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Video: Commuting 46 Prisoners Sentences

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The list of the 46 are below:

Jerry Allen Bailey, Charlotte, North Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to violate narcotics laws (crack) (Western District of North Carolina)
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 2, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Shauna Barry-Scott, Youngstown, Ohio
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Ohio)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 18, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Larry Darnell Belcher, Martinsville, Virginia
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute marijuana (Western District of Virginia)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Dec. 15, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

John L. Houston Brower, Carthage, North Carolina
Offense: Distributed cocaine base (“crack”) (Middle District of North Carolina)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 22, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Nathaniel Brown, Orange Park, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine (more than five kilograms) and cocaine base (more than 50 grams); distribution of cocaine base (two counts) (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 1, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Norman O’Neal Brown, Hyattsville, Maryland
Offense: Distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing a detectable amount cocaine base (crack), aiding and abetting (five counts); possess with intent distribute quantity of mixture or substance containing detectable amount of cocaine base (crack), aiding and abetting (District of Maryland)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 15, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Joseph Burgos, Chicago, Illinois
Offense: Distribution of cocaine; use of a communication facility in the commission of a felony (Northern District of Illinois)
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $200,000 fine (Sept. 2, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Clarance Callies, San Antonio, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base (“crack cocaine”); possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base (“crack cocaine”) (Western District of Texas)
Sentence: 240 months imprisonment; 8 years’ supervised release (Mar. 25, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Anthony Leon Carroll, Tampa, Florida
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; 5 years’ supervised release (Sept. 3, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Juan Diego Castro, Laredo, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a quantity in excess of five kilograms of cocaine (Southern District of Texas)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 1, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Joe Louis Champion, Houston, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack); aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 376.9 grams of cocaine base (crack) (Southern District of Texas)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $4,000 fine (June 19, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015, and the remaining balance of the fine remitted.

Cedric Culpepper, Orlando, Florida
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; 4 years’ supervised release (Nov. 15, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Walter R. Dennie, Gary, Indiana
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine (two counts) (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 25, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Steven D. Donovan, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; interstate travel to promote distribution of cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Eastern District of Wisconsin)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 16, 1992)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Romain Dukes, Chicago, Illinois
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, “crack”; distribution of cocaine base, “crack” (two counts) (Southern District of Iowa)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 1, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Tony Lynn Hollis, Knoxville, Tennessee
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 26.5 grams of cocaine base (Eastern District of Tennessee)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (June 8, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Alex William Jackson, Mineral, Virginia
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; 60 months’ supervised release (Dec. 22, 1999); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (June 25, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Jackie Johnson, Townsend, Delaware 
Offense: Possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a cocaine base (District of Delaware)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 30, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Jerome Wayne Johnson, Fort White, Florida
Offense: 1. Cultivation of marijuana plants (Middle District of Florida)
2. Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 marijuana plants (Northern District of Florida)
Sentence: 1. 60 months’ imprisonment, 5 years’ supervised release (June 25, 2003)
2. 20 years’ imprisonment, concurrent to sentence imposed above, 10 years’ supervised release (May 27, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Willie C. Johnson, Steele, Missouri
Offense: The defendant did knowingly conspire to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base; the defendant did knowingly distribute cocaine base; the defendant did knowingly possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base (Eastern District of Missouri)
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 18, 2005); amended to 168 months’ imprisonment (Feb. 12, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Mark Anthony Jones, Boynton Beach, Florida
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 28, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Roy Larry Lee, St. Petersburg, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (enhanced penalty); distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (two counts) (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 3, 1990)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Kenneth Lorenzo Lewis, Charlottesville, Virginia
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Nov. 17, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Douglas M. Lindsay II, Newberry, South Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and cocaine base (District of South Carolina)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Dec. 20, 1996); amended to 293 months’ imprisonment (Mar. 4, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Kevin Matthews, James Island, South Carolina
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (District of South Carolina)
Sentence: 232 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 11, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Marlon McNealy, St. Petersburg, Florida
Offense: Conspiracy to commit racketeering (two counts); conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; knowingly and intentionally distributing 50 grams or more of cocaine base (three counts) (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 18, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Brian Nickles, New Orleans, Louisiana 
Offense: Distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base (two counts) (Eastern District of Louisiana)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 28, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Jermaine Lee Osborne, Roanoke, Virginia 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 2, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Marcus H. Richards, Miami, Florida 
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 50 grams of cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 13, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Patrick Roberts, Detroit, Michigan 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances (Eastern District of Michigan)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 8, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Bryant Keith Shelton, Kissimmee, Florida
Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Apr. 1, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Ezekiel Simpson, St. Louis, Missouri 
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Eastern District of Missouri)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 3, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Katrina Stuckey Smith, Montrose, Georgia 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Middle District of Georgia)
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (July 20, 2000); amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (Apr. 2, 2008).
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

James Marion Stockton, Martinsville, Virginia 
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
Sentence: 420 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 27, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire November 10, 2015.

Bart Stover, Ashland, Ohio
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine; use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of drug trafficking offense, aiding and abetting (Northern District of Ohio)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 12, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Robert Earl Thomas Jr., Houston, Texas
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (Eastern District of Texas)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (June 29, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Bruce Todd, Atlanta, Georgia 
Offense: Distribution of at least 50 grams of crack cocaine (Northern District of Georgia)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Mar. 3, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Jeffery Jerome Toler, Pensacola, Florida 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (June 13, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Donald Vanderhorst, Charleston, South Carolina
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: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 15, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

James Nathan Walton, Thibodeaux, Louisiana 
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Louisiana)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sept. 16, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Telisha Rachette Watkins, Charlotte, North Carolina 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Oct. 25, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Dunning Wells, Fort Myers, Florida 
Offense: Unlawful possession of a firearm; distribution of a quantity of cocaine; possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (Middle District of Florida)
Sentence: 502 months’ imprisonment; six years’ supervised release (Feb. 20, 1992)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Kimberly A. Westmoreland, Columbus, Ohio
Offense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base; carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime (Southern District of Ohio)
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jan. 21, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

James Rufus Woods, Leasburg, North Carolina
Offense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”) (Middle District of North Carolina)
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 23, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

John M. Wyatt, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Offense: Possession with intent to distribute marihuana (Southern District of Illinois)
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $500 fine (Aug. 30, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.

Robert Joe Young, Joppa, Alabama 
Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine; possession with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine; use of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine; carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; endeavoring to influence and impede the administration of justice (Northern District of Alabama)
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 5 years’ supervised release (Dec. 16, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015.



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