-mississippi-goon-squad-officer-sentenced-to-17-5-years-in-prison-for-torturing-black-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55832","title":{"rendered":"Third Mississippi &#8220;Goon Squad&#8221; Officer Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison for Torturing Black Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3rd Mississippi &quot;Goon Squad&quot; officer sentenced for torturing Black men\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fc62a9fmwzQ?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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Former Rankin County sheriff&#8217;s deputy Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison Wednesday. 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