Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Loudon County corrections officer was sentenced to prison on Monday for using excessive force.
A release from the Department of Justice says 32-year-old Brian Phillips, of Georgia, was sentenced to five months in prison as part of a plea agreement.
Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of use of excessive force under color of law in connection to an incident at the Loudon County Jail in January of 2021.
Court records indicate Phillips “hipslammed” a detainee headfirst into the concrete floor for getting a second dinner tray, which is not permitted.
Following his incarceration, Phillips will be on supervised release for two years.
