A former New York state corrections officer was found guilty Monday of murdering prisoner Robert Brooks last year, but two other guards were acquitted of second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault charges, according to multiple upstate media outlets .

Jurors in Oneida County took more than two full days to render their verdict after a weeklong trial. Prosecutors aired footage from body-worn cameras that showed officers kicking and punching Brooks in an infirmary at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Brooks died of his injuries at a hospital in nearby Utica.

Evidence at trial showed the officers did not realize their cameras were recording during the beating. The footage captured other prison staff, including two nurses, failing to intervene as the officers pummeled Brooks on a gu

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