Eight correction officers are headed to trial, letting jury hear charges related to Marcy prison beating
UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Eight of ten correction officers accused of beating an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility to death will let an Oneida County jury decide their fate, each having rejected the chance to plead guilty immediately and avoid a trial in exchange for a softer sentence.
In Oneida County Court on Monday, May 19, two remaining defendants formally turned down plea agreements offered by the special prosecutor's office. The promise had been a sentence of 15-18 years in prison in exchange for admission of guilt to some of the charges.
The eight officers still facing charges are headed to a shared trial, unless the judge agrees to any requests from defense attorneys to sever their cases. A trial date has not been scheduled.
Conviction of murder by a jury risks each defendant more than 25 years in prison.
Two officers have already admitted guilt to their role in the beating of inmate Robert Brooks.
On May 5, Christopher Walrath pleaded guilty to manslaughter in exchange for 15 years in prison and dropping the murder charge against him. On May 14, Nicholas Gentile admitted guilt to attempted tampering with physical evidence.
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