Demoreal Killebrew, Possession of a Weapon by an Inmate, West Virginia 2024

BECKLEY, W.Va. - A federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell has been sentenced to prison for possessing a weapon. Demoreal Killebrew, 26, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 29, 2023, an FCI McDowell staff member conducted a search of Killebrew and found a handcrafted weapon commonly known as a 'shank' in his left shoe. The shank was a metal rod approximately five and one-half inches long, with a sharpened point on one end and a plastic cap on the other end as a handle.

Killebrew admitted to possessing the shank, and further admitted that it was designed and intended to be used as a weapon. United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Sentencing was imposed by Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber. Today's prison sentence will follow Killebrew's current term of incarceration, with the term of supervised release to commence upon Killebrew's release from prison.

Assistant United States Attorneys Timothy D. Boggess and Brian D. Parsons prosecuted the case.

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 No. 1:24-cr-108.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/inmate-sentenced-prison-possessing-weapon-fci-mcdowell-2