Inmate Charged with Assaulting Officers

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Randall Harken, 42, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer, was indicted by a grand jury today on four counts of assault of a correctional officer resulting in bodily injury.

According to the indictment, Harken injured four correctional officers during an altercation, causing injuries.

Harken is facing up to 20 years in prison for each count. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.