Justice Dept.: Former Alabama Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Offense of Excessive Force
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 24, 2024:
Former Elmore County, Alabama, Sheriff's Deputy Blake Hicks, 33, was sentenced today to 29 months in prison and three years of supervised release for depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law.
According to documents and statements made in court, Hicks willfully used unreasonable force against an arrestee, identified as T.Q. Specifically, without . . .
Former Elmore County, Alabama, Sheriff's Deputy Blake Hicks, 33, was sentenced today to 29 months in prison and three years of supervised release for depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law.
According to documents and statements made in court, Hicks willfully used unreasonable force against an arrestee, identified as T.Q. Specifically, without . . .