Starting today, five former Rankin County deputies and a former Richland police officer will find out how long it will be before they see the light of day again.

The six officers, who became known as “The Goon Squad,” pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two black men in the Braxton community and shooting one of them in the mouth.

U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will hand down the sentences on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, sentencing two per day. The sentencing had been delayed twice prior to today.

The former law officers pleaded guilty in August to torturing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker by beating them, pouring food, alcohol, and other substances on them, handcuffing them and assaulting them with tasers, a sex toy, and other objects.

The officers pleaded guilty to the following charges:

• Former Rankin County Sheriff Deputy Hunter Elward pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault , Home Invasion, and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends 20 years in custody with 15 to serve for all three counts.
• Former Rankin County Sheriff Narcotics Investigator Christian Dedmon pleaded guilty to Home Invasion and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends 20 years with 15 to serve for all counts.
• Former Rankin County Sheriff Chief Investigator Brett McAlpin pleaded guilty to Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends 15 years in custody with eight to serve on all counts.
• Former Rankin County Sheriff Lieutenant Jeffrey Middleton pleaded guilty to Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends a total sentence of 15 years in custody with eight to serve for both counts.
• Former Rankin County Sheriff Deputy Daniel Opdyke pleaded guilty to Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends 15 years in custody with five to serve.
• Former Richland Police Department Narcotics Investigator Joshua Hartfield pleaded guilty to Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution. The state recommends 15 years in custody with five to serve.

All of them agree to permanently surrender their law enforcement certificate. Each of them is facing possible decades in prison.