Brett McAlpin, seen in his 2023 booking photo, is accused of brutally beating an incarcerated man while working as a deputy in 2021 (Forrest County Adult Detention Center).
Brett McAlpin, a member of the Mississippi “Goon Squad” convicted of torturing two Black men in a racist attack, has been charged with assaulting an imprisoned man in 2021.
Christopher Mack filed the lawsuit this week, claiming McAlpin beat him for 45 minutes after his arrest on May 27, 2021. McAlpin, a former deputy from Rankin County, Mississippi, is named along with eight other defendants in the lawsuit, according to KeynoteUSA.
Mack says the incident began when McAlpin and another officer attempted to question him after his arrest, the outlet reported. Mack says he decided to remain silent and, as a result, a third officer hit him in the head with a set of keys.
McAlpin and another officer allegedly began beating him, before they dragged him into a pod where six other people also participated in beating him, Mack says, according to KeynoteUSA.
As a result, Mack says he suffered broken ribs, a broken nose and bruises, KeynoteUSA reports.
Brett McAlpin, seen in his 2023 booking photo, is accused of brutally beating an incarcerated man while working as a deputy in 2021 (Forrest County Adult Detention Center).
Mack’s attorney says his client also suffered psychological damage from the attack.
“You can recover from a broken nose and broken ribs,” Trent Walker told KeynoteUSA. “There is obviously ongoing psychological damage and we are certainly trying to make sure he gets the help he needs because, as with many people who have been subjected to this type of violence, it is a traumatic incident.”
McAlpin was previously convicted of a horrific racist attack on two black men in 2023.
McAlpin was one of six men convicted of subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to hours of abuse after breaking into the home they were staying in without a warrant in January 2023. He was given the longest sentence in the “Goon Squad”: 27.25 years.
The group inflicted hours of torture, including Tazer guns, waterboarding and assault with a sex toy. Former Deputy Hunter Elward later shot Jenkins that same month.
The group then attempted to cover up their crime by placing a gun on Mr. Jenkins, destroying surveillance footage, and presenting false drug evidence.
The Independent has contacted the office of Aafram Sellers, McAlpin’s attorney, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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