Public safety Former sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 29 months after beating restrained detainee Blake Hicks was sentenced Monday after repeatedly punching and kicking a man who’d been tased and who was in handcuffs. Chance Phillips / June 25, 2024
Former sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to federal civil rights offense for excessive force Blake Hicks, 33, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to depriving an arrestee of his civil rights. March 7, 2024
Former Alabama sheriff’s deputy faces federal charges Blake Hicks, 33, is the former Elmore County sheriff’s deputy being charged with the federal crime. Patrick Darrington / November 6, 2023