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Ahoskie Man Gets 17 Years for Stabbing Jail Guard
Raleigh, N.C. – In a shocking act of violence, Troy Lamont Powell, 32, a/k/a ‘Gutter,’ was sentenced to 210 months in prison for stabbing a jail guard with a 6-inch metal shank while in custody on pending federal charges.
According to court documents, Powell was being held at the Franklin County Detention Center under contract with the United States Marshals Service on December 30, 2019, when he struck a jail guard in the rib cage with the makeshift weapon. The guard had offered Powell tissues just moments before the attack.
The shank was later recovered from Powell during a search of his clothing. Powell continued to make threatening statements to other jail guards before being transported to another jail.
‘Any type of assault on a law enforcement officer cannot be tolerated,’ said United States Marshal Michael East. ‘This case is exceptionally egregious because the detention officer was just trying to assist Mr. Powell, and the attack was completely unprovoked.’
‘We will aggressively prosecute any federal inmate who has a weapon or who attacks a guard,’ said Acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker, III. ‘Such behavior is totally contrary to our system of justice and the rule of law.’
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshals Service (USMS), and the Kinston Police Department, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura S. Howard prosecuting the case. U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III presided over the sentencing.
Powell had previously pled guilty to the charges on April 28, 2021. The case number is 4:18-CR-00073-D, and related court documents can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for the case number.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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