United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut
10/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2026 16:48
Chinese National Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Escaping from FCI Danbury
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that XIAOQIN YAN, 32, a citizen of China, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 10 months of additional imprisonment for escaping from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury (FCI Danbury).
According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 10, 2024, Yan escaped from the Federal Satellite Low facility at FCI Danbury where she was serving a federal prison sentence imposed in the Middle District of Alabama for arson and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.
Yan was apprehended on December 10, 2024, and has been detained since her arrest. On April 10, 2026, she pleaded guilty to escape from the custody of the Attorney General.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Danbury Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anastasia E. King.
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