Berks County man indicted by jury for possessing weapon in federal prison | Reading Area

READING, Pa. – A Berks County man was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly possessing a weapon while imprisoned in 2025.

Ramsee Munoz, 35, of Reading, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of possessing contraband in prison, according to officials.

The indictment alleges that Munoz, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institute Schuylkill, possessed a weapon, specifically a 6- and 1/3-inch metal object, sharpened on both sides with one side being serrated, on September 18, 2025, in Schuylkill County, according to a news release.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. 

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 5 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine, according to officials.