FCI-Greenville Inmate Sentenced For Possession Of Contraband By A Federal Inmate

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on September 18, 2015, Anthony Johnson, 25, was sentenced on a one- count indictment charging him with Possession of Contraband by a Federal Inmate. Johnson was an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Greenville, Illinois, commonly known as FCI-Greenville, at the time the offense was committed. Johnson was sentenced to a term of 28 months’ imprisonment, which must be served consecutively to his current sentence, 3 years’ supervised release, fined $100, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Johnson has been held without bond since his arraignment on May 12, 2015.

The charge arose when, on September 28, 2014, an officer monitoring the visiting room at FCI-Greenville observed the defendant swallow an unknown object. Based on this behavior, the defendant was immediately placed in a dry cell after his visit ended so that his bowel movements could be monitored. On October 1, 2014, the defendant defecated out one (1) balloon which contained a white powdery substance, later determined to be heroin. Federal inmates are prohibited from possessing heroin.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Prisons’ Special Investigation Section. The case was assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Angela Scott.