Baltimore Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Correctional Officers

Baltimore, MD – A federal jury convicted Igor Yasinov, 35, of four counts of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees, Inflicting Bodily Injury. The verdict was announced October 24 following a four-day trial.

The conviction was announced by Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; Clinton J. Fuchs, U.S. Marshal for the District of Maryland; and Carolyn J. Scruggs, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

According to the press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, Igor Yasinov assaulted multiple members of the correctional staff at the Chesapeake Detention Facility on November 16, 2021, causing several injuries.  At the time of the incident, the facility exclusively housed federal inmates awaiting the disposition of criminal cases pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States Marshal Service and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.  

“We frequently count on our state and local partners to help the U.S. Marshals Service house our detainees,” said Clinton Fuchs, U.S. Marshal for the District of Maryland. “As such, we want to do everything we can to protect the correctional officers who help us protect the community.”  

“The outcome of this case comes as a result of overwhelming evidence collected throughout the investigation,” said Mathew Silverman, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of Maryland. “We hope the victims find solace in a guilty verdict.”

Yasinov faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for each count of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees, Inflicting Bodily Injury. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin has scheduled sentencing for February 20, 2025, at 11 a.m.