Former FCI Gilmer teacher pleads guilty to smuggling methamphetamine into prison

Randolph J. Bernard Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia - Department of Justice
Randolph J. Bernard Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia - Department of Justice
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A former teacher at the Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Gilmer has admitted to smuggling methamphetamine and other contraband into the prison for an inmate. Jordyn Peters, 29, of Burnsville, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to providing a prohibited object in prison—methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Peters delivered methamphetamine to an inmate over a three-month period in 2024 while working at FCI Gilmer. In exchange for these deliveries, she received $4,000.

Peters could face up to 20 years in federal prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

“Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.”

“The Department of Justice Office of Inspector General investigated.”

“U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.”



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