MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Alabama sheriff’s deputies were indicted in February on charges of using excessive force against a man who later died of sepsis and hypothermia in a local jail, according to a court filings made public on Tuesday.

A federal grand jury indicted Walker County sheriff’s deputies Carl Carpenter and James Handley with felony deprivation of rights for allegedly assaulting Tony Mitchell in 2023, who died two weeks later when he was detained in a concrete cell covered in feces with no toilet or access to medical attention. At least 10 jail employees have pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of the 33-year-old.

The two sheriff’s deputies arrested Mitchell on Jan. 12, 2023, after a relative asked for a welfare check on him. The sheriff’s office said at the time that Mitchell was talking about portals to hell and asserted that he had fired a weapon at officers.

Carpenter is accused of stepping on Mitchell while he was handcuffed until he couldn’t walk. Then both deputies allegedly dragged Mitchell.

— The Associated Press