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Two Indicted over Alleged Methamphetamine Delivery at FCI Hazelton

Shaquana Gary and FCI Hazelton inmate Robert Polk face up to 20 years in prison following a federal indictment.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:02 a.m. ET
On August 10, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia announced that Shaquana Gary, 40, of Greenville, South Carolina, and Robert Polk, 47, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton, were indicted on federal prison contraband charges. According to official records, Gary attempted to deliver methamphetamine to Polk during prison visitation. Gary was with one count of providing a prohibited object to a prison inmate, and Polk was with one count of possession of a prohibited object by an inmate. If convicted, each faces up to 20 years in prison. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey stated that introducing contraband threatens safety inside federal prisons. Charges are allegations and both defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law; the case remains open.

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