Dyshawn Fisher, a 29-year-old resident of Troy, New York, has pled guilty to escaping from the Horizon House Residential Reentry Center on October 1, 2024. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and David L. McNulty, United States Marshal for the Northern District of New York.
Fisher's legal troubles began on November 25, 2020, when he was sentenced in federal court to 75 months in prison after pleading guilty to several felonies. These included possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. On October 10, 2023, while serving his sentence, Fisher was transferred by the Bureau of Prisons to Horizon House in Albany.
On October 1, 2024, Fisher left Horizon House without approval and remained at large until his arrest on October 17, 2024, in Cohoes, New York.
Fisher is scheduled for sentencing by United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci on April 2, 2025. He faces a maximum term of five years in prison and could be fined up to $250,000. Additionally, he may receive a term of supervised release lasting up to three years. Sentencing will consider the statute violated as well as U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
The case is being investigated by the United States Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin S. Clark.