Source: Office of United States Attorneys
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Kishaun Andre Jones, 25, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to escape after walking away from a federal reentry facility.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 2, 2024, Jones left Dismas Charities Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry facility in St. Albans, without permission. Jones was confined at Dismas Charities as a result of his conviction for distribution of methamphetamine in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on February 23, 2023.
Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the United States Marshals Service.
United States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney D. Keith Randolph is prosecuting the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-21.
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