Former Kentucky sergeant sentenced to 7 years in prison for failing to stop beating of handcuffed inmate
A former Kentucky corrections sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for failing to stop the beating of an inmate who was handcuffed and shackled, and then lying to investigators in a cover-up scheme.
A former Kentucky corrections sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for failing to stop the beating of an inmate who was handcuffed and shackled, and then lying to investigators in a cover-up scheme.
Following the prison sentence, Eric L. Nantell, 48, will be on two years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky said in a news release.
The sentencing comes six years after the vicious attack in the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex. The inmate was nonviolent and lying face down in handcuffs and leg shackles when he was beaten in a prison shower stall in July 2018, according to officials.
Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex.Google MapsNantell, who was a sergeant at the prison, was supervising a routine prisoner escort procedure when officers Randall Dennis and James Benish attacked him, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jeffery Havens, who was an entry-level officer, joined them in the assault.
Nantell was standing at the door of the shower and watched as the officers punched and kicked the inmate in the head and back, the news release states. After watching the beating for more than 20 seconds, he walked away as the officers continued their attack.
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