联邦监狱囚犯被控杀害同监室友：新泽西州 Fairton 监狱命案时隔一年多起诉
美国新泽西州 Fairton 联邦惩教所一名囚犯被控谋杀同监室友。美国司法部新泽西区联邦检察官 Robert Frazer 宣布，39岁的 William Vontrail Johnson（来自俄克拉荷马州 Oklahoma City）被以一项谋杀罪名刑事起诉，并于11月5日在 Camden 的联邦法院首次出庭，案件由联邦治安法官 Elizabeth A. Pascal 受理。
据法庭文件与庭上陈述，2025年3月4日，联邦监狱管理局官员发现 Johnson 的室友倒在血泊中、失去反应，没有呼吸和脉搏。官员当即施救，室友被送往医院，次日（3月5日）被宣告死亡。尸检后，法医病理学家认定死者死于头部、颈部和胸部的穿刺伤，死亡方式为他杀。
调查期间，联邦调查局 FBI 探员讯问了 Johnson。据检方文件，Johnson 称自己先试图勒死室友，发觉对方再次呼吸后又以多种方式行凶，包括用铅笔刺入对方眼睛。案发时，Johnson 正因儿童性贩运罪服刑，该刑期由俄克拉荷马西区联邦地区法院判处。
这项单一谋杀罪名最高可判终身监禁，并处最高25万美元罚款。检方强调，刑事起诉书中的指控只是指控，Johnson 在被证明有罪之前被推定无罪。
联邦检察官 Frazer 感谢 FBI 纽瓦克办公室探员的调查工作，并感谢联邦监狱管理局特别调查处提供的协助。此案由助理联邦检察官 Jason Richardson 与 Jeffrey Bender 在 Camden 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部新泽西区联邦检察官办公室）
Federal Prison Inmate Charged With Murdering His Cellmate at Fairton Prison in New Jersey
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, has been charged with murdering another inmate, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer for the District of New Jersey announced. William Vontrail Johnson, 39, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was charged by criminal complaint with murder and made an initial appearance on November 5, 2026, in Camden federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Pascal.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, on March 4, 2025, Bureau of Prisons officials found Johnson's cellmate unresponsive and lying in a pool of blood, not breathing and without a pulse. Officials began lifesaving measures and the victim was transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on March 5, 2025. An autopsy concluded that the victim died from puncture wounds of the head, neck, and chest, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
During the investigation, FBI special agents interviewed Johnson. According to the filings, Johnson said he first tried to choke the victim to death and, when the victim began breathing again, tried to kill him in other ways, including using a pencil to stab the victim through the eye. At the time of the murder, Johnson was serving a sentence for child sex trafficking imposed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
The single count of murder carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The charges and allegations in the complaint are merely accusations, and Johnson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
U.S. Attorney Frazer credited FBI special agents in Newark, under Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy, with the investigation, and thanked the Bureau of Prisons' Special Investigation Services for its assistance. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Richardson and Jeffrey Bender of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey)
来源：美国司法部新泽西区联邦检察官办公室
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