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Inmate admits to assault charge, sentenced

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jamarcus Darnell Torrey, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institution Hazelton in Preston County, has admitted to an assault charge and was sentenced to 48 additional months of incarceration, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

Torrey, 31, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Assault of a Correctional Officer Resulting in Bodily Injury.” Torrey admitted to injuring a correctional officer in October 2019 in Preston County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Prisons investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Updated November 10, 2021
Topic
Violent Crime
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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