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Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

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Teel defense starts in jail trial

- SUN HERALD
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HATTIESBURG -- Testimony this afternoon in the defense of former jailer Ryan Michael Teel brought no startling revelations about abuse of inmates by him at the Harrison County jail.

Four former sheriff's department employees testified that they never saw inmate abuse or saw Teel abuse inmates. However, as federal prosecutor Lisa Krigsten pointed out in questioning all four were aware of inmate abuse and told state investigators so in previous interviews. One of them did not work in the jail for a period of three years so he had no way of knowing about Teel's actions in the jail anyway, Krigsten said.

The jury has been sent home for the evening. Testimony resumes at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The Sun Herald posts updates on trial throughout the day on sunherald.com. Read full accounts daily in the print edition.

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