Ex. Prison guard Jonah Levi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the killing of an inmate at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy.
In April, Levi was found guilty of murdering inmate Messiah Nantwi.
A total of ten guards were charged in Nantwi’s death, nine of whom have agreed to plea deals.
While Levi received the maximum sentence after the jury in the April verdict found him guilty of charges including first-degree manslaughter, gang assault and filing a fictitious instrument. However, the judge acquitted him of the charge of murder.
An emotional scene unfolded in the Oneida courtroom before the judge announced the verdict, per Local acida local business in East Syracuse, NY.
Levi continued to address the court and apologize.
“I’m just very remorseful, sir, for everything that happened,” Levi said.
“I don’t think any father should bury their son. I feel terrible about it,” he continued.
But the judge seemed unimpressed by Levi’s remorse and criticized Levi for failing to fulfill his duties as a detective.
“You took an oath when you became a correctional officer to protect those people who are sometimes so bad that they have to be removed from society,” the judge noted. “You didn’t, Mr.
After Levi’s sentencing, no further trials are expected in the Mid-State case, but more sentencing is still pending.
