Philadelphia Man Charged With Escape From Reentry Center

Philadelphia Man Charged With Escape From Reentry Center

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Feb. 18, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Antonio Persinger, 32, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Indictment with escape from The Kintock Group Residential Reentry Center, located at 301 E. Erie Avenue, Philadephia, on Nov. 13, 2013, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison, three years supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the United States Marshals and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Arlene Fisk.

1An Indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA

Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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