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Polk County prison officer was sentenced to 15 years because he had killed prisoners

Polk County prison officer was sentenced to 15 years because he had killed prisoners

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Nobody has accused Jonathan Brewer Jr. to kill Michael Clark. But he remains the fact.

The 49-year-old Brewer was guilty, in June 2023 in the Polk County prison because of the involuntary homicide for attack Clark, Clark, because of a simple indictment for offense, as a Brewer, whose lawyer was based on drugs, and the officials who commissioned him to take him into charge, and that Head-butt-B-Clark-Clark on the face of the face.

Clark was at first reaction quickly, but was later found unconscious in his cell when prison attendants came to release him and died in a hospital a week later. An autopsy accused his death on dull trauma.

On May 9, Brewer appeared to judge Joseph Seidlin for conviction. According to an agreement agreement, Seidlin sent him to prison for up to 15 years, although he was mandatory before the probation of at least three years. It has been spent on custody for almost two years and owes Clark's estate to the reimbursement of $ 150,000.

Seidlin said that the agreed punishment was “appropriate”, but still did not record the depth of the damage that Brewer caused.

“The end result of the crime here is that someone has died and it is difficult to put into words as it leads to a sentence if someone has the ultimate sentence (death),” said Seidlin. “Here the court makes a judgment … which is appropriate in view of the crime, but still difficult to say.”

The attack on Clark came after Brewer had already attacked another prisoner and accompanied it when he was captivated by a common area in a single cell, the office of the Sheriff from Polk County previously informed the register. On Friday, Brewer apologized to Clark's family.

“I just want to apologize to the family and friends and let them know that I feel sorry for my actions and my behavior,” he said. “I know that there is nothing I can do that bring him back and relieve this pain, but I apologize.”

An “innocent, gentle, caring man”

Members of Clark's family observed the hearing about zoom, and the court heard an explanation that was read by a lawyer of Clark's niece Heather Moore. She said her uncle had been “a father figure” who taught her to ride a bike and ride a car, and whose loss she and her whole family left deep scars.

“He was a constant, steady presence in my life, and it influenced me in a way that I can hardly put into words,” she said, adding that three years are not enough time for Brewer to be detained. “Our concerns now: How safe will we be? How safe will the people in the community be after its release?

The public prosecutor Kevin Hathaway said that Brewer was responsible for “multiple acts of senseless violence”, and because he was characterized as a habitual perpetrator, he had entitled to 15 years of prison instead of the usual five-year maximum for involuntary homicide. Brewer also guilty of having his attack on the second prison in prisoners and received a one-year prison sentence with his 15-year prison sentence at the same time.

“In this case, the story of Michael Clark is really tragic, and it is due to the behavior of the accused,” he said.

William Morris covers dishes for that of the Moines Register. It can be contacted at wrmorris2@registermedia.com or 715-573-8166.

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