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Virginia Federal Prison Escape
According to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, four detainees escaped early Saturday from a federal prison camp near Hopewell, Virginia (BOP). At approximately 1:45 a.m. Saturday, inmates Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis, and Kareem Allen Shaw were reported missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg’s satellite camp, according to the agency.
The BOP referred to the escape as a “walkaway” in the news release, but no other details were provided. According to the BOP, the US Marshals Service, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies are assisting in the search for the four individuals.
#breaking Virginia federal prison escape Prison escape: Manhunt starts for 4 inmates in Virginia – CNN,Authorities search for 4 Virginia prisoners who escaped minimum … Four inmates escaped early Saturday from a federal prison camp in Hopewell, Virginia, according to a news rel
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Who Are They?
Corey Branch
Branch, 41, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the Eastern District of Virginia for fentanyl possession with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a handgun.
Travares Lajuane Graham
Graham, 44, was sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base, as well as possessing a handgun in furtherance of a narcotics trafficking offense, in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Lamonte Rashawn Willis
Willis, 30, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possessing and concealing a stolen handgun and possessing a firearm by a convicted felon in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Kareem Allen Shaw
Shaw, 46, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison in the Western District of Virginia for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a quantifiable quantity of heroin.
Anyone with information can contact the US Marshals Service at (804) 545-8501.