Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to the following 98 individuals: · David Alan Aldridge – Odessa, TX Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine; possession of equipment, chemicals, products and materials to manufacture methamphetamine; possession of a detectable amount of methamphetamine; purchasing more than nine (9) grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine during a 30 day period (six counts); Western District of Texas Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $35,000 fine (Aug. 13, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months’ imprisonment, and unpaid balance of the $35,000 fine remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Marvin D. Anthony, Sr. – Camden, AR Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base; Western District of Missouri Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (Nov. 19, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment.
· Darnell C. Billings – Dolton, IL Offense: Distribution of 50 or more grams of cocaine base; Central District of Illinois Sentence: Life imprisonment (May 25, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment.
· Kevin Bivins – Niagara Falls, NY Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; use of a communication facility to commit a drug trafficking offense (eight counts); Western District of New York Sentence: 168 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 11, 2002); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (on remand) (July 18, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Edward Lionel Blake – Houston, TX Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting; Southern District of Texas Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (Nov. 24, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Wallace Bourgeois, Jr. – LaPlace, LA Offense: 1. Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base ("crack"); Eastern District of Louisiana 2. Wire fraud; Eastern District of Louisiana Sentence: 1. 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 7, 2010) 2. 12 months’ imprisonment (concurrent); three years’ supervised release (concurrent) (Apr. 28, 2010) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Damon Brightman – Goose Creek, SC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of South Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 22, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment.
· Shane Derek Brown – Key West, FL Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; Southern District of Florida Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jan. 28, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· James Holman Browning, Jr. – Mebane, NC Offense: Conspiracy: Distributed cocaine base ("crack"); distributed crack (two counts); Middle District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Dec. 19, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Mark Lamont Byrd – St. Louis, MO Offense: Possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of cocaine base; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base; Eastern District of Missouri Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 19, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· David Carroll – Arlington, VA Offense: Distribution of crack cocaine (seven counts); distribution of cocaine (two counts); possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; Eastern District of Virginia Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 9, 1995) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Derrick Dante Clark – Cocoa, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; Middle District of Florida Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 25, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Kevin Wayne Daniels – Austin, TX Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; felon in possession of a firearm; Western District of Texas Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 23, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to 175 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Israel John Patrick Davis – Oklahoma City, OK Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance; District of North Dakota Sentence: 204 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jan. 22, 2009); amended to 163 months’ imprisonment (Jan. 25, 2016) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2017.
· Anthony D. Dorsey – Kansas City, MO Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing cocaine base in an amount of 50 grams or more; Western District of Missouri Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 23, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Juan Antonio Duenas – San Antonio, TX Offense: Possess with intent to distribute, more than 50 grams of methamphetamine; Southern District of Texas Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 24, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Charlton Oriaso Esekhigbe – Missouri City, TX Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Texas Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 17, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · John Aundo Gamble – Myrtle Beach, SC Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; using, carrying and possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; District of South Carolina Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Aug. 31, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Miguel Garcia – Perley, MN Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; District of North Dakota Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 28, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Ignatizo Giuliano – Fort Lauderdale, FL Offense: Knowingly conspiring with other persons to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; Middle District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (November 4, 1991) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Stephen Runea Glenn – Houston, TX Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Southern District of Texas Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 14, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Arandal Derrick Goodley – Midland, TX Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base "crack"; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base "crack"; laundering of monetary instruments (15 counts); aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments (four counts); Western District of Texas Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 22, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Stephen Joseph Graham – Cumming, GA Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Northern District of Georgia Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 17, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Wayne Gross – St. Louis, MO Offense: Unlawful user of controlled substances while in possession of firearms; possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Missouri Sentence: 248 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (Apr. 2, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Robert Sedillo Gutierrez – Roswell, NM Offense: 1. Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers; District of New Mexico 2. Supervised release violation (attempt to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine); District of New Mexico Sentence: 1. 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (August 7, 2006) 2. 18 months’ imprisonment; two years’ supervised release (concurrent) August 7, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment.
· Ishon D. Hardin – Knoxville, TN Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; Eastern District of Tennessee Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 24, 2001); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (Aug. 16, 2010) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Robert A. Hearn – Springfield, IL Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five or more grams of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (crack); Central District of Illinois Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Mar. 16, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Jamar Henry – Springfield, IL Offense: Possession of five or more grams of cocaine base "crack" with the intent to distribute; Central District of Illinois Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Sept. 2, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Ferlandis Urben Herod – Memphis, TN Offense: 1. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; 2. Supervised release violation (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine); 1. Middle District of Tennessee; 2. Western District of Tennessee Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment; 2. 24 months’ imprisonment (consecutive); 10 years’ supervised release (1. July 14, 2005; 2. Dec. 19, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 264 months’ imprisonment.
· Olynthia Louise Hinton – Chester, SC Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of South Carolina Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 15, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· James Holmes – Nashville, TN Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base; Northern District of Alabama Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 16, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Antonio Hood – Lancaster, SC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of South Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 2, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
· William D. Hoopingarner – Marshall, IL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine (mixture); Southern District of Indiana Sentence: 168 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Apr. 25, 2008); amended to 135 months’ imprisonment (Jan. 12, 2016) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Donnie Keith Howell – Goldsboro, NC Offense: Conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base; Eastern District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Mar. 13, 1995) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Andre M. Huggins – Bear, DE Offense: Distribution of cocaine (two counts); conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine; maintaining a dwelling to distribute cocaine; money laundering (two counts); District of Delaware Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 21, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Tony Orlando Hughes – Newport News, VA Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base; distribute cocaine base (22 counts); distribute cocaine (two counts); possession of firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (eight counts); possess with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts); Eastern District of Virginia Sentence: 2,616 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 29, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Virgilio Jimenez – Manhattan, NY Offense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base ; District of Rhode Island Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Mar. 23, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Alphonso Johnson – Orlando, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Middle District of Florida Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (July 2, 1999) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Gerald Jerome Johnson – Jamestown, ND Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; District of North Dakota Sentence: Life plus 25 years’ imprisonment (Oct. 10, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment.
· Tony O’Neal Johnson – Mexia, TX Offense: Possession with intent to distribute at least five grams of cocaine base (three counts); Western District of Texas Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release, $3,000 fine (June 22, 2005); amended to 210 months’ imprisonment (May 16, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, and unpaid balance of $3,000 fine remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Charles Jermaine Keitt – Orangeburg, SC Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine, and a quantity of marijuana; District of South Carolina Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Sept. 23, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 151 months’ imprisonment.
· Jaleel Abdul Lafi, III – Hopkins Park, IL Offense: Distribution of five or more grams of cocaine base ("crack") (three counts); distribution of 50 or more grams of cocaine base ("crack"); possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking crime; Central District of Illinois Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 17, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Bobby Earl Lee – St. Petersburg, FL Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime; Middle District of Florida Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment (Sept. 16, 1994) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Edward Monroe Little – Maiden, NC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine and cocaine base; possessing with intent to distribute, a quantity of cocaine base, and aiding and abetting; Western District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 10, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· John Lockett – Houston, TX Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (two counts); Southern District of Texas Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (Sept. 26, 1997) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017 and unpaid balance of the $5,000 fine remitted.
· Alberto Lopez – Gardner, MA Offense: Conspiracy to possess heroin and cocaine base with intent to distribute; possession of heroin with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin; possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and distribution, aiding and abetting (three counts); District of Massachusetts Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (June 4, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Rico Mayo – Benicia, CA Offense: Possession of five or more grams of cocaine base; use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Eastern District of California Sentence: 420 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (February 9, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· James A. McKines – Las Vegas, NV Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP); possession with intent to distribute PCP; interstate travel in aid of racketeering; Western District of Missouri Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $40,000 fine (Nov. 2, 1989) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Otis McRay – Satsuma, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base; distribution of 5 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); Middle District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Nov. 26, 2001) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Terrance Ramon Merritt – Fort Walton Beach, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and marijuana; possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a detectable amount of MDMA and a detectable amount of marijuana; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Northern District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 15, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Thomas Lee Miller – Emmons, MN Offense: Manufacturing or attempt to manufacture five grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protected location after having a prior felony drug conviction; Northern District of Iowa Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 16 years’ supervised release (Dec. 18, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Jose Flores Molina – Nampa, ID Offense: Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; District of Idaho Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release, $3,000 fine (Jan. 30, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Ernest Moore, Jr. – Tuskegee, AL Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); carrying a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense; Middle District of Alabama Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 17, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Michael Howard Motes – Wilmington, NC Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and amphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and amphetamine; Northern District of Georgia Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $10,000 fine (June 30, 1999) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment and unpaid balance of the $10,000 fine remitted.
· Randall C. Moyer – Salt Lake City, UT Offense: Attempted manufacture of 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine; District of Utah Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,729.97 restitution (July 25, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, and unpaid balance of $2,729.97 restitution obligation remitted, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Francisco Navarro – San Diego, CA Offense: Importation of heroin; possession of heroin with intent to distribute; Southern District of California Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 11, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 168 months’ imprisonment.
· David Neighbors – Evansville, IN Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and less than 500 grams of cocaine hydrochloride; distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Southern District of Indiana Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Dec. 17, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Larry Anthony Nesby – Cairo, IL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts); Southern District of Illinois Sentence: Life imprisonment; $400 fine (Oct. 3, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Rasheed Jamal Olds – Kansas City, KS Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine; conspiracy to launder money; District of Kansas Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (May 7, 1997); amended to 360 months’ imprisonment (Oct. 18, 2011) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Robert O’Neal – Fort Lauderdale, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine (two counts); Southern District of Florida Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 24, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Antonio D. Patrick – Halls, TN Offense: Possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine; Western District of Tennessee Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Oct. 11, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Harold Eugene Patton – Morganton, NC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 19, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 235 months’ imprisonment.
· George Pearson, Jr. – Clearwater, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Middle District of Florida Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 2, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Anthony Pender – Laurel, MD Offense: Possession of a firearm by convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; District of Maryland Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (December 4, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Bobby Clarence Perry – Commerce, GA Offense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana; Northern District of Georgia Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (Sept. 13, 1999) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Reisa Lynn Pettiette – Athens, TX Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to possess a listed chemical knowing it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; possession of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance; possession and distribution of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance; possession of an unregistered firearm; use, carrying, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Eastern District of Texas Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Oct. 16, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Brett Rolland Poore – Austin, TX Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting; Western District of Texas Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Sept. 23, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Lesean Roberts – Euclid, OH Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride; Northern District of Ohio Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 22, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
· Darrell E. Robinson – Sacramento, CA Offense: Conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base; Eastern District of California Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (August 4, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Charles McKinley Russell, Jr. – Brentwood, MD Offense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; District of Maryland Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1 fine (May 18, 1999) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Ronnie Dean Shelton – Floyd, VA Offense: Possession of more than five grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; Western District of Virginia Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Nov. 19, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Alicia Siller – Coleman, TX Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams or methamphetamine and aiding and abetting; use of a person under 18 years of age in drug operations and aiding and abetting; Northern District of Texas Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (Oct. 24, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Leon Smallwood – Alton, IL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (three counts); felon in possession of a firearm; Southern District of Illinois Sentence: Life imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $2,500 fine (Oct. 2, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Michael Anthony Smith – Charlottesville, VA Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Virginia Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $500 fine (Oct. 23, 1997) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Nov. 26, 2016.
· Oscar A. Smith, Jr. – North Charleston, SC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base ("crack"); District of South Carolina Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 18, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Terrence Tyron Smith – Richmond, KY Offense: Distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine); Eastern District of Kentucky Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (March 7, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 172 months’ imprisonment.
· Tyrone Lamont Smith – New York, NY Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; Western District of Virginia Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 12, 1995) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Mervin Spencer – Hahnville, LA Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (two counts); Eastern District of Louisiana Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 13, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment.
· Gary Don Starnes – Warsaw, MO Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Eastern District of Missouri Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (January 6, 2010) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Damian Roman Steplight – Dale City, VA Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; Eastern District of Virginia Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 25, 2002) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment.
· Brandon Terrell Stevenson – Gainesville, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of a mixture and substance containing cocaine and more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; Northern District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 30, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Edwin Reginald Straughter – Hobe Sound, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; Southern District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 20, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 360 months’ imprisonment.
· Carlos Stuckey – Apopka, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 10, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Michael Dewayne Tensley – Marianna, FL Offense: Distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base; Northern District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 27, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Jeffery James Terrell – Jasper, AL Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base; Northern District of Alabama Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 15, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Feb. 24, 2017.
· Lenthius D. Thomas – Ocala, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; Middle District of Florida Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 24, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Stanley D. Thomasson – Poplar Bluff, MO Offense: Used/carried firearms during drug trafficking crime (two counts); possession of Schedule II narcotic controlled substance (three counts); Eastern District of Missouri Sentence: 421 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (April 5, 1994); amended to 397 months’ imprisonment (June 9, 2015) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Danny Demar Turner – Madison, WI Offense: Distribution of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (crack cocaine) (three counts); Western District of Wisconsin Sentence: 210 months’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release (Aug. 12, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Hayzen Turner, Jr. – Adamsville, AL Offense: Distribution of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (three counts); distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base, cocaine hydrochloride and marijuana; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense; felon in possession of a firearm (three counts); Northern District of Alabama Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Dec. 18, 2007) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months’ imprisonment.
· Mark Walker – Jasper, MO Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine; Western District of Missouri Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Aug. 15, 2005) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment. · Kevin Washington – Owensboro, KY Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and 500 grams or more of cocaine; aiding and abetting knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (three counts); Western District of Kentucky Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 18, 2004) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on May 1, 2017.
· Kevin Washington – Oxford, NC Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack); Eastern District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 11, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Robert Wettstain – Beaver Dam, KY Offense: Conspiracy to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting knowingly and intentionally possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine (two counts); Western District of Kentucky Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 15, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Daryl Wilkes – Virginia Beach, VA Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine base and cocaine; knowingly and intentionally distribute cocaine base (20 counts); knowingly possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts); knowingly and intentionally distribute cocaine (eight counts); knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute cocaine (two counts); Eastern District of Virginia Sentence: 952 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 16, 2004); amended to 780 months’ imprisonment (October 4, 2006); amended to 480 months’ imprisonment (May 2, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment.
· Anthony K. Williams – Indianapolis, IN Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (mixture); possession of cocaine; Southern District of Indiana Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $500 fine (April 4, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on Oct. 27, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Donald Jamal Wilson – Huntington, WV Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and quantities of cocaine and heroin; intentionally make available for use, with or without compensation, an apartment for the purpose of storing cocaine base and heroin (two counts) ; Southern District of West Virginia Sentence: Life imprisonment (Mar. 24, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 188 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· Bradley Lee Winters – Mason City, IA Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine; Southern District of Iowa Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 18, 2009) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 240 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
· William Abel Yates – Durham, NC Offense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 24, 1998) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 300 months’ imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.
Source: US Department of Justice
