View Full Version : Captain and Warden in trouble for covering up assault of inmate


Valentina
06-08-2007, 02:07 AM
Jail Officials Charged With Covering Up Assault On Inmate

POSTED: 6:13 pm EDT June 1, 2007

UPDATED: 10:00 pm EDT June 1, 2007

NEW YORK -- A jail captain on Riker's Island and a deputy warden are charged with trying to cover up an assault last October on an inmate, authorities said Friday.Capt. Sherman Graham allegedly hit the inmate in front of 15 correction officer recruits and then ordered them to file reports claiming he had acted in self-defense, according to the city's Department of Investigation and the Bronx district attorney.Graham's immediate supervisor, Assistant Deputy Warden Gail Lewis, is accused of filing a report that falsely claimed the inmate punched Graham, causing him to hit back in self-defense.Graham, 38, of Brooklyn, faces up to four years in prison if convicted of attempted assault and other charges, including 16 counts of falsifying business records and official misconduct. ...

www.wnbc.com/investigations/13429493/detail.html

jalove
06-09-2007, 10:21 AM
thanks for posting

This is something that happens on a regular basis at Riker's Island. Hopefully this will be an example to the other officers.