United States v. Garnett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:24-cr-45-2 vs. CHRISTOPHER PERKINS, District Judge Michael J. Newman Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. Defendant.

ORDER: (1) ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. No. 218); (2) GRANTING THE PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR A CHANGE OF PLEA (Doc. No. 213); (3) ACCEPTING DEFENDANT’S

PLEA OF GUILTY AS CHARGED IN COUNTS 1 and 13 OF THE INDICTMENT; AND (4) DEFERRING THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO ACCEPT THE PLEA AGREEMENT

UNTIL THE SENTENCING HEARING

This criminal case is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States

Magistrate Judge (Doc. No. 218), recommending that the Court accept Defendant’s guilty plea. There

being no objections, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in full. The parties’ joint

motion to change plea (Doc. No. 213) is GRANTED, and the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of

guilty as charged in Counts 1 and 13 of the Indictment, which charge him with conspiracy to possess

with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation

of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.

§ 1343. The Court DEFERS the decision of whether to accept the plea agreement until the sentencing

hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

November 6, 2025 s/Michael J. Newman Hon. Michael J. Newman United States District Judge

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