Inmate gets 6-12 more years for throwing feces at guards

William Figueroa, 36, was sentenced yesterday in Sullivan County Court to the added time for his conviction on three counts of aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate.
Figueroa has been in prison since 1992 on drug sale and attempted robbery charges. He has racked up more than 60 disciplinary charges in prison as he serves a five-to-15-year sentence.
He was eligible for release in May 2007.
On Dec. 21, 2005, Figueroa, already in the Special Housing Unit at the Sullivan Correctional Facility, threw feces at a correction officer.
Then he threw feces at the correction officer who tried to clean up the first mess. Then he threw feces at a correction officer who was escorting a nurse on rounds.
On Oct. 18, a jury convicted Figueroa in all three assaults.
Yesterday, Judge Frank LaBuda gave Figueroa consecutive two-to-four-year terms on each count, for a total six to 12 years added onto the time he has already served.