Baltimore Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Federal Correctional Officers After Four-Day Trial

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At the Time of the Assault, the Defendant was Awaiting Resentencing for Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery and Kidnapping in the District of Maryland.

Baltimore, Maryland - After a four-day jury trial, a federal jury has convicted Igor Yasinov, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, of four counts of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees, Inflicting Bodily Injury.

The conviction was announced by Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; Clinton J. Fuchs, United States Marshal for the District of Maryland; and Carolyn J. Scruggs, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

According to the evidence presented at his trial, on November 16, 2021, Igor Yasinov assaulted multiple members of the correctional staff at the Chesapeake Detention Facility ("CDF") causing several injuries. CDF is a pretrial detention facility located in Baltimore, Maryland, that, in November 2021, exclusively housed federal inmates awaiting the disposition of criminal cases in the District of Maryland, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States Marshal Service ("USMS") and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ("DPSCS"). DPSCS employs correctional officers to effectuate the goals and directives of USMS.

The assaults began after Yasinov broke a control center window within the facility with a broom stick and sustained minor injuries. Yasinov was transported to the medical unit for treatment by members of the correctional staff, during which time he made threats of violence to the escorting correctional officers. After receiving medical treatment, Yasinov was transported to a segregation unit. Though initially cooperative, Yasinov became irate and refused the orders of the correctional officers when he learned that he was not returning to his original housing unit.

Yasinov refused to lock into his cell. As correctional officers attempted to escort him into the cell, he began to fight them and swept the leg of one correctional officer, causing her and other officers to fall to the ground. During that time, correctional officers were able to apply leg irons to Yasinov's legs to prevent further attacks and carried him to his cell. While in the cell, Yasinov continued to fight the officers. Eventually, Yasinov relented, and allowed officers to remove the leg irons. They ordered Yasinov to face the cell wall to allow the group to exit the cell individually. Yasinov was told to remain facing the wall until all officers had exited and the door to the cell was closed.

As the last officer attempted to exit the door, Yasinov charged the group, slamming his body into them. Yasinov continued to flail on the floor, kicking officers and attempting to strike them with his hands. As a result of Yasinov's actions, several of the officers sustained bodily injuries, including one officer sustaining a fractured tibia, and three other officers sustaining injuries to their heads, necks, backs, and limbs.

Yasinov faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for each count of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees, Inflicting Bodily Injury. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties and a federal district judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. United States District Judge Julie R. Rubin has scheduled sentencing for February 20, 2025, at 11 a.m.

U.S. Attorney Barron commended USMS for their work in the investigation. Mr. Barron thanked Assistant United States Attorney Michael Aubin and Special Assistant United States Attorney Jacob Gordin, who are prosecuting the federal case.

For more information on the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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Updated October 25, 2024