Brooks was in his seventh year of a 12-year sentence for stabbing his longtime girlfriend in 2016. He died on Dec. 10, 2024, the day after the beating. In body-worn camera footage released late last month, officers can be seen punching and stomping on Brooks, as well lifting him by the neck in a chokehold.

Robert Ricks calls the body camera footage showing the beating of his son Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in December divine intervention. “It’s an act of God that says, ‘ok, if you’re going to take this child’s life then I’m going to show them the evil behind these walls because

Corrections officer involved in the beating invokes the Fifth Amendment and refuses to answer questions, including that he worked as a guard.