( April 21, 2026, 9:27 AM EDT) -- LAFAYETTE, La. — A Louisiana federal court jury returned a verdict finding a former deputy U.S. Marshal guilty of violating a prisoner’s constitutional rights by subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment during an assault and falsifying records; the verdict came days after the judge presiding over the case ruled that the defendant’s expert could not testify on proper use of force and whether the victim posed an imminent physical threat to the defendant....