US EditionProsecutor makes offers to 10 New York prison guards charged in inmate's death
- Special prosecutor William Fitzpatrick offered plea deals to 10 New York prison guards, including six charged with murder and others with manslaughter and evidence tampering, related to the December beating death of 43-year-old Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility.
- State Attorney General Letitia James recused herself, leading to Fitzpatrick's appointment as special prosecutor, due to her office's prior representation of implicated officers in civil lawsuits and reports of rampant abuse at Marcy.
- The beating of Brooks, who was serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault and had just been transferred to the prison 200 miles northwest of New York City, was captured on body-worn cameras, showing officers striking, lifting, and dropping him while he was handcuffed.
- David Walters, charged with second-degree manslaughter, was offered a plea deal recommending a mid-range sentence, with his attorney Nick Passalacqua stating, "We've been asked to plead guilty to the charge."
- Fitzpatrick consulted with federal prosecutors, who responded favorably to the offers, while also investigating the March 1 death of Messiah Nantwi at the same facility, where a court filing suggests up to nine officers may be implicated.
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N.Y. prosecutor made offers to guards at center of prison inmate Robert Brooks’ death
UTICA, N.Y. — A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man.
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Prosecutor makes offers to 10 New York prison guards charged in inmate’s death
By MICHAEL HILL UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man. Six correctional officers were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, 43, whose brutal beating was captured on body-worn cameras. Three other prison employees were charged with manslaughter and another with evidence tamperi…
Prosecutor makes offers to 10 New York prison guards charged in inmate's death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man. Six correctional officers were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, 43, whose brutal beating was captured on body-worn cameras. Three other prison employees were charged with manslaughter and another with evidence tampering. The offers w…
Syracuse NY
New York UpstateFitzpatrick offers plea deals to 10 indicted for fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks
Utica, N.Y. — Plea deals have been extended to the 10 New York state prison guards indicted in the fatal beating of an inmate three months ago in a Central New York prison.
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