All four of the inmates who escaped from a federal complex in Virginia are back behind bars after the last inmate was recaptured, officials announced Wednesday.
The last escapee, Lamonte Rashawn Willis, was returned to FCC Petersburg at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while two others, Corey Branch and Kareem Allen Shaw, were returned early Tuesday morning, and Tavares Lajuane Graham was back in custody as of Sunday morning, Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Randilee Giamusso told the Washington Examiner.
The four inmates were reported missing around 1:45 a.m. Saturday during a security check. The details of their escape and recapture have not been released.
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Willis, 30, was given a 216-month sentence for possession and concealment of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to court documents. Branch, 41, was sentenced to a 16-month sentence on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm as a felon.
Shaw, 46, was sentenced to 194 months for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a measurable quantity of heroin. Graham, 44, received an aggregate 120-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. He was also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to police.
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The U.S. Marshals Service will charge all four inmates with escaping from a federal prison, which carries a punishment of up to five years in prison. They will be required to serve out their new sentences, in addition to the federal sentences they were serving prior to their escape, if convicted.
The satellite camp at FCC Petersburg is a minimum-security facility and holds 185 male offenders. The bureau has faced scrutiny in recent years for inmate escapes.
