Goon Squad member gets 17.5 years; defense attorney paints him as whistleblower

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A third member of the Rankin County Goon Squad has been sentenced. On Wednesday, US District Judge Tom Lee sentenced Daniel Opdyke to 210 months in the custody of the US Bureau of Prisons. Opdyke is one of six former Rankin County law enforcement officers who have pleaded guilty to sexually and physically abusing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker on the night of January 24, 2023, and attempted to cover it up after Jenkins was shot in the face. The sentence represented the maximum allowed under federal guidelines. He is expected to serve the time…