A former correction officer has entered a surprise guilty plea in the trial related to the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks.
Michael Fisher, the last of ten guards charged in Brooks’ death, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless endangerment this afternoon. He was originally charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Brooks was beaten to death by prison staff at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024. The plea came while the jury was still deliberating…