Inmate at FCI Berlin Sentenced to an Additional 9 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing a Weapon

CONCORD - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Berlin was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a weapon in prison, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Kareem Davis, 23, was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty. Pursuant to federal law, the 9 month prison term must be served consecutive to the 108 month prison term Davis is presently serving for a kidnapping which occurred in the District of Columbia in 2020.

"The defendant is a criminal who was undeterred from committing crime by his original sentence. Instead, he possessed a weapon in federal custody not just once, or twice, but a total of three times," said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. "Rather than focusing on rehabilitation during his time at FCI Berlin, the defendant continued to put others in danger. The sentence imposed by the Court should serve as a warning to other federal defendants that you cannot threaten the safety of other inmates or the prison staff without consequences."

On May 3, 2023, Davis was searched for weapons while serving an ongoing sentence at FCI Berlin. Davis admitted to corrections officers that he possessed a "shank," and correctional officers subsequently recovered a toothbrush sharpened to a point, with a handle fashioned out of latex gloves from Davis. This was the third incident where Davis was found to be in possession of a weapon while in federal custody.

FCI-Berlin's Office of the Special Investigative Supervisor led the investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Scanlon prosecuted the case.

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