New York Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Inmate's Death

New York Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Beating Death of Prisoner Robert Brooks

In Utica, New York, a corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of 43-year-old Robert Brooks, who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Body-camera footage of the December killing shows the group of guards repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks in the face, chest and groin. Four of the officers involved were wearing body cameras but did not activate them. Brooks was Black; all of the officers who …

New York Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Inmate’s 2024 Beating Death

A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the killing of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating while handcuffed at an upstate New York prison was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of six guards charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 9 beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter during a hearing at state court in Uti…

Guilty plea for N.Y. prison guard indicted in inmate’s fatal beating

Utica, N.Y. — One of the 10 New York state corrections officers indicted in the fatal beating of an inmate in a Central New York prison pleaded guilty Monday.

First of 10 prison employees charged in connection with the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks pleads guilty

By Mark Morales and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — One of six New York state prison guards indicted on murder charges in connection with the beating death of an inmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Christopher Walrath, 36, accepted a plea deal at a court hearing Monday. The deal, which would effectively nullify his murder charge, includes 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for the manslaughter ch…

Officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in beating death of NY prisoner: report

He was one of six officers charged in the case, according to authorities.

New York corrections officer pleads guilty in beating death of inmate Robert Brooks

A New York correction officer pleaded guilty Monday in the beating death of Robert Brooks.