U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced
that Louiz Pena-Hermosillo, age 26, appeared before U.S. District Judge
Lawrence L. Piersol on September 20, 2012, and pled guilty to one count of a
superseding indictment that charged him with escape. The maximum penalty upon
conviction is five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine.
In March 2012, Pena-Hermosillo left the
confines of the Yankton Federal Prison Camp and was picked up by a woman parked
in a car near the camp. The two went to a local hotel, and the defendant later
sneaked back into the prison camp.
The investigation was conducted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ann M. Hendrickson.
A pre-sentence investigation was
ordered, and a sentencing date was set for December 5, 2012. The defendant was
returned to custody pending sentencing.
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