"The prosecutors didn't like it that I went on CNN," Wills said of his televised interview about the jail for the "Anderson Cooper 360" program.
"I'm not a corrupt cop," Wills said. "I just wouldn't say what the government wanted me to say."
Wills was on the verge of changing his plea at sentencing, wanting to take his chances with a jury. But once Wills signed a plea agreement, deciding to go to trial could have resulted in a stiffer sentence if he was found guilty by a jury, said Attorney David Morrison.
A guilty plea cannot be appealed.
Nine former Harrison County jailers have begun serving time in the federal prison system for their roles in a conspiracy to deprive the civil rights of inmates.
A 10th ex-jailer, Timothy Moore, was sentenced to four months' house arrest. The others and where they are by name, age, location and time to serve:
• Ryan Teel: Age 30, Inez, Ky., two life terms plus 20 years.
• Regina Rhodes: Age 30, Danbury, Conn., 18 months.
• Morgan Thompson: Age 30, Elkton, Ohio, 48 months.
• Preston Wills: Age 26, Waseca, Minn., 41 months.
• Daniel Evans: Age 27, Fort Worth, 36 months.
• Brodrick Fulton: Age 27, Milan, Mich., 33 months.
• Dedri Caldwell: Age 46, Carswell/Fort Worth, 24 months.
• Jeffrey Priest: Age 35, Coleman, Fla., 21 months.
• Karle Stolze: Age 39, Miami, 15 months.
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