Conway Jan 6 insurrectionist Peter Stager set for early release from federal prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas Jan. 6 insurrectionist is a step closer to being released from federal prison.

U.S. Bureau of Prisons records show that 44-year-old Peter Stager of Conway has been transferred to a halfway house near Dallas, Texas. A spokesperson for the bureau said inmates are usually transferred to a reentry facility approximately 17 to 19 months before their expected release date.

Prison records list Stager as having an Oct. 21, 2024 release date after being sentenced in July 2023. He was sentenced to a 52 month prison term after pleading guilty to assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

At his 2023 sentencing, Stager, who had been in jail since his Jan. 14, 2021 arrest, received credit for the 30 months he had served. This meant he had 22 months left to serve at his July sentencing, which would result in a May 2025 release.

When asked about the seven-month gap between the October and May dates, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson explained that while they could not speak on the specifics of inmate confinement, they could confirm that inmate sentences are reduced based on good behavior for each year of confinement and the successful completion of programs designed to prevent recidivism such as drug abuse prevention, job training and mental well-being programs.

Stager was also fined $2,100 at his sentencing and assigned to 36 months of probation after his release.

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