NEW YORK CITY CORRECTION OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING TWO INMATES AT A CITY JAIL FACILITY ON RIKERS ISLAND
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a New York City Correction Officer has been charged with assaulting inmates at a City jail facility on Rikers Island on two separate occasions.
Timothy Munroe, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on 2 counts of Assault in the 3rd degree, 1 count of Attempted Assault in the 3rd degree, 3 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st degree and 1 count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st degree. Munroe is facing a maximum sentence of up to 4 years in prison if convicted of the most serious offenses of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st degree and Falsifying Business Records in the 1st degree. Both are Class E felony offenses.
This indictment is the result of a joint investigation with the New York City Department of Investigation. These charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Munroe was arraigned before State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Dawson who set bail at $100,000.
It is alleged that the first of the two assaults occurred on December 12, 2008 in a library near a housing area at the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers Island. Munroe allegedly punched an inmate in the face and broke the inmate’s nose. The alleged beating was punishment for disruptive behavior. The victim reported the incident after being taken to a clinic for medical treatment.
A second unrelated assault occurred on January 24, 2009 when Munroe allegedly left his assigned post at the Davoren Center and had an altercation with an inmate in a different housing area at the facility. Munroe allegedly punched the inmate several times in the face. The inmate, according to investigators, declined a request to befriend and “look out for” another inmate who was an acquaintance of Munroe. Munroe has also been charged with filing a report containing false and misleading information regarding the January 24th incident.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Maria Mostajo of the Rackets Bureau.
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