BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for assaulting four correctional officers at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in 2021. Igor Yasinov, 35, was found guilty of four counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, inflicting bodily injury. Acting U.S. Attorney Phil Selden, U.S. Marshal Clinton J. Fuchs, and Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs made the announcement.

According to trial evidence, Yasinov broke a control center window with a broomstick on November 16, 2021, causing minor injuries to himself. He then threatened correctional officers while being transported to the medical unit. After receiving treatment, Yasinov was taken to a segregation unit where he became irate when he learned he wasn’t returning to his previous housing unit. He refused to lock or return to his cell and fought with correctional officers, causing one to fall to the ground. Eventually, officers were able to restrain Yasinov and carry him to his cell. He continued to fight until he eventually relented and allowed officers to remove the leg irons.

When officers attempted to leave the cell, Yasinov charged at them, slamming his body into them. He continued to flail on the floor, kicking and attempting to strike officers. Several officers sustained injuries, including a fractured tibia and injuries to the head, neck, back, and limbs.

Yasinov was originally awaiting resentencing for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery and kidnapping. The Chesapeake Detention Facility is a pretrial detention facility located in Baltimore, Maryland, and housed federal inmates awaiting the disposition of criminal cases in the District of Maryland at the time of the incident.

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