Monongalia County Man Indicted for Failing to Report to Federal Prison

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Mansfield Davis, 67, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has been charged with failing to surrender for a federal sentence.

According to the filed indictment, Davis was sentenced to 82 months for a child pornography charge in the Northern District of West Virginia. He was ordered to report to serve his sentence on October 4, 2024. Davis didn't report to the facility and was arrested on October 15, 2024 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Davis faces up to 10 years in federal prison. If convicted, a federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christie Utt is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.