Original Blog Entry: Former inmate sues for $5,000,000 after being beaten for stealing 3 crackers

truesee — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:47:39 GMT

Former Rikers Island inmate sues city for $5M after being beaten for taking 3 crackers

Brendan Brosh

DAILY NEWS WRITER

Saturday, February 20th 2010, 4:00 AM

Three crackers can cost you 11 stitches at Rikers Island.

Former inmate Michael Carey is suing the city for $5 million, claiming a correction officer pummeled him for taking three crackers from the mess hall, according to a lawsuit filed in Bronx Supreme Court Friday.

Carey says an officer with the last name Mack punched him in the face, head and ear until he fell to the ground bleeding, requiring 11 stitches.

Mack, whose first name is not given in the suit, is also being sued for $1 million by Carey, who was serving 90 days for petty larceny, an official said.

A spokeswoman for the city's Law Department said the office hadn't been served legal papers yet.

He alleges that he did nothing wrong, said Andrew Plasse, Carey's lawyer

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