Federal inmate sentenced to life for murdering cellmate in Terre Haute prison

Federal inmate gets life for cellmate’s murder

Joshua T. Mebane, 29, of Silver Spring, Maryland, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for first degree murder. Mebane pleaded guilty in open court on Oct. 23, 2024, and was sentenced this week.

Former Inmate in Terre Haute Gets Another Life Sentence

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.–A former inmate at the Federal Correctional Facility in Terre Haute has received another life sentence, this time for killing his cellmate at the facility in 2016. Joshua Mebane, 29, of Maryland was already serving a 45-year sentence for murder in Washington, D.C., when he strangled his cellmate, Michael Tucker, in January 2016, two days after Tucker was moved into the cell. According to a new release from the Dept. of Justice,…

DOJ: inmate confessed to killing cellmate at Terre Haute facility

A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of killing another inmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute.

Federal inmate sentenced to life for murdering cellmate in Terre Haute prison

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WAWV/WTWO) — An inmate already serving multiple life sentences has been sentenced to life in prison again after he murdered his cellmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The murder happened in January of 2016, and Joshua T. Mebane, 29, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pled guilty to the crime in October of 2024. "On January 26, 2016, inmate Michael Tucker moved into Mebane’s cell…

Inmate gets life sentence for murder at U.S. prison in Terre Haute

A federal inmate already serving multiple prison terms for murder has received a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for killing a fellow inmate, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Federal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Cellmate at Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex

A Maryland man has been sentence to life in prison for murdering his cellmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute in October of 2024. 29-year-old Joshua Mebane of Silver Spring, Maryland had previously pled guilty to First Degree Murder for the asphyxiation death of Michael Tucker. According to court documents, Mebane was serving a 45-year sentence in Terre Haute for first degree murder in the District of Columbia. Mebane was also…