Jermaine Sturgis, 41, of Laurel, Delaware, was found guilty after a five-day trial of conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to a federal officer, Baltimore, Monday, Dec. 15, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Sturgis previously served as a lieutenant correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, where prosecutors said he played a key role in hiding evidence after a junior officer unlawfully assaulted an inmate.
According to trial testimony, after the assault on July 12, 2021, Sturgis and multiple officers conspired to delete a video recording that showed the inmate’s injuries and evidence of the excessive force, Westover, July 12, 2021, trial testimony…