United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut
04/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/10/2026 15:10
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Escaping from FCI Danbury
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that XIAOQIN YAN, 32, a citizen of China, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to escape from the custody of the Attorney General.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 10, 2024, Yan escaped from the Federal Satellite Low facility at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury (FCI Danbury) where she was serving a federal prison sentence imposed in the Middle District of Alabama for arson and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.
Yan was apprehended on December 10, 2024, and has been detained since her arrest.
Judge Dooley scheduled sentencing for July 21, at which time Yan faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.
This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Danbury Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anastasia E. King.
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