PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of McKees Rocks, PA, has been
sentenced in federal court to 24 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of
escape from custody, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the
sentence on Devon Johnson, age 29.
According to information presented to the court, on August
31, 2016, the defendant escaped from the Renewal, Inc. Residential Reentry
Center, where he had been confined pursuant to a judgment and commitment order
of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia..
Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Hornak stated that the
sentence was sufficient but not greater than necessary to achieve the goals of
sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorney Tonya Sulia Goodman
prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the United States
Marshals Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of
Johnson.
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