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A Former New York Prison Guard Is Found Guilty of Manslaughter in an Inmate’s Fatal Beating
Jonah Levi was also convicted of gang assault and conspiracy after jurors said he helped beat and cover up the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22.
- On Wednesday, a jury in Utica, New York, convicted former corrections officer Jonah Levi of manslaughter, gang assault, and conspiracy in the death of inmate Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility.
- Nantwi died from massive head trauma after being struck dozens of times by guards using fists, boots, and batons during a wildcat strike involving National Guard members.
- Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick told jurors Levi "stomped on" the inmate's head, while defense attorney Lewis G. Spicer argued his client did not use fatal force.
- "This verdict sets an important precedent," Patterson Nantwi, Messiah's father, said in a written statement, while District Attorney Fitzpatrick thanked jurors for their diligence.
- Caleb Blair, a former guard, is scheduled for trial on May 4, while another guard faces trial June 1, following the facility's scrutiny after Robert Brooks's death.
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Former New York prison guard found guilty of manslaughter in deadly beating of inmate
A former corrections officer was found guilty of manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York. The jury in Utica, New York, also found Jonah Levi guilty of gang assault and conspiracy in the death Messiah Nantwi on March 1, 2025, and the subsequent coverup. The jurors acquitted him of second-degree murder.
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A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmate’s fatal beating
A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
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