Federal Inmate Sentenced for Possession of a Weapon

February 25, 2010 - INDIANAPOLIS—John C. Mabery, 28, an inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex, was sentenced to 24 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to possessing a weapon. The sentence will be served consecutive to his current sentence. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Prisons.

On March 21, 2009, a metal detector in the recreation area of the institution activated as Mabery passed through. Mabery was asked to pass through the detector a second time, and again the alarm was activated. Mabery was subjected to a search, and officers located a homemade weapon inside Mabery’s clothing. The weapon was a metal object, approximately 8½ inches in length, sharpened to a point, and had cloth attached to the opposite end to serve as a handle.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Warden, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge McKinney also imposed two years supervised release following Mabery’s release from prison.