Authorities are looking for four inmates who escaped from a federal jail in Virginia this weekend, officials said. Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw disappeared from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg satellite camp in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, FOX 5 reported from Washington DC. . Hopewell is located approximately 20 miles from Richmond, Virginia, the state capital.
An investigation is underway
The detainees were reported missing by the U.S. Prison Bureau, which said the detainees were removed from the minimum security facility. No other details were given about their escape. CALIFORNIA SMASH-AND-GRAB AT MACY’S HAPPENS IN THE SAME COMMERCIAL WHERE TENS OF ROBBERS LEAVE NORDSTROM LAST YEAR This photo provided by the Federal Prison Office shows from left, Corey Bans and Tavares Lahuan Graham. Federal officials say Branch and Graham were found missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg satellite camp in Hopewell, Va., On Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Federal Bureau of Prisons via AP) The U.S. military, the FBI and local law enforcement agencies immediately notified the missing detainees and an internal investigation has been launched into how they escaped, FOX 5 reported.
The crimes
According to the report, one of the detainees was serving a drug-related sentence, one was serving a firearms sentence, while the other two were serving sentences for both drugs and firearms-related offenses. VIOLENT CRIMES IN INCREASE IN 2022, AFTER THE PREVIOUS INCREASED INCREASE OF MURDER Shaw, 46, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for conspiracy to sell heroin. Willis, 30, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possession and concealment of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. This photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons shows left-hand Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw. Federal officials say Willis and Shaw were found missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg satellite camp in Hopewell, Va., On Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Federal Bureau of Prisons via AP) Branch, 41, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for intent to distribute fentanyl. He was also convicted of a felony in possession of a firearm. Graham, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of cocaine and weapons charges. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION The U.S. Department of Defense encourages anyone with information on their whereabouts to call (804) 545-8501.
