A Boston man pleaded guilty on July 23, 2026, in federal court to escaping from a residential re-entry center where he was serving the remainder of his federal sentence for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
Tyreek Hall, 23, entered the plea before U.S. Senior District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, who scheduled sentencing for Oct. 15, 2026. Hall had been charged with escape in February 2026.
According to charging documents, Hall was sentenced in May 2024 in the District of Massachusetts to 46 months in prison after being convicted of illegally possessing ammunition while on parole as a convicted felon. In July 2025, he was transferred from a correctional institution to a residential re-entry center in Boston to serve out his remaining sentence.
Hall worked as a part-time vehicle cleaner during his time at the re-entry program. On Sept. 7, 2025, around 11 p.m., staff conducted a breathalyzer test when Hall returned from work; he tested positive and refused both another breathalyzer and urinalysis test. After being allowed back into his living quarters, Hall returned to the front desk at approximately 11:56 p.m., exited through the front door and did not return—prompting authorities to consider him an active escapee until apprehension.
The statute under which Hall is charged allows for up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentences are determined by federal district court judges according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutory factors.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Acting U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts Dennis Matulewicz announced the plea agreement; assistance came from Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police Department while Assistant U.S. Attorney John Dawley prosecuted the case for the Organized Crime and Gang Unit.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts enforces federal laws including those related to national security threats and civil rights violations across all state residents with over 200 attorneys and staff working out of facilities such as Boston’s John Joseph Moakley United States Federal Courthouse as well as branch offices in Springfield and Worcester; it also advances community initiatives on civil rights and violence prevention as part of its role within the United States Department of Justice, according to its official website.