The Brief
- Ryan Biegel, a former sheriff’s deputy, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for violating Jarrett Hobbs’ civil rights by using excessive force during a jail cell assault.
- Surveillance footage showed Hobbs being assaulted by deputies, leading to the firing and arrest of Biegel and two other deputies, who are facing state charges of battery and violating their oaths of office.
- Hobbs’ initial charges related to the jail incident and his arrest were dismissed due to lack of evidence, and Camden County officials reached an undisclosed cash settlement with him.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A former sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for repeatedly punching a Black man during a violent jail cell assault caught on security video nearly three years ago.
What we know:
U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood handed down the sentence Thursday to 27-year-old Ryan Biegel, who had pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Jarrett Hobbs’ civil rights by using excessive force. Hobbs, of Greensboro, North Carolina, had been jailed in Camden County on Sept. 3, 2022, after being arrested for traffic violations and drug possession.…