Federal Prisoner Indicted for Assaulting Correctional Officer at FCI Herlong

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single count indictment today against Hewer Berlany Santos, 29, of Los Angeles, charging him with assaulting a federal officer, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on or about Aug. 21, 2023, Santos assaulted a federal correctional officer while the officer was working at a United States federal prison located in Herlong, California. The assault caused the officer bodily injury.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Haddy Abouzeid is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum statutory penalty of twenty years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.