http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/nyregion/rikers-island-officers-sentencing-jahmal-lightfoot-beating.html 2016-09-16 20:15:47 6 Rikers Officers Sentenced to Prison in 2012 Beating of Inmate The sentences were delivered three months after the men were convicted of first-degree attempted gang assault and other criminal charges, in the beating of Jahmal Lightfoot. === Six former New York City correction officers were sentenced Friday to prison terms of four and a half to six and a half years for their involvement in the brutal beating in 2012 of an inmate on The sentences were delivered in State Supreme Court in the Bronx three months after the men were convicted of first-degree attempted gang assault, the most serious offense, and other criminal charges. The case opened a window on a While there have been other instances of inmate brutality, this case was particularly significant because of the large number and high rank of some of the correction officers involved. Prosecutors said that Eliseo Perez Jr., an assistant chief for security, and Gerald Vaughn, a captain, Justice Steven Barrett of State Supreme Court sentenced Mr. Perez, Mr. Vaughn and four others — Jose Parra, Tobias Parker, Alfred Rivera and David Rodriguez — in a courtroom packed with their friends, family members and fellow correction officers. They had each faced up to 15 years in state prison on the top charge of first-degree attempted gang assault alone. They were also convicted of other charges, including attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, falsifying business records and official misconduct. In addition, Justice Barrett sentenced two other officers, Harmon Frierson and Dwayne Maynard, who were not directly involved in the beating, to conditional discharges with 500 hours of community service. They were convicted in June on charges of official misconduct for helping to cover up the beating.