3 prison guards indicted, accused of beating cuffed inmate

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     (AP) – Three former guards at the Louisiana State Penitentiary

at Angola have been indicted for beating a handcuffed and shackled inmate and

conspiring to cover it up.

     According to Wednesday’s indictment, former Maj. Daniel Davis, of Loranger;

John Sanders and James Savoy, both former captains and both of Marksville, beat

an inmate then created a false story to hide the alleged misconduct.

     The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release to corroborate their stories

the men instructed subordinates to clean the inmate’s blood before investigators

could document it, falsified reports, ordered subordinates to lie to

investigators and they lied under oath in a civil proceeding arising from the

incident.

     A fourth former officer, Capt. Scotty Kennedy, of Beebe, Arkansas, pleaded

guilty Tuesday for his role in the incident.






   


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