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NYC: Ex-Rikers Officer Guilty of Beating Prisoner to Death in 2012

HeadlineDec 16, 2016

In New York City, a jury has convicted former Rikers correction officer Brian Coll of beating prisoner Ronald Spear to death in 2012. Officer Coll was accused of repeatedly kicking Spear in the head while two other officers held him down. During the trial, the prosecutors said not only did Officer Coll not regret killing Ronald Spear, but he was proud of it and displayed a framed article from The Village Voice about the killing in his bedroom. Officer Coll faces life in prison.

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