7月3日,密西西比州雷蒙德市的海恩斯县拘留中心发生一起严重暴力案件,18岁的嫌疑人Mielun Butler在该机构内被打至死亡 [1]。当地验尸官在调查后确认,Butler的头部留有鞋印,其死因为被踩踏致死 [1]。社交媒体上流传的一段视频记录了案发经过:视频中显示一名身份不明者在Butler倒地后对其身体进行踩踏,并强迫其说出帮派口号 [1]。海恩斯县警长Tyree Jones证实了该视频的真实性,并表示“暴力从社区蔓延至监狱”[1]。针对此次事件,当局已停职涉事拘留官员,目前案件仍在进一步调查中 [1]。
An 18-year-old suspect named Mielun Butler was beaten to death inside the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, Miss., according to a county coroner [1]. The official confirmed that shoe prints were found on Butler's head as part of the cause of death investigation [1]. Footage circulating on social media depicts an unidentified individual stomping on Butler after he fell and forcing him to recite gang slogans before his death occurred in the video [1]. Local authorities verified the authenticity of the viral footage released on July 3, the same day Butler died [1]. In response to the incident, a detention officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while investigators continue their probe into what happened inside the facility [1]. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones stated that violence from the community had spilled over into the jail system [1].