<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=12kEzF_0vjaWzUo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=12kEzF_0vjaWzUo00" width="1320" height="743" >WELCH, W.Va. (WCHS) — An inmate at a federal prison in West Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing weaponry in the form of two handcrafted blades, commonly referred to as "shanks," prosecutors said.Savion Garcia, 24, an inmate at the McDowell Federal Correctional Institution, faces up for five years in prison, three years of supervised release time an a $250,000 after prison staff found the weapons in a cell, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.The news release said Garcia admitted to possessing the shanks and said they were designed and intended to be used as weapons.Prosecutors said a random search at FCI McDowell conducted in October 2023 revealed two shanks about 6 inches in length.Sentencing for Garcia is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2025.</div></body>

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Inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon at federal prison in West Virginia

WELCH, W.Va. (WCHS) — An inmate at a federal prison in West Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing weaponry in the form of two handcrafted blades, commonly referred to as \"shanks,\" prosecutors said. Savion Garcia, 24, an inmate at the McDowell Federal Correctional Institution, faces up for five years...

WELCH, W.Va. (WCHS) — An inmate at a federal prison in West Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing weaponry in the form of two handcrafted blades, commonly referred to as "shanks," prosecutors said. Savion Garcia, 24, an inmate at the McDowell Federal Correctional Institution, faces up for five years...