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Former RCI Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Assault Inmate
A former corrections officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., has pleaded guilty to conspiring to assault an inmate. Tyson Hinckle, 41, admitted to participating in the assault of an inmate, identified by the initials K.D., on March 9, 2008. Hinckle, a 9-year veteran of the Maryland correctional system, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years of incarceration.
According to court documents, Hinckle admitted to conspiring with other officers to assault K.D. in order to punish him for striking an officer during a prior shift. The assault was part of a pattern of violence against inmates at RCI, where officers from three consecutive shifts would beat inmates who had previously assaulted officers.
Hinckle also admitted to trying to cover up his involvement in the assault, along with other officers. His sentencing is scheduled for April 7, 2014, before U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar.
Edwin Stigile, a former lieutenant at RCI, pleaded guilty to destroying evidence related to the assault of the inmate. Stigile, 45, faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2014.
Reginald Martin, another former RCI correctional officer, pleaded guilty to failing to intervene and stop the assault of the inmate. Martin, 42, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years of incarceration. His sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2014.
The investigation into the assault of the inmate is ongoing, led by the Frederick Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Special Litigation Counsel Forrest Christian and Trial Attorney Sanjay Patel of the Civil Rights Division, with the assistance of Michael Cunningham of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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