Three Marcy correction officers reject plea deals

Push for change in NY prisons

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---At the New York State Capitol, the father of Robert Brooks, the man who died after being beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility, called for change within the state’s prison system. "If you’ve never buried a child, you probably won’t understand the depth of my pain," said Robert Ricks. "But if you’ve never buried a child and watched them beat to death on video, then you definitely won’t understand my pain. " Ricks traveled …

One of four Marcy Correction Officers in court take plea deal

UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Four more former Marcy Correctional Officers appeared in Oneida County court on the morning of May 14, for their involvement in the beating death of Robert Brooks. This follows three former officers who rejected plea deals in court the day prior. Three former Marcy correction officers reject plea deal in beating death of Robert Brooks case Of the four deals that were on the table Wednesday, only one was taken. Nich…

Former New York corrections officers charged in inmate beating death reject plea deals

Those former COs were charged in the death of Robert Brooks, who died in December after body camera video showed him being beaten by prison staff at Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, NY.

Fired COs, including one from Adams, reject plea deals in inmate’s death

Three fired state corrections officers charged with the beating death of an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility have rejected a plea deal.

Three officers in Brooks beating plead not guilty

UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- At least three of the officers charged in the beating death of Robert Brooks will go to trial after pleading not guilty in Oneida County Court on Tuesday. Nicholas Kieffer, Anthony Farina, and David Kingsley rejected the plea deals given to them by Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick on Tuesday, May 13. The top charge for all three is murder. The three officers are among nine who are expected to give …

3 Former Marcy Correctional Facility COs Reject Plea Offers in Beating Death of Inmate

Three former Marcy Correctional Facility officers were back in Oneida County Court Tuesday morning.