A former inmate of the United States Penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for a brutal assault on a correctional officer.
A jury found JOSEPH VAN SACH, 50, guilty of the offense on March 15, 2022, following a seven-day trial in federal court in Rockford.
According to evidence presented at the trial, on April 2, 2019, while in custody at USP Thomson, Van Sach forcibly assaulted a correctional officer who was engaged in the performance of his official duties.
Van Sach made physical contact and inflicted bodily injury to the officer, leaving him shaken and in need of medical attention.
US District Judge John Robert Blakey imposed the sentence after a hearing in federal court in Rockford, handing down a harsh punishment to the former inmate.
The sentence was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Robert W. “Wes” Wheeler, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI.
The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jessica Maveus and Vincenza L. Tomlinson, who worked tirelessly to bring Van Sach to justice for his heinous crime.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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