Prosecutors investigating the death of a handcuffed man who was punched and roughed up by guards in an upstate New York prison were scheduled to appear in court with the announcement of possible criminal charges.

The beating of Robert Brooks by multiple officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December was caught on body-cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justice.

The office of the special prosecutor, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, said a “noteworthy development” in the case would be announced before a state judge Thursday afternoon, but they would not provide details. Fitzpatrick has previously said he would not comment on the investigation until a grand jury has acted.

Body camera video shows officers pummeling Brooks, whose hands are cuffed behind his back. Officers strike him in the chest with a shoe and lift him by the neck and drop him. The video recorded on the night of Dec. 9 has no sound, but the guards meting out the punishment and watching it appear unconcerned. Brooks, 43, died the next day.

  • HellsBelleOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    A guard told one new arrival that this was a ”‘hands-on facility,’ we’re going to put hands on you if we don’t like what you’re doing,” according to the report.

    Seems like some prisoners might be able to do the same to you shortly.