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United States: 1 of 10 guards indicted in fatal beating of Robert Brooks in Central NY prison pleads guilty
The corrections officer, Christopher Walrath, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in state prison. Walrath, 36, also had been indicted on a second-degree murder charge. That was dropped as part of his agreement to plead guilty.
Source: new york upstate (05/05/2025)