Three correction officers and a captain at Rikers Island were arrested Monday on charges that it took them nearly eight minutes to intervene in 2019 when an 18-year-old attempted suicide by hanging.

Nicholas Feliciano, now 21, tied two sweatshirts from the ceiling of his holding cell, authorities said. He twisted and flailed for about two minutes before losing consciousness. Several correction staff walked past Feliciano’s cell, but no one cut him from the noose or rendered aid. The man is still hospitalized after he sustained a traumatic brain injury during the incident.

“The defendants ignored their duty as Correction Officers to maintain custody, care and control of the person incarcerated, by allegedly waiting nearly eight minutes until they rendered assistance to the inmate whom they saw hanging,” said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, who is prosecuting the case.

The four — Captain Terry Henry, 37, and correction officers Daniel Fullerton, 27, Kenneth Hood, 35 and Mark Wilson, 46 — face reckless endangerment and official misconduct charges. All pleaded not guilty and were released without bail. They will be back in court on September 15th.

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