SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Manuel Maldonado-Martinez, age 33, of York, PA, was indicted on March 29, 2022, by a federal grand jury for the crime of Escape.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on March 9, 2022, while still serving a federal sentence imposed in connection with a prior federal conviction, Maldonado-Martinez escaped from custody by failing to return to the Scranton Pavilion Residential Reentry Center after having earlier left the halfway house on a work furlough.
This matter was investigated by the United States Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorney Jeffery St John is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is 5 years’ imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
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