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
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