‘I Watched Him Die’: Five Former Missouri Prison Guards Charged In Death of Compliant Black Inmate Who Was Pepper Sprayed, Face Covered In a Mask and Left to Die
Five former Missouri prison guards have been indicted for their role in the death of a Black inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center who witness accounts say complied with their orders, a narrative underscored by surveillance footage. Othel Moore Jr., 38, died Dec. 8, 2023, after several prison guards pepper-sprayed him, covered his head…
