La. U.S. Attorney: Former Desoto Parish Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting Detainee
April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release:
A former DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by willfully using unreasonable force against the detainee.
"Like any law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect people in his custody," said Assistant Attorne . . .
A former DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by willfully using unreasonable force against the detainee.
"Like any law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect people in his custody," said Assistant Attorne . . .