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DC Man Charged With Assaulting Prison Guard

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Elijah Francis, 43, of the District of Columbia was charged today by Indictment with assaulting a federal corrections officer at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, on May 21, 2013, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison, five years supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Yvonne Osirim.

Click here to view the indictment


An Indictment or Information is an accusation.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA
Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525

Updated December 15, 2014
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USAO - Pennsylvania, Eastern