{"id":55859,"date":"2024-03-26T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55859"},"modified":"2024-03-26T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:32:07","slug":"former-detention-officer-guilty-of-strangling-handcuffed-woman-into-unconsciousness-facing-up-to-10-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55859","title":{"rendered":"Former Detention Officer Guilty of Strangling Handcuffed Woman into Unconsciousness, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison"},"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-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37897 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Jail-Hallway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"235\" \/>A former detention officer with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff\u2019s Office pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating a detainee\u2019s civil rights by using excessive force while booking her into a Fulton County detention facility, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Monique Clark, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cThis defendant wrapped his hands around the throat of a handcuffed woman and strangled her into unconsciousness while she was being booked into the Fulton County Jail system,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThis conduct was cruel, abusive and violated Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s office policies that clearly restrict use of chokeholds and neck restraints. The Justice Department will prosecute officials who violate the civil rights of people held in our jails and prisons by using excessive or deadly force.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lawsuit filed against former Fulton County jailer, accused of strangling detainee\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R6UV9jj2WFQ?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;\">According to court documents, the victim was arrested by officers of the Alpharetta, Georgia, Police Department and brought to the Fulton County North Annex Jail, where Clark was working as a detention officer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">While the victim was being booked into the jail, Clark placed his hands around her neck and choked her until she lost consciousness. At the time that Clark choked the victim, the victim was handcuffed and posed no threat to officers or anyone else. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">As Clark was aware, Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office policy prohibited officers from using chokeholds and neck restraints except in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Clark faces up to 10 years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The FBI Atlanta Field Office and the Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office of Professional Standards investigated the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Bret Hobson is prosecuting the case for 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