JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center in Philipsburg, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, and immediately following, was sentenced to two months in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Zhivrago McBride, 38, pleaded guilty to the indictment before United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson.
In connection with the guilty plea, on Aug. 17, 2018, McBride possessed a seven-inch sharpened piece of metal attached to an ink pen.
Assistant United States Attorney Arnold P. Bernard, Jr. prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Mr. Brady commended the Laurel Highlands Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, Special Investigative Staff, for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of McBride.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
