U.S. Department of Justice officials have announced the sentencing of nine former corrections officers from Harrison County Adult Detention Center in Gulfport, Miss. A 10th defendant, Ryan Michael Teel, a former corrections officer, was sentenced last Thursday in federal court for his role in the death of Jessie Lee Williams Jr. a former inmate at the jail. Williams died from severe brain trauma after he was beaten by Teel in the booking room of the jail. On Nov. 1, 2007, Teel was sentenced to life in prison for his role in Williams’ death and his role in conspiring to abuse other inmates during this tenure as a corrections officer. During the course of the investigation into Williams’ death, nine additional corrections officers were convicted of federal crimes for their role while working at the jail in abusing inmates committed between 2002 and 2006: Dedri Yulon Caldwell, 46, of Gulfport, Miss., was convicted of conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Daniel Evans, 27, of Gulfport, Miss., was convicted of conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. He was sentenced to 36 months in prison. Brodrick Aaron Fulton, 26, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., was convicted of assaulting an inmate in violation of the inmate's constitutional rights. The inmate suffered a broken jaw as a result of this assault. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Timothy Brandon Moore, 26, of Perkinston, Miss., was convicted of obstructing justice by writing a false report. He was sentenced to four months of house arrest and five years probation. William Jeffrey Priest, 34, of Gloster, Miss., was convicted of conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison. Regina Lynn Rhodes, 30, of Biloxi, Miss., was convicted for participating in the assault on Jessie Lee Willams Jr. and failing to report Teel's conduct. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Karl W. Stolze, 39, of Biloxi, Miss., was convicted of conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Morgan Lee Thompson, 30, of Perkinston, Miss., was convicted of conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison. Thomas Preston Wills, 25, of d'Iberville, Miss., was convicted on conspiring to deprive inmates of their constitutional rights. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
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