An inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for attacking a federal officer earlier this year, after allegedly brandishing a razor blade fashioned into a makeshift handle and then punching, biting and striking the officer repeatedly. Malik Alleyne, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury before receiving the 30-month sentence.
According to WKYT, the assault happened in January after Alleyne became disruptive inside his cell at the eastern Kentucky federal prison. When officers ordered him to stop, the station reports, Alleyne brandished a razor blade that had been fashioned into a plastic handle.
Attack Involved Punching, Biting and Striking
The station's report details how the confrontation escalated from there, with Alleyne attacking an officer by punching, biting and striking the officer several times. The account does not identify the officer involved or detail the extent of any injuries sustained.
Word of the sentencing also circulated on social media, with the FBI's Louisville office posting on X that Alleyne was sentenced on October 13th to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to the two assault counts. The FBI Louisville post
echoed the same core details reported locally: Alleyne's age, the length of his sentence, and the nature of his guilty plea.
Case Adds to Scrutiny of Federal Prison Violence
The sentencing closes out a case that began with a violent episode inside one of the region's federal lockups, where assaults on correctional staff can carry serious additional prison time for inmates already serving sentences. Court records and further details about the officer's injuries, the judge who handed down the sentence, or the specific terms of Alleyne's plea deal were not made available in the reporting on this case.
