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Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate's death
David Kingsley received the longest sentence among guards; six others pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the body-camera–recorded death of inmate Robert Brooks.
- On Friday, David Kingsley, former New York state prison guard, was sentenced to 25 years to life for murdering inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, 2024.
- Body-Camera footage showed Robert Brooks handcuffed and beaten as David Kingsley held him by the neck, prompting shock and calls for reform; William Fitzpatrick, Onondaga County District Attorney, became special prosecutor after Letitia James, New York Attorney General, recused.
- In October, David Kingsley was one of three guards tried and the only one convicted, while defendants who pleaded guilty to manslaughter included several co-defendants.
- Prosecutors argued David Kingsley deserved the maximum sentence because he refused responsibility and forced Brooks' family to endure a trial, while Robert Brooks Jr. and Jared Ricks said justice is a step though forgiveness is distant.
- The prosecutions extend beyond Marcy, with Fitzpatrick indicting six guards earlier this year and ten in April, also prosecuting the March 1 death at Mid-State Correctional Facility, and a guard seeks to withdraw his plea before Jan. 12.
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Guard gets long prison term in beating death
UTICA, N.Y. — A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.
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Kingsley receives 25 to life in Brooks beating death
UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- One of the two remaining defendants in the Robert Brooks trial found out his fate on Friday, following his conviction on murder charges. First reported by the Daily Sentinel on Friday, December 19, David Kingsley was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison by Judge Robert Bauer in Oneida [...]
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