FORMER FULTON COUNTY JAIL OFFICER SENT TO FEDERAL PRISON AFTER STRANGLING HANDCUFFED DETAINEE 2/2
Former Fulton County detention officer Monique Clark went from guarding inmates to becoming a federal inmate after a civil rights case involving a handcuffed detainee inside the Fulton County North Annex Jail in Alpharetta, Georgia. According to the federal indictment, on June 5, 2023, Clark was acting under color of law when he used his hands to strangle a pretrial detainee who was already handcuffed. Prosecutors said the force had no legal justification and caused bodily injury, resulting in a federal charge under 18 U.S.C. § 242. The government later described what happened in even stronger terms, stating that Clark strangled the restrained, non-threatening detainee into unconsciousness. Clark did not fight the charge at trial. Prosecutors said he voluntarily met with the government shortly after his indictment, admitted his guilt and later pleaded guilty. The federal sentencing guidelines called for 41 to 51 months in prison. Prosecutors and Clark’s defense...
