SCRANTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Isiah Robinson, age 36, formerly of Maryland, and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Canaan, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on February 23, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Robinson admitted to assaulting another inmate with a sharpened piece of metal commonly known as a “shank.” The charge stems from an incident in October 2020, at the institution, at which time Robinson stabbed another inmate twice. The victim inmate’s wounds were not life-threatening but required outpatient treatment at a hospital.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Prisons Special Investigative Service. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for the charge is ten years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
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