Danbury Inmate Pleads Guilty to Possessing Weapons

DANBURY, CT — An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to possession of contraband in a federal prison.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 8, 2018, Julian de Jesus Castillo, 35, possessed a razor blade and a 7.5 inch piece of flat metal that had sharpened edges and a point at one end. The razor blade was discovered taped to the underside of Castillo’s assigned bunk and the metal blade was concealed at the base of a pillar adjacent to Castillo’s bunk. The objects were designed or intended to be used as weapons, according to a statement from the U.S. State's Attorney's Office.

Castillo is scheduled be sentenced on Dec. 19, 2019, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.

This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.