USP McCreary Inmate Sentenced for Attempted Murder

LONDON, Ky. -Mufid Elfgeeh, 42, was sentenced on Tuesday to 230 months by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for attempted murder.

While serving a 270-month sentence for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, United States Penitentiary McCreary staff observed Elfgeeh stabbing his cellmate. Elfgeeh, upset that BOP had not complied with his request for a private cell, used an improvised weapon to stab his cellmate dozens of times as he ignored numerous verbal commands to stop the attack. Elfgeeh continued the stabbing through three uses of OC spray, OC vapor grenades, multiple foam/rubber baton rounds, pepper balls, and hornet nest munitions. Elfgeeh was only stopped when staff outfitted with protective gear breached the cell, restrained him, and removed the weapon.

A jury convicted found Elfgeeh guilty of the attempted murder charge on April 29, 2026, following a two-day trial.

Jason Parman, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; and Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Louisville Field Office, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Pearce Nesbitt prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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