Former Oklahoma Correctional Officer Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Using White Supremacists To Attack Three Black Inmates - Newsonyx
Newsonyx
  • NEWS
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORTS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Newsonyx
  • NEWS
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORTS
  • LIFESTYLE
No Result
View All Result
Newsonyx
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Former Oklahoma Correctional Officer Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Using White Supremacists To Attack Three Black Inmates

Matthew Ware will also receive three more years of supervised release.

Taylor BerrybyTaylor Berry
December 7, 2022
in News
Christopher Davis, inmates, justice, department, white supremacists, M.M., correctional officers, D.W., Matthew Ware

Photo Courtesy of AJ+ / Twitter

17
SHARES
72
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email

A former Oklahoma correctional officer for the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC) was sentenced to 46 months—close to three years—in federal prison for recruiting white supremacists to assault three Black inmates, infringing on their civil rights.

Matthew Ware, 53, was convicted on April 15, 2022, after evidence showed he denied the three pretrial detainees the right to freedom from a correctional officer’s excessive use of force, the Department of Justice announced.

RELATED POSTS

Video Of Black Girl Being Snubbed During Ireland Gymnastics Event In 2022 Resurfaces, Mom Speaks Out

Dwayne Wade Opens Up About Accepting Daughter Zaya Wade’s Transition And Let Go Of His Dream Of Her Becoming A Basketball Star

“This defendant is being held accountable for abusing his position of power and authority to, among other things, facilitate an attack carried out by white supremacists on a Black inmate,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said. “This sentence handed down reflects the seriousness of the defendant’s actions and ensures accountability for his unlawful conduct. The Justice Department will continue to hold corrections officials accountable, including those in leadership positions, when they willfully violate the constitutional rights of detainees and inmates in their custody and control.”

Court documents and evidence brought to trial listed a series of events that proved Ware took advantage of lower-ranking officers’ positions and ordered them to do certain tasks that led to the assaults. One incident happened on May 18, 2017, where Ware had lower-ranking officers transport two Black inmates, D.W. and M.M., into a cell row with white supremacist inmates.

The same day, the corrupt officer gave a second order that involved lower-ranking officers unlocking the cells of D.W. and M.M. and enabling the white supremacists to attack the two, causing them physical harm. D.W. had to get seven stitches to close a gash on his face.

On Jan. 31, 2018, Ware ordered the subordinate officers to restrain an inmate, Christopher Davis, in a stretched-out position. His left wrist was cuffed to the far-left side of a bench, and his right wrist was cuffed to the far-right side. Davis was left in that position for 90 minutes, sustaining injuries, all because he criticized the way Ware ran the KCDC in a letter.

“The defendant disregarded the civil rights of those under his care and ultimately used his position to inflict physical harm on multiple pretrial detainees,” Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division said. “Today’s sentencing clearly shows the FBI will aggressively pursue any law enforcement officer who abuses their responsibility to protect and serve.”

Special Agent in Charge Edward J. Gray of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office said that Ware tarnished the reliability of correctional officers who do their jobs honorably.

In addition to the 46 months in prison, Ware will have three years of supervised release.

Tags: Christopher Daviscorrectional officersD.W.DepartmentinmatesjusticeM.M.Matthew Warewhite supremacists
Share7Tweet4Send

Related Posts

race, video, Gymnastics Ireland, Ireland, gymnastics, award, mother, ceremony, Black, girl

Video Of Black Girl Being Snubbed During Ireland Gymnastics Event In 2022 Resurfaces, Mom Speaks Out

byTaylor Berry
September 26, 2023
0

A young Black girl’s family spoke out after footage of a presenter snubbing the lassie during a medal ceremony at...

Club Shay Shay, baller, Shannon Sharpe, basketball, daughter, Zaya Wade, Dwayne Wade

Dwayne Wade Opens Up About Accepting Daughter Zaya Wade’s Transition And Let Go Of His Dream Of Her Becoming A Basketball Star

byTaylor Berry
September 25, 2023
0

Dwayne Wade got candid on Shannon Sharpe's podcast, Club Shay Shay, about accepting daughter Zaya Wade's transition and relinquishing his expectations...

boy, name, Congressional Black Caucus, Phoenix Awards, James Todd Smith, president, Joe Biden, LL Cool J, rapper

Joe Biden Butchers LL Cool J’s Name And Refers To Him As ‘Boy,’ The Internet Disapproved

byTaylor Berry
September 25, 2023
0

President Joe Biden went viral for botching rapper LL Cool J's name (real name James Todd Smith) during his remarks at...

death, mat, lawsuit, Kendrick, Johnson, billion, file, police

A Decade Of Unanswered Questions: The Kendrick Johnson Case Resurfaces

byAziah Kamari
September 21, 2023
0

The tragic case of Kendrick Johnson continues to captivate hearts and minds as his family refuses to give up the...

Illinois, police, family members, body, NFL, mom, Myrtle Brown, Sergio Brown

Ex-NFL Player Missing After His Mother’s Body Was Found Behind Her Illinois House In A Creek

byTaylor Berry
September 18, 2023
0

Illinois police are searching for a former NFL player who was reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 16, along with his...

Next Post
WNBA star Brittney Griner Russian detainment President Joe Biden struck a prisoner swap deal Viktor Bout

Brittney Griner Released From Russian Detainment, Biden Strikes Prisoner Swap Deal

Herschel Walker's son Christian Walker Raphael Warnock senate runoff against father karma

Herschel Walker's Son Christian Walker Says Warnock Winning The Senate Runoff Is Karma

RECOMMENDED

race, video, Gymnastics Ireland, Ireland, gymnastics, award, mother, ceremony, Black, girl

Video Of Black Girl Being Snubbed During Ireland Gymnastics Event In 2022 Resurfaces, Mom Speaks Out

September 26, 2023
Club Shay Shay, baller, Shannon Sharpe, basketball, daughter, Zaya Wade, Dwayne Wade

Dwayne Wade Opens Up About Accepting Daughter Zaya Wade’s Transition And Let Go Of His Dream Of Her Becoming A Basketball Star

September 25, 2023
boy, name, Congressional Black Caucus, Phoenix Awards, James Todd Smith, president, Joe Biden, LL Cool J, rapper

Joe Biden Butchers LL Cool J’s Name And Refers To Him As ‘Boy,’ The Internet Disapproved

September 25, 2023
interview, wife, break, child,Union, Gabrielle, Dwayne, Wade

Dwyane Wade’s Heartfelt Confession Nearly Ended His Relationship

September 22, 2023
death, mat, lawsuit, Kendrick, Johnson, billion, file, police

A Decade Of Unanswered Questions: The Kendrick Johnson Case Resurfaces

September 21, 2023
  • Ky'le Harris, Banneker High School, Diploma, Refuses, Dead, Killed, Graduating

    School Refuses to Give Ky’le Harris’ Family a Diploma After Her Death

    11568 shares
    Share 4626 Tweet 2892
  • Father Removed From Frontier Airlines Flight For Comforting 2-Year-Old Daughter During Departure

    9010 shares
    Share 3603 Tweet 2252
  • New Video Emerges Of Black Woman Killed During Mexico Trip Excitedly Anticipating Excursion With Friends Before Death

    7675 shares
    Share 3070 Tweet 1919
  • DCF Social Worker Stabbed To Death During Home Visit In Illinois

    7541 shares
    Share 3016 Tweet 1885
  • Popular Instagram Chef Seemingly Cancels Himself After Colorist Tweets Surface

    7425 shares
    Share 2970 Tweet 1856
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2021 SNACKABLE MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • NEWS
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORTS
  • LIFESTYLE

© 2021 SNACKABLE MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In