VIRGINIA ( DC News Now ) — A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) lieutenant and nurse were found guilty for their involvement in an inmate’s death nearly four years ago.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) said 49-year-old Lt. Shronda Covington and Registered Nurse 53-year-old Tonya Farley – both of whom are from Chesterfield – were working at the Federal Correctional Institution at Petersburg on Jan. 9, 2021.
Covington failed to ensure a 47-year-old inmate “W.W.” was given necessary medical care, even though she knew he had a “serious medical need.”…