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Date: 11-26-2024
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United States of America v. Shaquill Morris
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Judge: Joseph F. Saporito, Jr.
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania
Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office for Scranton
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Description: Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal inmate in possession of a weapon.
FCI Schuylkill Inmate Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Possession Of A Weapon
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shaquill Morris, age 34, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. to 24 months’ incarceration for being a federal inmate in possession of a weapon.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Morris was an inmate housed at the Federal Correctional Institution at Schuylkill on July 26, 2024, when a corrections officer noticed that he was using a cellphone. Upon search of Morris, he was also discovered to be in possession of two shanks. Morris’s sentence was run consecutively to a 216 month sentence he previously received in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Special Investigative Services of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd K. Hinkley prosecuted the case.
Outcome:
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24 months’ incarceration
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