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Former New York Prison Guard Convicted of Murder in Robert Brooks’ Beating as Two Are Acquitted

Silent body-camera video proved pivotal, with sentencing set for December.

Overview

  • A Oneida County jury found David Kingsley guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter, while Mathew Galliher and Nicholas Kieffer were acquitted of all charges.
  • The judge revoked Kingsley’s bail after the verdict; he faces up to 25 years to life at a December sentencing.
  • Passively recorded, soundless body-worn camera footage captured the assault inside Marcy Correctional Facility, and an autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by neck compression and blunt-impact injuries.
  • New York’s corrections agency said the two acquitted former officers will not be rehired or reinstated despite their eligibility to seek it.
  • Several other guards have pleaded guilty in the case, a separate January trial is set for Michael Fisher, and the special prosecutor says a federal investigation is underway.