Robert Brooks
Nicholas Kieffer, a corrections officer acquitted in the Robert Brooks case, is suing the state of New York for $5 million, claiming malicious prosecution, defamation, breach of contract, and other damages. Kieffer was accused of attacking Brooks and allowing him to be beaten to death, but a jury cleared him and fellow officer Matthew Galliher […]
David Kingsley, a former correctional officer, has been sentenced to 25 years to life for the 2022 death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. Kingsley was convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter after video showed him and other officers beating Brooks, who later died. Brooks’ family delivered emotional victim impact statements in court, […]
Former corrections officer David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the 2024 death of inmate Robert Brooks and faces 25 years to life at sentencing on Dec. 16. Two co-defendants, Nicholas Kieffer and Mathew Galliher, were acquitted. Brooks died after a violent incident caught on bodycam footage. Ten officers were charged; six […]
A trial date of Oct. 6 has been set for former prison guards Michael Fisher and David Walters, charged with second-degree manslaughter in the December 2024 death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. Bodycam footage shows guards beating Brooks in a medical exam room; he died the next day. They are among 10 former […]
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. A […]
Six New York prison guards have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of a handcuffed inmate, a brutal incident captured on body-worn cameras that triggered widespread outrage and calls for justice. Four other corrections workers were charged with lesser crimes in the December death of Robert Brooks, 43, of Rochester, at Marcy […]
A judge will unseal a grand jury indictment on Thursday concerning the death of Robert Brooks, a Greece man who was beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility. The unsealing is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Oneida County Court. So far, no criminal charges have been announced related to Brooks’ death, which followed an […]
The family of Robert Brooks, who died in a state prison, gathered with community advocates and members of the Rochester Police Accountability Board at East High School to demand accountability and systemic change. Brooks, 43, was serving a 12-year sentence and died on December 10, a day after being beaten by officers on his first […]
There is now a total of 17 people suspended at Marcy Correctional Facility related to Robert Brooks death. The list of those suspended includes: Sgt. Michael Mashaw Sgt. Glenn Trombly Correction Officer Matthew Galliher Nicholas Anzalone, David Kingsley Nicholas Kieffer Robert Kessler Michael Fisher Christopher Walrath Michael Along Shea Schoff David Walters Nurse Kyle Dashnaw […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced by video that her office is recusing itself from the investigation of what happened to Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility involving Correctional officers. Letitia James’ reason for the removal from investigation is because 4 of the officers involved are being represented by lawyers from the AG’s office […]
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