Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Possess Contraband in Prison

JACKSON, MS – A Dallas man pleaded guilty today to Attempted Possession of Contraband in Prison.

According to court documents and statements made in open court, Guillermo Perez, 29, arranged for a large amount of marijuana and suboxone strips to be delivered, via drone, to the federal prison where he was incarcerated. Law enforcement officers stopped the delivery before it could be completed. Perez had previously been convicted of violent firearm offenses in Texas and was serving sentences for those convictions at the time of this offense. It is contrary to federal law for an inmate of a federal prison to attempt to possess contraband items, such as controlled substances.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 22, 2027, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison consecutive to the sentences he is already serving. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi; FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Eikhoff; and BOP Director William K. Marshall III made the announcement.

The FBI is investigating the case.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael FiggsGanter and Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Kirkham are prosecuting the case.