Inmates Allegedly Used Improvised Weapons in Group Attack; Case Tied to DOJ’s ‘Operation Take Back America’
Sixteen inmates at the Federal Correctional Center (FCC) Allenwood in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, were indicted yesterday on charges of assault, conspiracy, and weapons possession, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced.
According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on June 2, 2023, the inmates conspired to violently assault a group of fellow prisoners. The indictment specifies that the alleged assailants used dangerous, improvised weapons, including “locks and other heavy objects attached to strings, belts and socks.”
The men indicted on a conspiracy charge and individual counts of assault are: Darwin Abudeye-Perez, Alex Ferrufino, Miguel Lopez, Ronald Montano-Ramirez, Miguel Abrego, Cristian Rios-Jarquin, Juan Villalobos, David Nolasco-Soriano, Guadalupe Sanchez-Cruz, Erick Aguilar-Motino, Jose Garcia-Bonilla, Jose Garcia, Jose Torres-Garcia, Henry Guittierez-Andrade, William Espinoza, and Walter Ejcalon-Xalcut.
Additionally, Jose Garcia, William Espinoza, Guadalupe Sanchez-Cruz, Erick Aguilar-Motino, and Darwin Abudeye-Perez face separate charges for possessing prohibited objects (weapons) inside the prison facility.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Prisons and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur is prosecuting the matter.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted that this prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative. The operation aims to marshal resources to combat illegal immigration, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and address violent crime, streamlining efforts from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
Under federal law, the maximum penalty for the offenses is 10 years of imprisonment, followed by a term of supervised release and a fine. Any sentence will be imposed by a Judge after consideration of federal sentencing statutes and guidelines.
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