Justice For Robert Brooks: Attorney General Recuses Itself, Special Prosecutor To Investigate Case

Source: ag.ny.gov / ag.ny.gov

New York State Attorney General Letitia James and her office have recused themselves from the Robert Brooks investigation, citing a conflict of interest.

The attorney general usually investigates the deaths of people who die in police custody but admitted that lawyers in her office were already representing four of the officers under investigation, according to CBS News. Some of the guards have also been involved in previous cases of brutality lawsuits filed by other prisoners.