WLBT reported that 26-year-old Michael Christian Green, the Pearl officer who was fired for bullying an arrestee into licking his own urine was sentenced Thursday.
Green was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
On March 14, Green pleaded guilty to one count of acting under color of law to deprive a person of his civil rights.
WLBT said that the sentence starts on July 26.
Green received a $1,500 fine.
WLBT said that Green will be required to take a mental health program in anger management and have one year of supervision once released.