On December 5, 2023, after a one-day trial, a Cumberland County jury convicted Dwayne Hill of Aggravated Assault (Attempting to Cause Serious Bodily Injury) and Aggravated Assault (Causing or Attempting to Cause Bodily Injury). The charges stem from an incident at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill. On June 28, 2021, Hill, who was an inmate at SCI Camp Hill, attacked a corrections officer by stabbing him with a pencil. The victim sustained minor injuries. Hill is facing a twenty-five (25) year mandatory minimum sentence as this is his third conviction for a crime of violence. Hill has prior criminal convictions for homicide and robbery.
This case was prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Courtney Hair LaRue and by Trooper Shawn Barry of the Pennsylvania State Police in Carlisle.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 23, 2024 in front of the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker.