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flag Correction officer Francis Chandler pleaded guilty to gang assault in the 2025 beating death of inmate Messiah Nantwi.

flag Corrections officer Francis Chandler pleaded guilty on October 16, 2025, to second-degree gang assault in connection with the March 1, 2025, fatal beating of inmate Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York. flag As part of a plea deal, Chandler avoided more serious charges and will serve four years in prison, with five years of post-release supervision, and is set to be sentenced on January 16, 2026. flag Ten officers were indicted in the case, with allegations of a coordinated cover-up involving falsified records and a meeting at a diner. flag Six others have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. flag The case is linked to another ongoing trial involving the death of inmate Robert Brooks at a nearby facility.

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