Overview

• A federal judge on July 24 sentenced former deputy sheriff Ryan Robert Biegel to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release after his January guilty plea to a civil rights violation.
• Biegel admitted that on September 3, 2022, he punched detainee Jarrett Hobbs five times in the back of the head and struck him an additional 22 times with fists and knees without lawful justification.
• Security camera footage of the incident led to the firing and arrest of Biegel and two other correctional officers, though only Biegel faced federal charges.
• Prosecutors dismissed all original charges against Hobbs—including traffic, drug and alleged assault counts—and Camden County paid him a cash settlement to resolve his civil claim.
• The two former deputies from the cell assault continue to face state charges of battery and violating their oaths of office.