Two Richmond County deputies have been arrested for allegedly assaulting an inmate, a trend that has led Sheriff Richard Roundtree to schedule a Wednesday press conference.
Gerardo Sanchez Jr., 28, and Joshua Jackson, 21, were both charged Tuesday with simple battery and violation of oath of office.
An inmate filed an officer grievance for unnecessary force on Friday with video backing up the claim of assault, which occurred last Thursday. Details on the assault or the identity of the suspect were not released.
But the announcement of yet more arrests of RCSO deputies led the sheriff to announce a press conference for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. A news release said the news conference is being done to “in the air of transparency at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.”
“Sheriff Roundtree will discuss this incident and the recent arrests of employees that have occurred within the past year,” the media release says.
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