Danbury Inmate Sentenced to 2 More Years in Prison for Weapons

DANBURY, CT — A U.S. District judge in Hartford today sentenced a Danbury Federal Correctional Institution prisoner to two more years for weapon possession, according to a release from the U.S. District Attorney's Office in Connecticut.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 8, 2018, Julian De Jesus Castillo, 35, while an inmate at FCI Danbury, 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 bunk and the metal blade was concealed at the base of a pillar adjacent to his bunk. The objects were designed or intended to be used as weapons.

On Sept. 24, 2019, Castillo pleaded guilty to possession of contraband in a federal prison.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anastasia E. King.