A 27-year-old Houston resident was sentenced to two years in federal prison for assaulting a federal correctional officer in Three Rivers, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas on July 28.
Melvin Jones pleaded guilty to the assault on April 16.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ordered Jones to serve two years consecutive to his existing sentence. Two years of supervised release will follow the sentence.
On Sept. 25, 2025, while Jones was incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution in Three Rivers, a federal correctional officer attempted to search Jones after suspecting he possessed a contraband cell phone, a news release said.
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When the officer went to retrieve the cell phone, Jones resisted and repeatedly punched the officer in the head and neck, the news release said.
Other officers intervened, restrained Jones and separated him from the officer.
The officer suffered abrasions and soreness to the head and neck.
During court proceedings, the court heard additional evidence that Jones had been involved in three additional altercations with other incarcerated people after entering his plea of guilty, the news release said.
Jones has been and will remain in custody.
Felicity Guajardo covers breaking news and public safety. Contact her at felicity.guajardo@caller.com.
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