Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for the termination of 14 individuals involved in the death of an incarcerated Greece man that took place earlier this month. According to the New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Robert Brooks, who was serving a 12-year sentence at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica for stabbing his long-time girlfriend in 2016, died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers at the facility. "This action comes after I directed an internal review of the circumstances that lead to this individual's death," Hochul said in a written statement Saturday. "I once again offer my condolences to the deceased individual's family and loved ones. "The vast majority of correction officers do extraordinary work under difficult circumstances, and we are all grateful for their service. But we have no tolerance for individuals who cross the line, break the law and engage in unnecessary violence or targeted abuse. Both the New York Attorney General and the DOCCS Office of Special Investigations are conducting ongoing reviews of this incident, and I am committed to accountability for all involved."

Brooks was transported to a local hospital on Dec. 9 after the use of force by correction officers during an altercation, the AG's Office said, and then pronounced dead in the early morning hours of Dec. 10. An investigation was opened by the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) on Dec. 16. "As part of the ongoing investigation, OSI has obtained and is reviewing video of the incident," James said in a written statement Saturday. "In accordance with our voluntary video release policy, we will make the footage available to the public after Mr. Brooks' family has had the opportunity to view it. "Law enforcement professionals must be held to the highest standards of accountability, and I am committed to providing New Yorkers with the transparency they deserve. On behalf of the Office of the Attorney General, I offer my sincere condolences to Mr. Brooks' family and loved ones."

The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. [the guards union] issued a statement Sunday after some of the union's executive board members reviewed footage of the incident. "What we witnessed is incomprehensible to say the least and is certainly not reflective of the great work that the vast majority of our membership conducts every day," the statement reads. "What transpired at Marcy Correctional Facility is the opposite of everything NYSCOPBA and its membership stand for. "This incident has the potential to make our correctional facilities even more violent, hostile, and unpredictable than ever before ... This incident not only endangers our entire membership but undermines the integrity of our profession. We cannot and will not condone this behavior."

An Emergency Risk Protection Order filed by New York State Police against one of the corrections officers accused of assaulting Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility has revealed the details of Brooks’ autopsy.

The court document states that the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted its autopsy on Brooks on Dec. 11.

Brooks suffered multiple bruises to his face and extremities, a nasal bone fracture, soft tissue hemorrhaging in the muscles in his neck, hemorrhaging overlaying the thyroid cartilage and hemorrhaging in his genital area.

The medical examiner also expressed concerns for asphyxia from compression of the neck as the cause of death, the court document states.

Brooks’ official final cause of death is still pending, according to the document.