The family of Messiah Nantwi, 22, demanded answers Friday after the New York attorney general’s office said there were reasonable grounds to believe up to nine correction officers caused or contributed to Nantwi’s death at an upstate prison last weekend, amid an illegal strike.
“I’ve been lost for words. I’ve gone through every emotion you can think of,” Nantwi’s aunt Mayreni Lopez told reporters in Harlem, where he lived before being imprisoned last year on a weapons conviction. “And I’m angry. I’m beyond angry.”
The family’s comments came a day after state Attorney General Letitia James’ office announced it was recusing itself from the investigation into Nantwi’s death , due to internal conflicts with some state attorneys. But the AG’s office said it found reason enough to pursue a criminal investigation, based on a preliminary review…