Attorney General Letitia James’ office is backing away from the criminal probe into the caught-on-camera beating death of Marcy Correctional inmate Robert Brooks, officials said Friday. In a video update released Thursday,

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her office will recuse itself from investigating the death of Robert Brooks, who died after a violent altercation with correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, citing potential conflicts of interest.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced that she is recusing her office from the investigation of the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate at the Marcy Correctional facility. James also announced the appointment of Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick to handle the investigation as a Special

On Dec. 9, prison guards brutally beat Brooks, 43, who died six hours later at a Utica hospital. A video released Friday by the state Attorney General’s Office showed the officers punching, kicking, stripping and restraining Brooks.

The New York State Attorney General's Office has stepped back from the investigation concerning the correction officers connected to the beating of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility.

Citing conflicts among those under investigation in the Marcy Correctional Facility death of an incarcerated individual, New York Attorney General Letitia James says her office is recusing itself from this case.