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.

The first witness to take the stand was Dr. Yekaterina “Katya” Merkulova. Merkulova, who works at the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, performed Brooks’ autopsy, and explained her findings to jurors.

Dr. Merkulova testified Brooks’ was pronounced dead on December 10th at 3:52 a.m. His autopsy was done on December 10th and December 11th. She said she was made aware of his altercations with inmates in the days prior. She concluded those incidents did not contribute to Brooks’ death.

Dr. Merkulova also looked at an x-ray of Brooks’ nasal passage, a

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