Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter. Othel Moore Jr., 38, died on Dec.

Three former prison officers charged in the death of Othel Moore, an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, pleaded not guilty at the Cole County Courthouse Monday. The arraignment follows a press conference held on Friday where an attorney for Moore's family likened the incident to the killing of George Floyd.

Advocacy group Missouri Prison Reform released a statement over the weekend saying the group is "relieved" that former corrections officers are being charged in the death of Othel Moore.

The man, Othel Moore Jr., died of positional asphyxiation on Dec. 8 of last year at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in what the medical examiner’s office called a homicide.

Damnnn, son. In the same day, four Missouri prison guards got mollywopped with both murder charges and a lawsuit. For what, you ask? The cops were named in the alleged ambush and torturous death of a Black inmate during a drug raid.

Five prison guards have been charged in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, had his face covered with a mask and was left

Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was in custody at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.