Investigation begins into allegations of MHP cadet mistreatment

The Mississippi Department of Public Safey (DPS) announced Monday it has ordered an "aggressive internal investigation into allegations of mistreatment of cadets in MHP Class 62 by MHP personnel."

Posted: Feb 26, 2018 4:39 PM

Updated: Feb 26, 2018 4:42 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safey (DPS) announced Monday it has ordered an "aggressive internal investigation into allegations of mistreatment of cadets in MHP Class 62 by MHP personnel."

No specific information was released concerning these allegations.

DPS Commissioner Marshall Fisher stated, "These are very serious allegations that will not be tolerated in any form and any personnel found to have committed any act of misconduct will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."

DPS says Class 62 is scheduled to graduate on March 6.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 259117

Reported Deaths: 5668

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	17436	187
Hinds	16524	328
Harrison	13876	199
Rankin	11000	217
Jackson	10652	187
Lee	8981	141
Madison	8413	168
Jones	6552	112
Forrest	6101	121
Lauderdale	6034	189
Lowndes	5463	119
Lafayette	5073	93
Lamar	4964	65
Washington	4877	124
Bolivar	4068	109
Oktibbeha	4016	81
Panola	3783	80
Pontotoc	3721	55
Monroe	3628	105
Warren	3619	101
Union	3505	63
Marshall	3495	69
Neshoba	3433	152
Pearl River	3380	104
Leflore	3079	108
Lincoln	3006	87
Sunflower	2892	72
Hancock	2853	60
Tate	2767	62
Alcorn	2688	54
Pike	2665	80
Itawamba	2662	61
Scott	2534	48
Yazoo	2501	56
Prentiss	2495	52
Tippah	2458	50
Copiah	2445	49
Coahoma	2436	54
Simpson	2400	69
Leake	2343	67
Grenada	2211	71
Marion	2184	73
Covington	2169	72
Adams	2101	70
Wayne	2064	32
Winston	2052	67
George	2027	39
Attala	1957	61
Newton	1957	45
Tishomingo	1924	61
Chickasaw	1861	44
Jasper	1760	38
Holmes	1698	68
Clay	1627	35
Tallahatchie	1549	35
Stone	1484	24
Clarke	1435	62
Calhoun	1380	21
Smith	1258	25
Yalobusha	1202	34
Walthall	1134	37
Greene	1121	29
Noxubee	1114	25
Montgomery	1109	36
Carroll	1059	22
Lawrence	1043	17
Perry	1032	31
Amite	999	26
Webster	943	24
Tunica	876	21
Jefferson Davis	873	27
Claiborne	868	25
Benton	840	23
Humphreys	836	24
Kemper	791	20
Quitman	702	9
Franklin	687	16
Choctaw	623	13
Wilkinson	588	25
Jefferson	559	20
Sharkey	442	17
Issaquena	160	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 432536

Reported Deaths: 6379

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	63523	957
Mobile	30967	562
Madison	27627	201
Tuscaloosa	21122	268
Montgomery	19495	326
Shelby	18941	126
Baldwin	16798	188
Lee	12901	102
Morgan	12447	129
Etowah	11911	178
Calhoun	11365	205
Marshall	10322	119
Houston	8813	156
Limestone	8231	76
Cullman	8159	106
Elmore	8056	104
DeKalb	7796	102
Lauderdale	7733	99
St. Clair	7705	122
Talladega	6347	109
Walker	5993	174
Jackson	5903	41
Colbert	5432	74
Blount	5411	86
Autauga	5270	61
Coffee	4541	60
Dale	4054	82
Franklin	3719	48
Russell	3457	12
Chilton	3409	72
Covington	3341	68
Escambia	3283	44
Dallas	3101	96
Chambers	2973	70
Clarke	2905	36
Tallapoosa	2665	107
Pike	2588	30
Marion	2501	55
Lawrence	2491	50
Winston	2314	42
Bibb	2198	48
Geneva	2069	46
Marengo	2052	29
Pickens	1986	31
Hale	1808	42
Barbour	1778	36
Fayette	1745	28
Butler	1713	58
Cherokee	1625	30
Henry	1575	23
Monroe	1507	18
Randolph	1432	36
Washington	1395	27
Clay	1285	46
Crenshaw	1216	44
Cleburne	1197	24
Lamar	1196	21
Macon	1196	37
Lowndes	1125	36
Wilcox	1058	22
Bullock	1014	28
Perry	991	18
Conecuh	963	20
Sumter	897	26
Greene	767	23
Coosa	622	15
Choctaw	516	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0