USA v. Dixon et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff, 	Case No. 3:24-cr-73-2
vs.
JOHN DIXON, 	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. 86); (2) GRANTING THE PARTIES’ JOINT
MOTION FOR CHANGE OF PLEA (Doc. No. 69); (3) ACCEPTING DEFENDANT’S PLEA
OF GUILTY AS CHARGED IN COUNT 4 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. 86), 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. 69) is GRANTED, and the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of
guilty as charged in Count 4 of the Indictment, which charges him with knowing and intentional
distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, its salts, its isomers, or salts of its isomers, a
Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(l) and (b)(l)(A). The Court
DEFERS the decision of whether to accept the plea agreement until the sentencing hearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
November 13, 2025 	s/Michael J. Newman
Hon. Michael J. Newman
United States District Judge
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