The Roanoke Times, Va.
ROANOKE, Va. — A former correctional officer was sentenced to 12 months in prison Thursday for striking an inmate in the head more than 40 times in what his supervisor called a “disgusting” use of excessive force at Wallens Ridge State Prison.
David McMurry held handcuffs in his fist — essentially using them as brass knuckles — to deliver the blows to a mentally ill inmate who was being held down by other officers at the time, court records show…