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Juvenile Justice Guards Offered Bribes for Beatings, Witnesses Testify at ‘Honey-Bun’ Trial

Two witnesses to the attack that killed 17-year-old Elord Revolte at the Miami-Dade juvenile lockup in August 2015 testified that guards ordered beatdowns of kids in detention in exchange for snacks at the state-run detention facility.

Diego Velasquez and Deandre Smith, both now 21, testified during the trial of Antwan Lenard Johnson, the 36-year-old guard on duty that night who is charged with orchestrating the attack.

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