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Sheriff’s Deputies Charged in Prisoner’s Death; Both Get Prison Time
Loaded on March 15, 2007
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2007, page 22
Sheriff's Deputies Charged in Prisoner's Death; Both Get Prison Time
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Criminal Prosecution,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Excessive Force,
International,
Immigration.
Location:
North Carolina.
by Gary Hunter
Jail guards Ronald Eugene Parker and Brandon Gray Huie were charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a prisoner in North Carolina's Davidson County jail, and both received prison terms.
Carlos Claros-Castro, 28, a …
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