Former Pearl Police Officer Convicted and Arrestee Forced to Lick Urine

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Pearl police officer for forcing an inmate to lick his own urine from the floor of a cell at the police station, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.

US Judge Andrew S. Harris sentenced 26-year-old Michael Christian Green to 12 months in prison.

Green pleaded guilty on March 14 to depriving a person of their civil rights under the guise of law.

According to court documents, on December 23, 2023, Green responded to a disturbance at a Sam’s Club and arrested a man named BE

After BE was arrested, surveillance video from the cell showed BE trying to tell Green that he needed to urinate. Court records state that after receiving no response, BE urinated in a corner.

According to court documents, when Green was later told about the urine, he threatened to hit the detainee with a telephone. The report states that Green also ordered the detainee to lick up the urine.

For more details about the case, read:Court documents reveal graphic details of inmate abuse by former Pearl police officer

According to court documents, Green ordered BE to lie on the ground and “get himself together” while standing in the cell doorway. Then Green “pulled his phone out of his duty vest and filmed” BE as he complied.

According to court documents, BE “gagged” several times as he began the action. When the arrestee choked, Green responded with statements such as “Don’t spit it out” and “Lick that (expletive). Drink your (expletive) piss.”

In a press conference in March, Pearl Mayor Jake Windham told reporters that Green had worked with Pearl police for about six months and had “had some personnel issues, but nothing like this.”

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