Federal Prison Escapee Arrested and Sentenced to Additional Prison Time

MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Terrell L. Kellum, 35, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 24 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for escaping from federal custody.

In 2016, Kellum pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. After having served the majority of his time with the Bureau of Prisons, he was transferred in December 2019 to a residential halfway house in Monroe to complete his federal sentence. Kellum signed and agreed to Bureau of Prison’s Community Based Program Agreement subjecting him to certain rules and supervision while at the halfway house.

On March 10, 2020, Kellum left the halfway house at approximately 10:00 a.m. and told the staff that he was going to work. At 10:27 a.m., officers with the Monroe Police Department contacted staff at the halfway house wanting to question Kellum in connection with illegal check cashing activity. Officers determined that Kellum never showed up for work that day, nor did he ever report back to the halfway house, and he was placed on escape status. Deputies with the United States Marshal’s Service searched the area for Kellum to no avail. In August 2022, Kellum was arrested in Tarrant County, Texas and was returned to federal custody status.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshal’s Service and Monroe Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cytheria D. Jernigan.

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