Two Democratic Mississippi lawmakers have introduced bills to restrict the use of Tasers by police following an investigation ...

For nearly 20 years, a group of deputies at the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi used Tasers ... The group of officers — known as the Goon Squad — would raid homes, accuse ...

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has broadened its investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi, where a notorious “Goon Squad” of deputies has been ...

For nearly 20 years, a group of deputies at the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi used Tasers to torture people they suspected of using and dealing drugs. The group of officers — known ...

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation ... Department and this incident [and the handling of] the ‘Goon Squad.’” Six Rankin County officers were involved in the January 2023 torture of ...

The Times and Mississippi Today reported in 2023 that a group of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies who called themselves the Goon Squad used their Tasers to torture suspected drug users for decades.

Rankin County deputies seized more than 60 pounds of drugs that were hidden inside a vehicle being hauled by an 18-wheeler. Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, said a ...

The tractor-trailer was taken to a nearby sheriff’s department facility, where further examination of the anomalies revealed that the vehicle had been loaded with approximately 42.4 lbs meth and 20 ...

Incumbent Brandon Mayor Butch Lee, Republican, will run against challenger Fred Shanks, Republican. Lee is currently nearing ...

A boil water notice has been issued for more than 4,000 customers in Rankin County. Officials with the Mississippi State ...

"You know one thing that drew me to want to work in Rankin County, which is where I am from, is that there is such a diverse industry base," said Todd, who worked at the Mississippi Development ...