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\"FBIA former Kentucky sheriff\u2019s deputy was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of multiple people he arrested during his tenure as a law enforcement officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Boyle County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tanner M. Abbott, 31, was convicted by a federal jury in March of five felonies and one misdemeanor related to using excessive force against four arrestees, performing an illegal search, and writing and conspiring to write false police reports to cover up his abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Former Boyle County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tanner M. Abbott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis defendant habitually and routinely abused his authority and used his badge to shield himself from accountability for years,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThis sentence should send a loud message that such abuses by law enforcement will not be tolerated. The Justice Department is steadfast in its commitment to hold law enforcement accountable when they violate the civil and constitutional rights of people in their country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cInstead of protecting and serving the community, the defendant was physically abusing people \u2014 even bragging about the injuries he caused,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier IV for the Eastern District of Kentucky. \u201cThat is not law enforcement; that is brazen criminal conduct. The community deserved better. Fortunately, he now has a criminal sentence that he deserves.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that the crimes for which Abbott was convicted were part of a larger pattern of abuse of authority spanning his career. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"MalletAn investigator testified that, during its two-year investigation of numerous allegations against Abbott, the FBI discovered evidence that Abbott frequently used excessive force against suspects. <\/span><\/p>\n

This evidence included text messages recovered from Abbott\u2019s work-issued cell phone in which Abbott bragged, sometimes in graphic and vulgar terms, about causing injuries to people he had arrested. <\/span><\/p>\n

The government also presented cell phone evidence showing that Abbott sometimes took photographs of injuries he had caused and sent the photographs to friends and acquaintances but never included or submitted them in official police documents. <\/span><\/p>\n

Two additional witnesses testified that they had been physically abused by Abbott while being arrested.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court also found that Abbott obstructed justice during his trial by testifying falsely in his own defense.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI Louisville Field Office investigated the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Dembo for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Trial Attorney Alec Ward of the Civil Rights Division\u2019s Criminal Section prosecuted the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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