Texas Lawman Linked to Oath Keepers Convicted After Violating Inmate Rights

Source: Rolling Stone

Texas Lawman Linked to Oath Keepers Convicted After Violating Inmate Rights

Tim Dickinson
Mon, September 18, 2023 at 4:31 PM EDT·4 min read

A Texas sheriff with links to the Oath Keepers has been convicted of “official oppression” for the mistreatment of detainees in his jail in 2021, one of whom allegedly staged a suicide attempt.

Jeffery C. Lyde is the suspended sheriff of Clay County, a rural area of North Texas near the Oklahoma border. In November 2021, Rolling Stone broke the news that Lyde’s name appeared on a leaked roster of the Oath Keepers — the conspiratorial, anti-government militia that once actively recruited members of law enforcement. That very day, Lyde was arrested and booked at his own jail for allegedly abusing his official powers — specifically for the extended jailing of two arrestees “without a finding of probable cause.”

The jury trial, which concluded Friday, revealed that a local couple, Landon Goad and Sarah Johnson, had been arrested for a domestic disturbance and booked into Clay County’s jail in July 2021.

Under Texas law, the couple should have been seen within 24 hours by a magistrate judge, to review the evidence of probable cause for their arrest. Federal courts have ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees this due process within a maximum of 48 hours.

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