Overview
- A Oneida County jury on Oct. 20 found David Kingsley guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in Robert Brooks’ death and scheduled sentencing for Dec. 15.
- Jurors cleared Mathew Galliher and Nicholas Kieffer of all charges, including murder, manslaughter and gang assault, after more than two days of deliberations.
- Passively recorded body-camera video without audio captured multiple angles of guards striking and restraining Brooks, whose death was ruled a homicide caused by neck compression and blunt-force injuries.
- State corrections officials said the two acquitted former officers will not be reinstated, citing their failure to intervene despite agency policy.
- Advocates and Brooks’ family urged Hochul to sign the ‘Robert Brooks Bill’ to expand cameras and oversight, as prosecutors note six guilty pleas among 10 indictments and another guard’s trial set for January alongside a federal inquiry.