UTICA, New York (WWNY) - Three former correction officers, including Adams resident David Kingsley, are on trial in Oneida County Court for the beating death of Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks in December of last year.

On Wednesday, three witnesses took the stand.

Testimony revealed that in the days before Brooks was transferred to Marcy from Mohawk Correctional Facility, he was in two separate altercations with other inmates: one on December 7, where he was taken to the hospital after getting punched in the right side of his face, and another on December 9, where he was hit again on that same side, despite moving to a different housing unit.

Photos showed his injuries.

During his testimony, Mohawk Correctional Facility Sergeant David Sayyeau said he investigated the s

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