United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results of a multi-year cooperative effort by federal law enforcement to prosecute criminal offenses originating from the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Coleman) in Sumter County, Florida. Since 2021, the Ocala Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office has prosecuted a wide range of criminal charges from the prison. These crimes include first/second degree murder; assault with the intent to commit murder; forcible assault on corrections staff; possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute; sexual assault of an inmate by staff; possession of contraband; receipt of a bribe by a public official; and deprivation of civil rights under the color of law.

The efforts by federal law enforcement recently culminated in a March 2024 operation at the prison that resulted in the recovery of contraband (cellphones, homemade weapons, and controlled substances). At least two inmates and a visitor to the facility have been charged as a result of that operation.

Among the individuals prosecuted for offenses at the prison since 2021 are the following:

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