Robert Brooks, prisoner, suffered fatal beating by several correctional officers.

[Tiff23fr]

Federal officials are also looking into the case. “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks to determine the appropriate federal response,” the FBI said in a statement to CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/us/robert-brooks-officers-prior-allegations/index.html

 

[Tiff23fr]

So there is a more recent backstory…<DBM>

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Details regarding the officers' involvement came from a recent Extreme Risk Protection Order against the officers. The order would allow a search of the Corrections Officers' persons, homes, and vehicles and would result in the confiscation of their firearms.

That order was declined by a judge.

A hearing was scheduled in the case for January 7.

Court records indicate one officer has already surrendered his department-issued firearm. The body camera footage described is expected to be released by the Attorney General’s Office this week.

Court documents detail fatal assault on inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility

In court documents, New York State Investigator Ryan Paparella described the alleged violent involvement of several corrections officers in an assault of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica.

www.wwnytv.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[tlcya]

“We went to Marcy in 2022. 80% of people who we spoke to on that monitoring visit said ‘yes, they had seen or personally been subject to abuse by staff at Marcy,’” said Sharma.

According to one person CANY interviewed, “physical abuse is rampant; the CO told me when I got here, ‘This is a hands-on facility, we’re going to put hands on you if we don’t like what you’re doing.’”
Court documents detail fatal assault on inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility

 

[Tiff23fr]

A different officer, Nicholas Anzalone, who was named by the department, is also named in a separate federal complaint in 2022, stating he joined an assault on an inmate by another correctional officer at the same facility. The complaint alleges the officer was involved in a cover-up fabricating disciplinary charges against the inmate, who was left with “substantial physical and mental injuries.” The case is still ongoing.

Her client “thought he would die that day, as officers punched and kicked him to a bloody heap. The officers then lied to cover up the beating,” Rosenfeld’s statement says.

Body-worn cameras were deployed to Marcy Correctional Facility in May 2024.

Before allegedly participating in the beating of Robert Brooks, these officers were accused of involvement in prior cases

Three of the officers involved in a fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a handcuffed inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility upstate New York, were previously accused of abuse and assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Tiff23fr]

Transferred from nearby Mohawk to Marcy Correctional Facility, both medium-security prisons.

The incident that resulted in his death appears to have occurred immediately as Brooks arrived at Marcy. He was serving 12 years in state prison for stabbing his then-girlfriend in 2017.

Once in the unit, the group of officers put Brooks into a small exam room and crowd into the space. Redacted footage cuts some details out, and with no audio the ongoing conversations between the officers, as well as apparent responses from Brooks, cannot be heard.

BBM above - This is why my gut reaction was that they tortured the victim. IMO it appeared they questioned the victim and responded with violence based on responses. The victim speaks directly to the camera before the beatings continue. While we do not need to know the audio, I hope one of those many bodycams has provided officials audio.

Bodycam footage of violent beating at Marcy Correctional released

Dec. 27—Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of extreme violence. Video showing the beating of Robert L. Brooks, who was incarcerated at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica when he died following an assault by corrections officers, has been released by the state attorney general's...

www.yahoo.com

 

[tlcya]

I think the audio would provide further evidence of the torture and the intent to do grave bodily harm of the guards involved. There is a reason they decided not to turn on their body cams thus no audio. The video evidence is strong enough IMO but I do wish we had the audio to accompany it.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

NYS Guards Involved in Robert Brooks Fatal Assault Rake Six Figure Salaries

Robert Brooks died allegedly at the hands of New York State Corrections employees -- and perhaps even more shocking is that some of the officers rake in whopping six-figure salaries ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

 

[ttjo]

Snipped BY ME: “Wouldn't it be ironic if a ( use of force) altercation from his previous place warranted a move“
EBM: I will keep looking for the article. Until then, I will state IMO something occured at Mohawk prompting the transfer Marcy.

State Investigators Deposition filed on Tuesday:
https://www.localsyr.com/wp-content...te_Police_v_Robert_T_Kessler_EXHIBIT_S__2.pdf

I agree.

 

[Chimera]

link
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul appoints new leader for prison after inmate death

Local Leaders Criticize Gov. Hochul's Visit to Marcy Prison Where Robert Brooks was Fatally Beaten

Three local lawmakers from both parties reacted to a visit by Gov. Kathy Hochul to the Marcy prison, where Robert Brooks was beaten by correctional officers.

www.wktv.com

Gov. Hochul would have the power to enact change, correct ?
Omo.

 

[lonetraveler]

Saw this on our local news.

2 NY prison guards involved in Robert Brooks’ death are part of larger ‘beat-up’ squad, lawsuit claims

Of the 13 guards involved in a recent inmate death, three are accused of similar abuse in lawsuits.

www.syracuse.com

How did the governor not know about this with so many lawsuits out there?

 

[Izzylizzy]

Gov. Hochul would have the power to enact change, correct ?
Omo.

IMO:
I read that she had all of them fired and appointed a new head of the prison so if anyone can enact change it would be the governor.
I don't get why the few politicians had an issue with her visiting the prison.
Sadly this prison gets away with murder with lots of "accidental deaths" reported.

 

[lonetraveler]

Surely, these guards will be charged with murder, right?

 

[Chimera]

Surely, these guards will be charged with murder, right?

One would assume so.

 

[lonetraveler]

One would assume so.

Hopefully we are assuming correctly. With the murder on cam I wonder why they have not been charged already.

 

[ttjo]

Hopefully we are assuming correctly. With the murder on cam I wonder why they have not been charged already.

What would be the hold-up? nothing justifies what happened on video, certainly ramming a sock or fabric down someone's throat isn't proper procedure. Makes me sick that they talk about rewriting policies, it's not the policies that are the problem.

 

[ttjo]

The corrections department, in response to a request by the Times Union last week, had identified the employees implicated in the incident and facing termination as correction officers Matthew Galliher, Nicholas Anzalone, David Kingsley, Nicholas Kieffer, Robert Kessler, Michael Fisher, Christopher Walrath, Michael Along, Shea Schoff and David Walters. Kyle Dashnaw, a nurse, and two sergeants, Michael Mashaw and Trombly, are also facing termination.
https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/fbi-reviewing-marcy-prison-beating-death-20005425.php

That article states: “It might be difficult unless they can tell from the video who is causing what injuries,” said a former prosecutor. “And likewise, it may be just as difficult to, therefore, prove who caused the fatal injuries. …"
I've seen this before, where a stabbing was fully caught on video; five men surrounded another and fatally stabbed the victim, but because they couldn't determine which one of them delivered the fatal stab that severed his aortic valve, they all were charged with manslaughter (Canada) this is just unbelievable.

 

[Tiff23fr]

when did the autopsy report come out? would that be the hold up? what other reason could there be? nothing justifies what happened on video. certainly ramming a sock or fabric down someone's throat isn't proper procedure. Makes me sick that they talk about rewriting policies, it’s not the policies that are the problem.

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"An autopsy of Brooks was conducted at the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office on December11. (The doctor) determined that Brooks had suffered multiple bruises of the face and extremities, fracture of the nasal bone, multiple soft tissue hemorrhage of the muscles of the anterior right and left sides of the neck, hemorrhage overlaying of the thyroid cartilage, hemorrhage of the genital area soft tissues, the penis and both testes. (The doctor) reported concerns for asphyxia due to compression of the neck as cause of death, as well as the death being due to the actions of another. The final cause and manner of death are pending at this time."​

New autopsy details in Marcy Correctional beating show inmate suffered horrific injuries

Bruises, a fractured nose, and hemorrhaging on the neck and genitals; These are some of the findings made by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.

cbs6albany.com

 

[lonetraveler]

What would be the hold-up? nothing justifies what happened on video, certainly ramming a sock or fabric down someone's throat isn't proper procedure. Makes me sick that they talk about rewriting policies, it's not the policies that are the problem.

Exactly!

 

[lonetraveler]

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(Odd font is due to copy/paste of the quote in the article.)

"An autopsy of Brooks was conducted at the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office on December11. (The doctor) determined that Brooks had suffered multiple bruises of the face and extremities, fracture of the nasal bone, multiple soft tissue hemorrhage of the muscles of the anterior right and left sides of the neck, hemorrhage overlaying of the thyroid cartilage, hemorrhage of the genital area soft tissues, the penis and both testes. (The doctor) reported concerns for asphyxia due to compression of the neck as cause of death, as well as the death being due to the actions of another. The final cause and manner of death are pending at this time."​

New autopsy details in Marcy Correctional beating show inmate suffered horrific injuries

Bruises, a fractured nose, and hemorrhaging on the neck and genitals; These are some of the findings made by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.

cbs6albany.com

Good Lord.