"They arrived on the stand in small, plastic bags used to collect evidence. They were four Axon body cameras that, apparently unbeknownst to the prison guards wearing them, captured video footage from multiple angles of several guards severely beating inmate Robert L. Brooks. Prosecutors played videos from each of those cameras for jurors on Thursday, the third day of testimony in the trial of three guards."
"A series of prison guards effectively turned into a gang on the night of Dec. 9, 2024, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who is a special prosecutor in the case. They brutally attacked Brooks, he said, showing a depraved indifference toward him that ultimately led to his death. Three of those guards, Mathew Galliher, Nicholas Kieffer and David Kingsley, each face top charges of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter."
"Fitzpatrick has described the scene as "sheer, unimaginable brutality." "If I didn't have these tapes, I would be listening to stories about, 'Oh, it was icy out. He was resisting arrest. We bravely had to defend ourselves. We were barely able to restrain him because he was in a psychotic rage from some drug,' Fitzpatrick said during opening statements Tuesday. 'But they didn't know that these four body-worn"
Four Axon body cameras worn by prison guards captured video of multiple guards severely beating inmate Robert L. Brooks on Dec. 9, 2024. Prosecutors played footage from each camera for jurors during the third day of testimony in the trial of three guards. Three defendants—Mathew Galliher, Nicholas Kieffer and David Kingsley—face second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter charges, with additional charges against Galliher and Kieffer. The special prosecutor described the attack as a gang-like, depraved assault that led to Brooks's death. Defense lawyers contend their clients were not present for the entire attack or did not share equal roles.
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