This combination of photos shows, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff's deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield appearing at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Aug. 14, 2023. A federal judge has postponed sentencing for the six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of federal charges for torturing two Black men in January. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)