Inmate Possessed Prohibited Cell Phone And Shank
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that McCurtain County resident Nickey Lynn Anderson, age 36, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release for two counts of Possessing Contraband In Prison. The charges arose from an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Indictment alleges that on or about Oct. 16, 2018, the Defendant, an inmate of a prison, knowingly possessed a cell phone and shank, both prohibited objects, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1791(a)(2) et al. The shank was a long piece of metal sharpened to a fine point on one end, with cloth wrapped around the opposite end to form a handle.
Anderson had been in federal custody at the time of the offense as a result of an indictment alleging that he had been in possession of a firearm and ammunition after having received felony convictions. Anderson was sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment for that offense in November of 2018. His 30 month term will run consecutively to the previous sentence.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Heatherman represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
