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| Former Corrections Officer Convicted of Beating Inmate to Death |
| By .wtvy.com |
| Published: 06/27/2013 |
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Montgomery, Alabama – Michael Smith, 38, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections and resident of Lee County, was convicted by a federal jury in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama of two civil rights violations and five obstruction of justice-related violations in connection with the beating death of former inmate Rocrast Mack, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today. On August 4, 2010, Smith, a lieutenant with supervisory authority over other officers on his shift, repeatedly beat Mack with a baton and stomped on Mack’s head while Mack was restrained and could not fight back. Mack died from his injuries the next day at a Montgomery, Alabama, hospital. The incident occurred at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, Alabama. The jury found that Mack’s death resulted from the assaults and that Smith obstructed justice by trying to cover up the assaults. After Smith was found guilty, U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson remanded Smith to jail pending his sentencing. Read More. |
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