Corey Jones, a 48-year-old inmate from New York, has been handed down a sentence of an additional 46 months in federal prison for issuing threats against a federal law enforcement officer. This sentence is to run consecutively with his current incarceration, which began as a result of assaulting federal officers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma said.
The incident that led to this new sentence occurred on March 25, 2025, while Jones was behind bars at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. It was there that he threatened to "stab and murder" an FTC prison guard. Jones has a noted pattern of criminal violence; beyond this threat, he was in custody for assaulting federal officers in New York and Illinois, as detailed in public records.
A federal grand jury formally charged Jones with threatening a federal law enforcement officer on April 16, 2025. By September 4, Jones had entered a guilty plea, admitting to his intent to "assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer by stabbing him to death."
During the February 18 sentencing, U.S. District Judge Jodi W. Dishman saw fit to extend Jones' prison stay, citing his "pattern of criminal behavior while incarcerated," which includes the two prior assaults. "To protect the public from further crimes by Jones," Judge Dishman stated, emphasizing the sentence's intent to safeguard, rather than solely punish, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma.
The prosecution of this case was spearheaded by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Hale after an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Special Investigative Service. For those seeking additional information, references to public filings are available.
