Nate Rosenfield

Feb 20, 2025 | mississippitoday.org | Jerry Mitchell |Brian Howey |Nate Rosenfield

In a series of interviews from prison, a former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy described for the first time how he and others in his department regularly entered homes without warrants, beat people to get information and illegally seized evidence that was used to convict people of drug crimes.

Jan 28, 2025 | mississippitoday.org | Nate Rosenfield

Two state lawmakers in Mississippi have introduced bills to restrict the use of Tasers by police following an investigation by Mississippi Today and The New York Times that revealed lax oversight and dangerous use of the weapons across the state. The bills, both sponsored by Democrats, are likely to face pushback from law enforcement officials and significant hurdles in a legislature controlled by Republicans. One, House Bill 1596, proposed by Rep.

Jan 16, 2025 | faithfullymagazine.com | Nate Rosenfield |Brian Howey |Sarah Cohen

Nate Rosenfield and Brian Howey are examining the power of sheriffs’ offices in Mississippi as part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. Last summer, a Mississippi police officer approached Vivian Burks as she sat in her car at a local park reading the Bible. He was cordial at first, offering to help Ms. Burks replace her expired tags with the new ones she had in her car.

Jan 15, 2025 | virginislandsdailynews.com | Nate Rosenfield |Brian Howey |Sarah Cohen

JACKSON, Miss. — Last summer, a Mississippi police officer approached Vivian Burks as she sat in her car at a local park reading the Bible. He was cordial at first, offering to help Burks replace her expired tags with the new ones she had in her car. But the encounter changed quickly after the officer, Blaine Musgrove, said he smelled marijuana and a second Carthage police officer demanded to search the vehicle.

Jan 14, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Nate Rosenfield |Brian Howey |Sarah Cohen |Rory Doyle

But department Taser logs show the deputies fired their devices for a total of 94 seconds during the encounter. During the struggle, Mr. Padgett climbed into a patrol car and drove away, according to a news release from the Simpson County Sheriff’s Department.A deputy chased Mr. Padgett to a nearby gas station and fatally shot him as he opened the car door holding a deputy’s rifle.