ALEXANDRIA, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph
announced that a Pollock prisoner pleaded guilty Monday to possessing an
improvised weapon.
Jihad Chase, 36, an inmate at U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock,
Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dee. D. Drell to one count
of possessing contraband in prison. According to the guilty plea, Chase was
found in possession of an improvised weapon, commonly referred to as a “shank,”
on April 25, 2017 while at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock. The weapon in
Chase’s possession was an object, sharpened to a point, approximately 6.5
inches in length, and prohibited on prison grounds.
Chase faces up to five years in prison, three years of
supervised release and a $250,000 fine. The court set the sentencing date for
October 16, 2018.
The FBI and U.S. Bureau of Prisons conducted the
investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Forrest T. Phillips is prosecuting the case.
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