Milwaukee County Jail inmate abuse case, ex-officer gets probation

The Brief

  • Two former Milwaukee County Jail correctional officers were charged with abuse and misconduct.
  • One of the officers has been sentenced to probation.
  • Prosecutors said the two repeatedly hit and pepper sprayed the two inmates.

MILWAUKEE A former Milwaukee County correctional officer, who prosecutors accused of hitting and pepper spraying two inmates, was sentenced to probation on Thursday.

In court:

Marques Reeder, 26, was charged with four felonies. He pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in May, and two charges of abusing penal facility residents were dismissed in a deal with prosecutors.

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