Ex-Guards Reject Plea Deals, Trial Set in Death of Robert Brooks

Three former prison guards — Anthony Farina, Nicholas Kieffer, and David Kingsley — have declined plea deals and will face trial starting June 3 in connection to the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility.

Brooks, from Greece, NY, died in the hospital the day after the December 9 incident.

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A total of 10 guards were charged: six with murder, three with manslaughter, and one with evidence tampering.

Body camera footage showed Brooks being beaten in a medical exam room.

One former guard, Christopher Walrath, has already pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, admitting he choked and beat Brooks.

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