Three Inmates Serving Sentences at the U.S. Penitentiary in Lewisburg Indicted

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that three inmates serving a sentence at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania were indicted yesterday in two unrelated indictments.

According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Ronald J. Four Horns, age 28, formerly of Great Falls, Montana, is charged with possession of a prohibited object—a weapon fashioned from a piece of sharpened plastic.

If convicted of the offense, Four Horns faces a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.

Also indicted were David Reid, age 43, formerly of Las Vegas, NV, and Jason Glass, age 36, formerly of Vernal, UT, on charges of assaulting another inmate with a sharpened piece of metal. They are also charged with inflicting serious bodily harm on the inmate, and possession of a prohibited object—the weapon.

If convicted, Reid and Glass each faces a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment and fines totaling $750,000.

The investigations were conducted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons personnel at United States Penitentiary Lewisburg, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Williamsport Resident Agency. Assistant United States Attorney Wayne P. Samuelson is assigned to prosecute the cases.

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