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Former Oklahoma Undersheriff Gets 22 Months In Prison for Beating Handcuffed Jail Detainee
by Douglas Ankney
On July 13, 2023, Kendall Brian Morgan, 45, a former undersheriff in Oklahoma’s LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for beating a handcuffed detainee in the county jail.
Morgan was indicted in federal ...
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