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A federal inmate who was already serving a life sentence for sex trafficking of children has been sentenced to an additional 30 years in federal prison for murdering his former cellmate, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson sentenced Jeremy Mack, 50, to an additional 30 years and five months in federal prison and $3,000 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his former cellmate, Stephen Cannada, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute.
Mack was already serving a life sentence after the Northern District of Ohio found him guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and drug trafficking, sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion and witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
“This additional sentence underscores our office’s commitment to ensuring accountability, even within the walls of a federal prison,” said Tom Wheeler, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, in the announcement. “The sentence imposed reflects the gravity of this crime, and we hope it brings a sense of justice and closure to the family and loved ones of Mr. Cannada.”
According to court documents, on Sept. 3, 2021, correctional officers responded to an inmate duress alarm in the general population housing unit. When the officers arrived at the cell, they found Mack standing near the door with the lights off. After instructing Mack to turn on the light, officers immediately saw blood on Mack’s hands and forearms.
They then saw Mack’s cellmate, Cannada, lying in a pool of blood on the floor.
The officers attempted CPR and other life-saving measures, but medical staff later pronounced Cannada dead.
According to court documents, the medical examiner ruled that Cannada had died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Prisons investigated the case.
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