FCI Schuylkill Inmate Charged With Possession Of Prohibited Objects

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Antwan Edward Johnson, Jr., age 27, of North Carolina, was indicted on April 28, 2026, by a federal grand jury on charges of possession of a prohibited object in prison.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Johnson, while an inmate at the Federal Correction Institution Schuylkill (FCI Schuylkill), in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, possessed a cell phone and a six-inch sharpened plastic weapon with a cloth handle on January 10, 2026.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Sarah R. Lloyd is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is six years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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