Utica, N.Y. ― Four former corrections officers were sentenced Friday for their roles in the beating death of an inmate in a state prison in Oneida County.

The four men ― Nicholas Anzalone, Anthony Farina, Sgt. Michael Mashaw, David Walters ― each previously pleaded guilty to participating in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks Sr. inside Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, 2024.

Anzalone and Farina, who pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, were sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Prosecutor Jarrett Woodfork said of all the defendants, Anzalone appears to be the one who “got enjoyment” in beating Brooks to death.

Mashaw and Walters pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. Mashaw was sentenced to 3 to 9 years. Walters was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years.

Judge Robert Bauer a

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