Moris Flores, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Virginia 2020

An inmate at United States Penitentiary-Lee County (USP Lee) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a fellow inmate in an assault that occurred in January 2020.

Moris Flores, 32, a member of MS-13, admitted today that he and another inmate, Angel Guevara, attacked victim ‘AZ,’ a member of the Mexican Mafia, with metal shanks and closed fists.

The assault occurred on January 15, 2020, when Flores and Guevara entered the prison cell with the intent to commit murder. According to court documents, three other inmates – Carlos Almonte, Julio Chavez, and German Hernandez – surrounded the cell and held the door closed, preventing others from interfering with the attack.

Victim ‘AZ’ sustained multiple stab and puncture wounds as a result of the attack. Flores faces up to life in prison on the conspiracy to commit murder charge.

“Violence within our federal prison system simply will not be tolerated and we will do all we can to continue to closely partner with the FBI and Bureau of Prisons to investigate and prosecute those who continue to break the law inside such facilities,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Bubar.

The FBI is investigating the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lena Busscher and Danny Murphy are prosecuting it.

Flores’ co-conspirators, Carlos Almonte, Julio Chavez, German Hernandez, and Angel Guevara, have all been charged for their roles in the assault.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant/Respondent Real Full Name: Moris Flores; Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Attempting to Commit Murder, Being an Inmate in Possession of a Prohibited Object; City and State: Abingdon, Virginia; Exact Date: January 15, 2020; Sentence or Outcome: Up to life in prison; Dollar Amounts: None.

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