Grimy Times Exclusive: In a shocking display of violence, 37-year-old Thomas Waters, a federal prison inmate, has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for assaulting and causing bodily injury to three federal corrections officers at the United States Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
According to court documents, the assault occurred on January 18, 2023, while Waters was being counseled for a rule violation. The evidence presented at a three-day trial revealed that Waters repeatedly struck one corrections officer in the head with his fists, disarmed the officer of his service baton, and used it to strike the officer in the head. When additional corrections officers responded to assist, Waters bit two other corrections officers.
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam stated that the evidence presented at trial clearly showed Waters’ guilt in this heinous crime. ‘The evidence presented at trial revealed a clear pattern of violence and aggression exhibited by Waters towards the corrections officers,’ Karam said.
At the sentencing hearing, Judge Malachy E. Mannion ordered that Waters’ 168-month sentence run consecutively to the federal sentence that Waters was already serving at the time of the assault. This means that Waters will spend a total of 14 years in prison for his crimes.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Special Investigative Services component within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffery St John and Tatum R. Wilson prosecuted the case.
Waters’ sentence serves as a stark reminder of the dangers faced by corrections officers every day. As Grimy Times continues to investigate and report on the inner workings of the federal prison system, it is clear that violent crimes such as this will not be tolerated.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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