The Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of
Maryland and the FBI announced that Josh Hummer, a sergeant at the
Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., was convicted
today by a federal jury of obstructing justice during the investigation
of an assault against an inmate.
Hummer faces a statutory maximum of 20 years when he is sentenced by
U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar. The assault against the inmate
occurred on March 9, 2008.
In related cases, Judge Bredar has accepted guilty pleas from former RCI
officers Ryan Lohr, Dustin Norris, Tyson Hinckle, Reginald Martin,
Michael Morgan, Edwin Stigile, Lanny Harris, Philip Mayo, Jeremy
McCusker, Walter Steele, Keith Morris and Robert Harvey. Two former RCI
officers previously pleaded guilty in state court.
Two current or former RCI officers still face federal charges in
connection with this incident. The officers, who are presumed innocent
until proven guilty, will stand trial in February.
The investigation by the Fredrick Resident Agency of the FBI is
ongoing. The case is being prosecuted by Special Litigation Counsel
Forrest Christian and Trial Attorneys Christine Siscaretti and Sanjay
Patel for the Civil Rights Division.
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