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Schuylkill inmates face drug, weapons charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two inmates from Schuylkill Federal Correctional Facility have been charged.

Juawan Davis, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was indicted on Aug. 12, by a federal grand jury for possession of a weapon and controlled substances while an inmate in a federal correctional facility.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on Nov. 14, 2024, Davis, an inmate at Schuylkill Federal Correctional Facility, possessed a sharpened plexiglass weapon with a tape handle, THC, and Buprenorphine.

The United States Attorney’s Office also announced that Devin Lopez-Dominguez, 25, an inmate at the Schuylkill Federal Correctional Facility, Minersville, was indicted on Aug. 12, by a federal grand jury for possession of a weapon in a federal correctional facility.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on Dec. 22, 2024, Lopez-Dominguez possessed a prohibited object, a sharpened aluminum weapon.

The cases was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The maximum penalty for these offenses is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.