Inmate indicted on assault charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Daivon Duren, an inmate at FCI Hazleton Federal Correctional Institution in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand today on an assault charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Duren, age 32, was indicted on one count of “Assault of a correctional Officer Involving Physical Contact.” Duren is accused of assaulting a corrections officer while on duty in November 2018 in Preston County.

Duren faces up to eight years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Special Investigative Services investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.