Former Pearl Police Officer Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Offense

Jackson, Miss. – A former Pearl, Mississippi police officer was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison for acting under color of law to deprive a person of his civil rights.

Michael Christian Green, 26, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris.  

According to court documents and information presented in court, Green, while on duty as a certified law enforcement officer with the Pearl Police Department, forced an arrestee in custody to lick urine from the floor of a holding cell within the police department.

Green pleaded guilty to the offense on March 14, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Pearl Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel Goff prosecuted the case.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of abuse by a law enforcement officer, call the FBI hotline at 1-800-CALL-FBI, email tips.fbi.gov or call the FBI Jackson Field Office at 601-948-5000.