West Virginia federal inmate sentenced for assaulting correctional officer

CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A federal inmate has been sentenced for assaulting a correctional officer.

According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Dwight Foster, age 50, a federal inmate formerly housed at United States Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills was sentenced Tuesday to 78 months in prison for assaulting a correctional officer.

After a two-day trial in October 2023, a jury found Foster guilty of assault of a correctional officer involving physical contact and possession of a weapon, according to Ihlenfeld.

According to court documents and statements made in court, during a search of Foster’s cell, officers found a prison-made weapon.

When a correctional officer attempted to seize the object, Foster struck the officer with his fist.

Foster will serve three years of supervised release once his prison sentence is complete.