Jason Dare, attorney for the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, addressed a press conference outside the department Thursday, May 1, 2025, to announce a $2.5 million settlement of the "Goon Squad" case. Credit: Mukta Joshi/Mississippi Today
Rankin County officials announced Thursday that they had settled a lawsuit filed by Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker—who were brutalized by sheriff’s deputies in 2023—for $2.5 million.