Turtle Creek Man Sentenced to Prison for Escape from Federal Custody at Residential Reentry Center

PITTSBURGH, PA -- A resident of Turtle Creek Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months imprisonment and supervised release for 2 years on his conviction of violating federal laws regarding escape from imprisonment, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on Sean Johnson Jr., age 29, formerly of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.

According to information presented to the court, Johnson was serving the last portion of his 37-month federal prison sentence at the Renewal House, a half-way house designed to assist inmates’ re-integrate into society. Johnson received a work pass on July 20, 2022, but he did not return to the Renewal Center. He absconded from custody and eluded capture until October 19, 2022, when he was arrested by the McKeesport Police Department in connection with an unrelated matter.

Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Olshan commended the United States Marshal Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Johnson Jr.