US EditionProsecutor urges manslaughter verdict for guard who ‘did nothing’ as fellow officers killed inmate
Michael Fisher is the last of 10 guards facing trial for inmate Robert Brooks' death amid prison staffing shortages and unrest that triggered reforms, prosecutors said.
- On last year, prosecutors urged jurors to convict Michael Fisher of manslaughter for failing to intervene during Robert Brooks' beating at Marcy Correctional Facility.
- The staffing crisis included Robert Brooks, who died on December 9, 2024, amid an illegal three-week wildcat strike that prompted National Guard deployment, prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors and defense showed conflicting views of the footage, with officers striking Brooks and Scott Iseman arguing Fisher lacked rewind ability during seven minutes of inaction.
- Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the final trial, with Fisher the last guard to face a jury as Gov. Kathy Hochul last month announced reforms requiring cameras and prompt video release.
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New York prison guard ‘did nothing’ as inmate was beaten to death: prosecutors
Former corrections officer Michael Fisher, 55, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for the death of Robert Brooks, 43, who was seen being repeatedly pummeled in sickening body camera footage while in an examination room at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County on Dec. 9, 2024.
Prosecutor urges manslaughter verdict for guard who ‘did nothing’ as fellow officers killed inmate
A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial of correctional officers whose pummeling, recorded by body-cameras, provoked outrage.
Prosecutor argues New York prison guard’s inaction contributed to inmate’s death
“For seven minutes — seven gut-churning, nauseating, disgusting minutes — he stood in that room close enough to touch him and he did nothing,” special prosecutor William Fitzpatrick told jurors during closing arguments.
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Prosecutor urges manslaughter verdict for guard who 'did nothing' as fellow officers killed inmate
A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards.
Prosecutors say New York prison guard's inaction led to inmate's death
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