Robert Brooks died allegedly by the hands of New York State Corrections workers — and even perhaps extra surprising is that a number of the officers rake in whopping six-figure salaries … TMZ has discovered.
Brooks — an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate NY — died of asphyxia as a consequence of compression of the neck throughout the December 9 assault by the guards and different jail staff, in response to a preliminary post-mortem report.
Bodycam footage worn by workers confirmed the violent assault on Brooks, throughout which the inmate was viciously overwhelmed whereas restrained and gagged. Earlier than his dying, Brooks was serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault.
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Per state worker compensation data, obtained by TMZ … eight of the 14 Division of Corrections staff take house six-figure salaries and the remaining are flattening between $70K and $89K.
Throughout 2022 or 2023, the annual revenue information reveals Sergeant Glenn Trombly made $149,185; Officer David Kingsley II snagged $147,745; Officer Matthew Galliher took in $114,375; Sergeant Michael Marshaw collected $105,672; Officer Christopher Walrath obtained $113,969; Officer Nicholas Kieffer earned $118,151; Officer Anthony Farina was paid $142,528; and nurse Kyle Dashnaw was compensated $110,087.
The opposite six corrections workers are paid underneath $100K, however nonetheless make a fairly good dwelling. Right here is the record of 2023 salaries for these officers: Nicholas Anzalone ($87,028), Robert Kessler ($89,248), Michael Fisher ($85,143), Michael Alongside ($88,333), Shea Schoff ($87,276) and David Walters ($70,423).
A spokesperson for the NYS Division of Corrections and Group Supervision tells TMZ … 13 of the workers have been suspended with out pay and Farina has resigned.
In the meantime, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered the corrections commissioner, Daniel F. Martuscello, to start the method of firing the employees concerned.
