Kentucky Correctional Officers Sentenced for Beating Handcuffed Detainee and Attempting to Cover Up the Assault

The Hon. Rebecca Grady Jennings of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky sentenced David M. Schwartz, 48, and Donna K. Gentry, 55, former correctional officers at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC), on charges of violating the civil rights of a pretrial detainee, writing false reports, and obstructing justice, for their roles in the assault of an inmate at LMDC and the subsequent attempt to cover up the misconduct.