Eulogio Banda-Chavez, Assault, Louisiana 2019

Three inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex in Pollock, Louisiana, have been sentenced for their involvement in two separate incidents.

Eulogio Banda-Chavez, 29, and Gerardo Ramirez, 33, were each sentenced to prison time for assaulting another inmate.

On June 28, 2019, Banda-Chavez and Ramirez beat another inmate about his head and body with their fists and feet, causing serious bodily injuries. The incident was recorded on a prison surveillance camera focused on the recreation yard.

Both inmates admitted to committing the offense and pled guilty on September 24, 2020. At the time of the offense, Banda-Chavez was serving an 18-month sentence for illegal reentry of a removed alien after felony, while Ramirez was serving a 168-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Banda-Chavez was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release. Ramirez was sentenced to 45 months (3 years, 9 months) in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release.

Meanwhile, William Joseph Vincent, 30, was sentenced to 27 months (2 years, 3 months) in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release for possessing contraband in prison. On October 15, 2019, a correction officer performing a routine pat search of Vincent found an illegal prison shank hidden in his front pants pocket. Vincent was serving a 92-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin at the time of the offense.

The FBI and BOP conducted these investigations, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Shannon prosecuted the cases. The incidents highlight the ongoing issues of violence and contraband in federal prisons.

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