{"id":42034,"date":"2025-11-17T09:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/42034\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:21:06","slug":"rikers-island-officer-gets-90-days-for-planting-weapon-in-inmates-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/42034\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikers Island officer gets 90 days for planting weapon in inmate&#8217;s cell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/crime-safety\/\" title=\"Navigate to Crime &amp; Safety\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime &amp; Safety<\/a>Updated: Nov. 16, 2025, 9:10 p.m.|Published: Nov. 16, 2025, 9:10 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Corrections officer convicted\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FXURYF5MVBHI5GXK3GXC2AEOMM.jpg\"  \/>The Rikers Island detention facility in New York. A former corrections officer was charged with tampering with physical evidence and falsifying business records, after placing a sharpened piece of plexiglass in an inmate&#8217;s cell.(Associated Press\/Seth Wenig)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A4QQUDSZMNFWDIVQOFN3EHDPM4\">A former New York City corrections officer will serve 90 days in jail after being convicted of planting a weapon in an inmate\u2019s cell at Rikers Island and then falsifying reports about the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/crooked-doc-officer-failed-to-frame-rikers-inmate-with-weapon-court-docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/crooked-doc-officer-failed-to-frame-rikers-inmate-with-weapon-court-docs\/\">PIX11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EOPIDOKSL5F75EFK7K4VU4XWPI\">Dionisio Rosario, 35, was found guilty by a jury of tampering with physical evidence and falsifying business records, after placing a sharpened piece of plexiglass in an inmate\u2019s cell, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>Scott R. Axelrod is a breaking news reporter for the Staten Island Advance\/SILive.com. He covers a range of topics from crime and trending entertainment news to profiling the borough&#8217;s most unique residents. He&#8230; more<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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