{"id":3001,"date":"2015-12-18T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:56:31","slug":"five-can-do-members-received-clemency-out-of-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/five-can-do-members-received-clemency-out-of-95\/","title":{"rendered":"7 CAN-DO Members Receive Clemency 12\/18\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congratulations to Sharanda Jones, Ramona Brant, Angie Jenkins, Billy Dekle, and Charles Cundiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Five CAN-DO members on our website and three members not on the site received clemency on 12\/18\/2015. \u00a0We are elated for them and their families who can now start the healing process to overcome the suffering that has claimed too many lives and impacted too many memories.<\/p>\n

Update: Ramona Brant will leave the Brooklyn Detention center on Feb 1st.
\nCAN-DO sent Angie Jenkins $500 to go toward a computer and we recommend that you watch the following video of the day she was released from prison after 17 years – grab a tissue: Angie’s Freedom Day<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramona Brant – Serving Life for Crack Cocaine<\/a>
\nSharanda Jones – Serving Life for Crack Cocaine<\/a>
\nAngie Jenkins – Serving 30 years for Meth
\n<\/a>Charles Cundiff – Serving Life for Pot\u00a0<\/a>
\nWilliam “Billy” Dekle – Serving Life for Pot<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional clemency recipients who are not on the site include:
\nDianne Demar<\/a>
\nBillie Marie Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n

List of recipients below – to read more about the 95 go to USA TODAY<\/a><\/p>\n

THE WHITE HOUSE
\nOffice of the Press Secretary
\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nDecember 18, 2015<\/p>\n

President Obama Grants Commutations and Pardons<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals.<\/p>\n

The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals:<\/p>\n

Donald Allen \u2013 Lynn Haven, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm during a felony drug offense (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life plus five years\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Aug. 17, 1998)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Royal Deandre Allen \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Southern District of Texas)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $17,500 fine (May 13, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.<\/p>\n

Sandra Avery \u2013 Sarasota, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base; possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (three counts); possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine; possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jan. 3, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jose Aviles \u2013 Chicago, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Apr. 23, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

George Andre Axam \u2013 Atlanta, GA
\nOffense: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (Northern District of Georgia)
\nSentence: 180 months\u2019 imprisonment; four years\u2019 supervised release (Jun. 12, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Ray Bennett \u2013 Hazlehurst, GA
\nOffense: Knowingly conspiring to distribute cocaine base (commonly known as \u201ccrack\u201d); knowingly possessing with intent to distribute and causing to be possessed with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (commonly known as \u201ccrack\u201d) (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 22, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Wendell Edward Betancourt \u2013 Washington, D.C.
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute \u201ccrack\u201d cocaine (Northern District of West Virginia)
\nSentence: 220 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Jun. 11, 2002)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Edward B. Betts \u2013 Carbondale, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana (Southern District of Illinois)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 27, 1992)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and eight-year term of supervised release commuted to two years of supervised release.<\/p>\n

Anthony Bosley \u2013 Spokane, WA
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (Eastern District of Washington)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jun. 13, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Ramona Brant \u2013 Freeport, NY
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 2, 1995)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Ivory Charles Brinson \u2013 Wabasso, FL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (Southern District of Florida)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 15, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Carolyn Yvonne Butler \u2013 San Antonio, TX
\nOffense: Armed bank robbery (three counts); using a firearm during a crime of violence (three counts) (Western District of Texas
\nSentence: 48 years\u2019 imprisonment; three years\u2019 supervised release; $1,200 fine; $3,339 restitution (Jul. 30, 1992)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Arnold Charles Cabarris \u2013 Victoria, VA
\nOffense: Distribution of cocaine base; conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Eastern District of Virginia)
\nSentence: 262 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 19, 1999)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Lee Carter \u2013 Okeechobee, FL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Southern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 21, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Sherman Dionne Chester \u2013 St. Petersburg, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin; distribution of cocaine (six counts); distribution of heroin (five counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Feb. 11, 1994)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Herbert Lee Christopher, Jr. \u2013 Cordele, GA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 4, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jawariel Coffie \u2013 Hollywood, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 5, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Michael Reese Coffman \u2013 Milton, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 21, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Oscar Cole, Jr. \u2013 Bessemer, AL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base and cocaine hydrochloride (Northern District of Alabama)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Sep. 21, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alex Contreras \u2013 Anchorage, AK
\nOffense: Drug conspiracy; distribution of a controlled substance (four counts); possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (four counts); using, carrying, possessing firearm during drug trafficking crime (three counts) (District of Alaska)
\nSentence: 481 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 11, 2002); prison sentence amended to 480 months\u2019 imprisonment (May 27, 2008)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Eddie Lee Cooks \u2013 Monroe, LA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (three counts) (Western District of Louisiana)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (May 24, 1994)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Lelus Crawford \u2013 St. Louis, MO
\nOffense: Distribution of cocaine base (\u201ccrack\u201d) (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (\u201ccrack\u201d) (Eastern District of Missouri)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jun. 15, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Dewayne Crompton \u2013 Bakersfield, CA
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Western District of Wisconsin)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (May 28, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Charles Frederick Cundiff \u2013 Altoona, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; attempt to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Jan. 8, 1992)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Thomas Daniels \u2013 Philadelphia, PA
\nOffense: Distribution of cocaine; distribution of cocaine base (“crack cocaine”) (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Jun. 26, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Joe Nathan Darby \u2013 Salters, SC
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute and distribution of five grams or more of crack cocaine (two counts); possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of crack cocaine (District of South Carolina)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 25, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alphonso Davis \u2013 Ridgeway, SC
\nOffense: Conspiracy to violate narcotic laws (crack) (Western District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 12, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

William Ervin Dekle \u2013 Lake City, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to import 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; importation of 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts); possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana (four counts) (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; four years\u2019 special parole (Jun. 7, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Dianne Demar — St. Petersburg, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute in excess of 100 grams of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (two counts); unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine (two counts); possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (Northern District of Georgia)
\nSentence: Life plus five years\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Dec. 13, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Eric T. Downs \u2013 Mansfield, OH
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Ohio)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (July 18, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Ernest R. Eads \u2013 Seneca, MO
\nOffense: 1. Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (Western District of Missouri
\n2. Felon in possession of firearms (Western District of Missouri)
\nSentence: 1. Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Mar. 7, 1997)
\n2. 12 months\u2019 imprisonment (consecutive) (Mar. 7, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentences commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Reginald Gerard Ennis \u2013 Mobile, AL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine (Southern District of Alabama)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 22, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Lee Fields \u2013 Dundee, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Jan. 16, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Pedro Figueroa \u2013 Philadelphia, PA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute controlled substance; distribution of controlled substance, aiding and abetting (three counts); possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, aiding and abetting (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release; $1,000 fine (Jul. 15, 2003)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Donald Lee Gill \u2013 Cincinnati, OH
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and aiding and abetting; carrying firearm during a drug trafficking crime (Eastern District of Kentucky)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Aug. 20, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Calvin C. Gillings \u2013 Chicago, IL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, \u201ccrack\u201d; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Southern District of Iowa)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 18, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Glenn D. Gold \u2013 Clarksville, TN
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm (Middle District of Tennessee)
\nSentence: Life plus 60 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 23, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alberto Gonzalez \u2013 Philadelphia, PA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine; distribution of 1,003 grams of cocaine (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 262 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (May 19, 2003)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Willie James Griffin, Jr. \u2013 Pensacola, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: 252 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $1,000 fine (Dec. 2, 1999); prison sentence amended to 240 months\u2019 imprisonment (Apr. 14, 2008)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016 and balance of the fine remitted.<\/p>\n

Doyle Grimes, Jr. \u2013 Miami, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: 292 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 8, 2003); prison sentence amended to 240 months\u2019 imprisonment (Dec. 5, 2014)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Hamlin, Jr. \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base, in excess of 100 grams of heroin, and a quantity of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of in excess of 100 grams of heroin
\n(Western District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Mar. 4, 1999)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Glenn A. Harris \u2013 Elizabeth City, NC
\nOffense: Distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base (crack) (Eastern District North Carolina)
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release; $2,100 restitution (Aug. 8, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the restitution obligation remitted.<\/p>\n

Lisa Harris \u2013 Arcadia, FL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base, crack cocaine; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, crack cocaine (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: 235 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 30, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Antorrian Adrionne Hawkins \u2013 Lilburn, GA
\nOffense: Felon in possession of a firearm; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (Eastern District of Michigan)
\nSentence: 300 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 12, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Eugene L. Haywood \u2013 Peoria, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (crack); possession of cocaine base (crack) (Central District of Illinois)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 12, 2002)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jerome A. Jackson \u2013 Washington, DC
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base: unlawful distribution of cocaine base (two counts) (District of Columbia)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 18, 1994)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Gloria Louise James \u2013 Fort Madison, IA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (Southern District of Iowa)
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 9, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Angie Jenkins \u2013 Klamath Falls, OR
\nOffense: Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; manufacture of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (District of Oregon)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Sep. 22, 1998); prison sentence amended to 324 months\u2019 imprisonment (Jan. 29, 2015)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Allen Johnson \u2013 Live Oak, FL
\nOffense: Distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 3, 2003)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Javon Tyrone Johnson \u2013 Saginaw, MI
\nOffense: Distribution of 50 grams or more of cocaine base (Eastern District of Michigan)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Sep. 30, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Mario Alonzo Johnson \u2013 Stockton, CA
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine (Eastern District of California)
\nSentence: 288 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Jan. 20, 1999)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Tommy Lynn Johnson \u2013 Athens, TX
\nOffense: 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 (two counts); possession and distribution of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance (two counts); use, carrying and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts); possession of an unregistered firearm (Eastern District of Texas)
\nSentence: 511 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 21, 2003); prison sentence amended to 481 months\u2019 imprisonment (Oct. 6, 2015)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Sharanda Purlette Jones \u2013 Terrell, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Texas)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 10, 1999)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Ryan O\u2019Neil Lansdowne \u2013 Haymarket, VA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (Eastern District of Virginia)
\nSentence: 292 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 20, 2000); prison sentence amended to 262 months\u2019 imprisonment (Apr. 28, 2009)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Chad Robert Latham \u2013 Tacoma, WA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to manufacture marijuana; manufacturing marijuana (Western District of Washington)
\nSentence: 180 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Jan. 18, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Ewell Lee \u2013 Bonifay, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine (actual) and more than 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 4, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Carlos Lopez \u2013 Lawrence, MA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base (four counts); possess and carry a firearm during a drug crime; possession of firearm by a prohibited person; possession of firearm with an obliterated serial number (District of New Hampshire)
\nSentence: 300 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 14, 2003)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Kevin McDonald \u2013 Lawrenceville, NJ
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base \u201ccrack\u201d (Eastern District of Virginia)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment (Oct. 17, 2005)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Terry Dennard McNeair \u2013 Lexington, NC
\nOffense: Possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) (Middle District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 18, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Michael McRae \u2013 Wadesboro, NC
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 22, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Juan Fernando Mendoza-Cardenas \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana (Northern District of Georgia)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jan. 28, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Billy R. Mercer, Jr. \u2013 Slapout, AL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; use\/carry firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (Middle District of Alabama)
\nSentence: 292 months\u2019 imprisonment; 72 months\u2019 supervised release (May 24, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alton D. Mills \u2013 Chicago, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base and cocaine and conspiracy to use communication facilities in the commission of drug trafficking offenses; use of communication facility to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (two counts); possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Illinois)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; (July 14, 1994)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alphonso Ravon Morrison \u2013 Lincolnton, NC
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute, a quantity of cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 7, 2001)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Matthew Murphy, III \u2013 Moreno Valley, CA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine (Western District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 360 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 13, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Darnell Jamar Nash \u2013 Ardmore, OK
\nOffense: Drug conspiracy (Eastern District of Oklahoma)
\nSentence: 264 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Mar. 18, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and 10-year term of supervised release commuted to three years of supervised release.<\/p>\n

Eric L. Orington \u2013 Danville, IL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of (crack) cocaine (Central District of Illinois)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $2,000 fine (Sep. 1, 1995)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Lynette Owens \u2013 Lehigh Acres, FL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute five or more grams of cocaine base, \u201ccrack cocaine\u201d (Middle District of Florida)
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; four years\u2019 supervised release (Jan. 22, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

David Padilla \u2013 Philadelphia, PA
\nOffense: Conspiracy; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment plus 60 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 18, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

LaShawn D. Patton \u2013 Cahokia, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; felon in possession of firearm; possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime (Southern District of Illinois)
\nSentence: 180 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 24, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and eight-year term of supervised release commuted to four years of supervised release.<\/p>\n

Donald Lamont Postell \u2013 Miami, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine (Western District of North Carolina)
\nSentence: 600 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $20,000 fine (Feb. 1, 1989)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.<\/p>\n

Lalanda Price \u2013 Wellington, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 29, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Lamar Roberson \u2013 Savannah, GA
\nOffense: Conspiracy; distribution of cocaine (two counts) (Southern District of Georgia)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Dec. 6, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Cordell Robinson \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Distribution of cocaine base (Southern District of Texas)
\nSentence: 262 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release; $5,000 fine (Apr. 21, 2000)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Amador Rodriguez \u2013 Chicago, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine (Northern District of Illinois)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; $25,000 fine (Apr. 24, 1991)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.<\/p>\n

Felix Roman, Jr. \u2013 Reading, PA
\nOffense: Possession of five grams or more of cocaine base \u201ccrack\u201d with the intent to distribute; possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 262 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 15, 2003)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Angel Sanchez \u2013 Atlantic Beach, FL
\nOffense: Possession with intent to deliver five or more grams of cocaine (crack); possession of a firearm during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release; $1,000 fine (Mar. 13, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.<\/p>\n

Timothy Bernard Sanchious \u2013 Richmond, VA
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, to wit: \u201ccrack\u201d (Eastern District of Virginia)
\nSentence: 204 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Dec. 16, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Michael Santoyo \u2013 Saginaw, MI
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (three counts) (Eastern District of Michigan)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 20 years\u2019 supervised release; $80,000 fine (May 24, 1993)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Wilbert L. Shoemaker \u2013 Tallulah, LA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and marijuana (Western District of Louisiana)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 2, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Marcus Stovall \u2013 Etowah, TN
\nOffense: Possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute (Eastern District of Tennessee)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 21, 2002)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Daron Benjamin Swygert \u2013 Gaston, SC
\nOffense: Possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base (District of South Carolina)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 13, 2001)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Billie Marie Taylor \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Did knowingly and willfully conspire, combine, confederate and agree together, with each other, and with other persons, to manufacture methamphetamine; did knowingly and intentionally possess a listed chemical, namely ephedrine, with intent to manufacture methamphetamine; did knowingly use and carry a firearm, namely, a 12 gauge Harrington and Richardson, Inc. shotgun, serial number AX492667, during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime for which the defendant may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine; did knowingly possess a firearm, namely, a 12 gauge Harrington and Richardson, Inc. shotgun, serial number AX492667, with a barrel length of less than 18 inches and a weapon made from a shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches, and such firearm was not registered to the defendant in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (Eastern District of Texas)
\nSentence: 412 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 28, 1992); prison sentence amended to 355 months\u2019 imprisonment (Jul. 15, 2015)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Eric Desmond Thomas \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Southern District of Texas)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $20,000 fine (Sep. 26, 1996)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.<\/p>\n

Raymond Allen Thomas \u2013 Fairbanks, AK
\nOffense: Possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute (District of Alaska)
\nSentence: 265 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 7, 2005); prison sentence amended to 216 months\u2019 imprisonment (Mar. 4, 2015)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Bruce Lamar Thompson \u2013 Dalton, GA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine after sustaining a prior felony drug conviction (Northern District of Georgia)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Jul. 30, 2004)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Keith Demond Thompson \u2013 Eastpointe, MI
\nOffense: Distribution of five grams of more of cocaine base (two counts) (Eastern District of Michigan)
\nSentence: 188 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (May 24, 2006)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Otis Lee Thompson, Jr. \u2013 Houston, TX
\nOffense: Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute codeine (Southern District of Texas)
\nSentence: 195 months\u2019 imprisonment; eight years\u2019 supervised release (Dec. 6, 2005); prison sentence amended to 180 months\u2019 imprisonment (May 20, 2008)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Charles Lee Torian \u2013 South Boston, VA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base; possess with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base (two counts); possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
\nSentence: 300 months\u2019 imprisonment; five years\u2019 supervised release (Apr. 19, 2002)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Maurice Junior Turpin \u2013 Lynchburg, VA
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (Western District of Virginia)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release; $500.00 fine (Jul. 19, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Tommie Sand Tyree \u2013 Birmingham, AL
\nOffense: Distribution of 50 grams or more of \u201ccrack\u201d cocaine (Northern District of Alabama)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 96 months\u2019 supervised release (Feb. 7, 2007)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Alfonzo Samuel Wallace \u2013 Lake Worth, FL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute, distribution and manufacturing of cocaine base (three counts); possession of cocaine (Southern District of Florida)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Oct. 23, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

John Thomas Watters \u2013 Midlothian, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substance (two counts); maintaining drug involved premises; felon in possession of firearms (Northern District of Oklahoma)
\nSentence: 240 months\u2019 imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 26, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Monica Ann White \u2013 Rock Island, IL
\nOffense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (\u201ccrack\u201d); possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (\u201ccrack\u201d); distribute cocaine base (\u201ccrack\u201d) (Southern District of Iowa)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (Nov. 17, 1998)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Shelton L. Williams \u2013 Galveston, TX
\nOffense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine (Southern District of Texas)
\nSentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years\u2019 supervised release (May 1, 1997)
\nCommutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

The President granted pardons to the following two individuals:<\/p>\n

Jon Dylan Girard \u2013 Centerville, OH
\nOffense: Making counterfeit obligations (Southern District of Ohio)
\nSentence: Three years’ probation, with the special condition of six months’ home confinement (Nov. 7, 2002).<\/p>\n

Melody Eileen Homa, fka Melody Eileen Childress \u2013 New Kent, VA
\nOffense: Aiding and abetting bank fraud (Eastern District of Virginia)
\nSentence: Thirty days\u2019 home detention; three years\u2019 supervised release conditioned on performance of 200 hours of community service (Dec. 16, 1991).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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