What to Know
- Court records show an arraignment and bail hearing are set Tuesday in Miami federal court for 35-year-old Antwan Lenard Johnson.
- He is charged with conspiracy and deprivation of Elord Revolte's rights under color of law.
- An indictment claims Johnson used bounties and rewards so inmates at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center would use violence.
A plea hearing is set for a Florida juvenile detention center officer facing federal civil rights charges after a 17-year-old died in a beating by other inmates that was allegedly encouraged by the officer using a bounty and reward system.
Court records show an arraignment and bail hearing are set Tuesday in Miami federal court for 35-year-old Antwan Lenard Johnson. He is charged with conspiracy and deprivation of Elord Revolte's rights under color of law.
An indictment claims Johnson used bounties and rewards so inmates at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center would use violence to punish bad behavior by other inmates.
Prosecutors said the Revolte was assaulted by other juveniles in August 2015 because of challenges to Johnson's authority.
The inmate rewards included extra recreation time and snacks.
"The Justice Department will continue to aggressively prosecute corrections officers who exploit their position of power and violate the civil rights of individuals in their custody," Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement after Johnson's April 30th arrest.
