Fresno man accused of throwing meth to prison’s yard indicted
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno man accused of throwing methamphetamine packages into a prison yard in Mendota was indicted, according to the United States Department of Justice on Thursday.
According to court documents, 33-year-old Scott Wheelen of Fresno arrived on May 1 at the Federal Correctional Institution Mendota wearing a facemask, a baseball cap and a hoodie to conceal his identity. Then, in broad daylight, the man ran to the prison fence and tossed four packages into the prison’s recreation yard. He was apprehended when trying to flee. The packages contained over three pounds of methamphetamine.
According to the criminal complaint, none of the inmates who were in the recreation yard retrieved the packages that were thrown.
If convicted, the DOJ says the suspect could face a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison, along with a $1 million fine.
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