6 Former Mississippi Law Officers Sentenced in State Court for Torture of 2 Men

(From top L) Former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke, and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield appear at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., on Aug. 14, 2023. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo

BRANDON, Miss.—Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two men were sentenced Wednesday in state court.

The state sentences did not add time to the federal prison terms the defendants had already received.