ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) — A Missouri Man has learned his fate after being convicted for the death of an employee at the federal prison in Atwater.<\/p>\n
39-year-old Jermen Rudd III was sentenced to just over six years in prison for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and introducing a controlled substance into prison.<\/p>\n
In August of 2024, The US Attorney’s Office says Marc Fischer and a second officer became sick after coming in contact with a narcotics laced letter in the prison’s mail room.<\/p>\n
Fischer died at the hospital.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say the letter contained two varieties of a lab-created drug known as “Spice,” which can come in liquid form.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Rudd mailed the letter laced with drugs so inmate Jamar Jones could sell them in prison.<\/p>\n
Indiana resident Stephanie Ferreira was also named a co-conspirator in the case.<\/p>\n
Rudd pleaded guilty in January of this year.<\/p>\n
Jones and Ferreira remain in custody for a trial set for this September.<\/p>\n
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