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| 3 ex-corrections officers charged in inmate death |
| By montgomeryadvertiser.com - AP |
| Published: 03/13/2012 |
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MONTGOMERY — Three former Alabama Department of Corrections officers were arrested Monday after a federal grand jury charged them in the beating death of an inmate inside a state prison in south Alabama. Prosecutors say 37-year-old Michael Smith, 43-year-old Matthew Davidson and 31-year-old Joseph Sanders participated in the beating and conspired with each other and other officers to cover up what happened. It was not immediately clear whether they had lawyers. Inmate Rocrast Mack, 24, was severely beaten at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton on Aug. 4, 2010. He died from his injuries the next day at a Montgomery hospital. All three former corrections officers face charges including felony civil rights violations, obstruction of justice-related violations, and making false statements to the FBI. Davidson and Sanders are charged with assaulting Mack, causing injuries. Smith is also charged with assaulting Mack, causing injuries and death. Read More. |
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