Source: US FBI
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Juawan Davis, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was indicted on August 12, 2025 by a federal grand jury for possession of a weapon and controlled substances while an inmate in a federal correctional facility.
According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on November 14, 2024, Davis, an inmate at Schuylkill Federal Correctional Facility, possessed a sharpened plexi-glass weapon with a tape handle, THC, and Buprenorphine.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”). Assistant United States Attorney Sarah R. Lloyd is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for possessing contraband in prison is 5 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
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