Six Inmates Plead Guilty to Possessing Weapons at FCI Beckley

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Six inmates each pleaded guilty today to possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison, the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Beckley, in separate incidents.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the following inmates each admitted to possessing a handcrafted weapon commonly known as a “shank” at FCI Beckley on the following dates:

• Rico Salguero, 40, on December 9, 2022;
• Lawrence Anderson, 27, on December 10, 2022;
• Jamal Brooks, 26, on January 7, 2023;
• Denardo Graham, 32, February 12, 2023;
• Jarvis Burl, 26, on February 22, 2023; and
• John Durant, 34, on April 10, 2023.

Salguero, Brooks, Burl and Durant are scheduled to be sentenced on November 16, 2023. Anderson and Graham are scheduled to be sentenced on November 30, 2023. Each faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

United States District Judge Frank W. Volk presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy D. Boggess is prosecuting the cases.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case Nos. 5:23-cr-105 (Salguero), 5:23-cr-106 (Anderson), 5:23-cr-103 (Brooks), 5:23-cr-107 (Graham), 5:23-cr-101 (Burl), and 5:23-cr-102 (Durant). 

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