Date: 12-11-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Nikki Autry

Case Number: 2:15-cr-00028-WCO-JCF

Judge: WCO

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (Hall County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Brent A. Gray, William Louis McKinnon, Jr., Mary Louise Webb

Defendant's Attorney: Jeffrey H. Brickman, Sam Sliger, Michael John Trost

Description: Gainesville, GA - Former Habersham County Georgia Sheriff's Deputy Found Not Guilty

The United States of America charged former Habersham County sheriff's deputy NIkki Autry with three multiple counts of violating 18 U.S.C. 242, Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law, by throwing a flash bang device into a room that landed in a playpen occupied by 19-month-old Bounkham "Bou Bou" Phonesavanh, leaving him with severe injuries to his face and chest.

Autry was executing a no knock warrant when she threw the device into the room.

The Government claimed that Autry provided false information to obtain the warrant.

Title 18 U.S.C. Section 242 provides:

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnaping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

Outcome: Not guilty

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