Body camera footage released by state Attorney General Letitia James shows correction officers punching and kicking inmate Robert Brooks, who died hours after the beating at a Utica hospital.Â
The videos were compiled from body cameras worn by four correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison in Oneida County. James noted there isn't sound available because the body cams were in standby mode and not activated during the beating of Brooks.Â
The cameras captured the incident that occurred Dec. 9. In one video, officers are shown restraining Brooks outside the prison before moving him inside to what appeared to be a medical exam room. The videos, which were clipped to show the incident, show Brooks being punched and kicked.Â
In one clip, an officer is shown attempting to put a white cloth in Brooks' mouth. Brooks is then punched and held on the exam table.Â
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Later, the videos show Brooks lying motionless on the table. He was transported to Wynn Hospital in Utica, where he was pronounced dead on Dec. 10.Â
James said Friday that her office is continuing to investigate the beating death of Brooks. Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered 14 employees — 13 correction officers and a nurse — who were involved in the incident to be fired.Â
Government reporter Robert Harding can be reached at (315) 664-4631 or robert.harding@lee.net. Follow him on X @RobertHarding.