1 year ago
37
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three radical person been arrested pursuing an probe into the decease of a correctional serviceman astatine the U.S. Penitentiary successful Atwater, national prosecutors announced Tuesday.
On Aug. 9, 2024, a correctional serviceman astatine U.S. Penitentiary Atwater opened that missive and minutes aboriginal began to consciousness ill. After valuation by aesculapian staff, helium was subsequently taken to the infirmary wherever helium passed away.
According to tribunal documents, betwixt July 15, 2024, and Aug. 9, 2024, 35-year-old Jamar Jones, an inmate astatine USP Atwater; 35-year-old Stephanie Ferreira of Evansville, Indiana; and 37-year-old Jermen Rudd III of Wentzville, Missouri, conspired to present narcotics into U.S. Penitentiary Atwater for Jones to sell.
Talbert says arsenic portion of that scheme, Jones and Ferreira had Rudd message a missive laced with narcotics to Jones that was fraudulently labeled arsenic ineligible mail.
An probe into the decease of a correctional serviceman led to the arrests of the 3 defendants connected Tuesday, who are charged by transgression ailment with conspiring to administer controlled substances and introducing narcotic drugs to an inmate astatine the U.S. Penitentiary successful Atwater, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Another correctional serviceman besides fell sick aft coming into interaction with the narcotics-laced letter, but aboriginal recovered.
Following the arrests, Ferreira is acceptable to beryllium arraigned connected the ailment successful the Southern District of Indiana, portion Rudd volition beryllium arraigned connected the ailment successful the Eastern District of Missouri. Jones volition look adjacent week successful tribunal successful Fresno for his archetypal appearance, officials say.
