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Robert Hanks – Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Written by CBKN76

In August 2021, Deputy Robert Hanks was involved in an incident where inmate O’Neal Payne was slammed into bunkbeds, thrown facedown, and dragged across the jail floor by a rope attached to his handcuffed wrists. An internal affairs investigation found that Hanks used excessive force and violated the agency’s use-of-force policy. He was placed on administrative leave but returned to work in October 2022. A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against Hanks and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in January 2025, alleging excessive force and negligence.

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