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Exclusive: ‘I believe I watched him die,’ says former inmate as murder charges filed against Missouri corrections officers
Five former corrections officers are facing a combination of assault, manslaughter and murder charges over the December 8, 2023, death of Othel Moore Jr., a former inmate at a maximum security prison in Jefferson City,
Three former prison officers plead not guilty to felony murder of Othel Moore
Three former prison officers charged in the death of Othel Moore, an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, pleaded not guilty at the Cole County Courthouse Monday. The arraignment follows a press conference held on Friday where an attorney for Moore's family likened the incident to the killing of George Floyd.
4 Missouri Prison Guards Charged With Murder in Death of a Black Prisoner
The man, Othel Moore Jr., died of positional asphyxiation on Dec. 8 of last year at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in what the medical examiner’s office called a homicide.
Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in death of Black man
Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the December death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter
Four Missouri Prison Guards Charged With Murder In Death Of Othel Moore Jr
Four Missouri Department of Corrections officers have been charged with murder in over the December 2023 death in custody of Othel Moore Jr
Missouri prison staff charged with murder in death of restrained, pepper-sprayed inmate
Four former Missouri correctional officers face murder charges and a fifth is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the December death of a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in inmate’s death
JEFFERSON CITY — Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of an inmate, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter.
St. Louis American3d
Corrections officers face murder charges in death of Othel Moore
State Rep. Marlene Terry of St. Louis called the alleged murder of inmate Othel Moore in the Jefferson City Correctional ...
The Washington Post7d
Things to know about the case of Missouri prison guards charged with murder in death of a Black man
Othel Moore Jr., 38, the man who died, fell victim to “a system, pattern and practice of racist and unconstitutional ...
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Here's what you need to know: Tuesday, July 2
The charges stem from alleged events on Dec. 8, when Moore was pronounced dead at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
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