KANSAS CITY, KS—Juan Pedro Valdez, 22, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kan., is charged with one count of possession of a homemade knife (a shank), a prohibited object. If convicted, Valdez faces a maximum of five years. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Smith is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
The federal grand jury also returned the following indictments:



