USA v. Church

AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1
United States District Court
Middle District of Tennessee
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number: 3:24-cr-00112
USM Number: 19406-511
Jessica Dragonetti
THE DEFENDANT: ) Defendant’s Attorney
El pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 of the Indictment
□ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
□ was found guilty on count(s)
after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section Nature of Offense
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
& 924(a)(8)
Offense Ended
12/19/2023
Count
1
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
□ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
□ Count(s) □ is □ are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence,
or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution,
the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.
__________________________ 1/8/2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
Eli Richardson, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment
DEFENDANT: LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER: 3 24-cr-00112
Judgment — Page 2 of
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Fedetal Bureau of Prisons to be impiisoned foi a
total term of.
13 months
The court makes the following iecommendations to the Bureau of Prisons'
Mental health treatment
Substance abuse treatment
□ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
□ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district.
□ at dam □ p m on
□ as notified by the United States Marshal
The defendant shall sunender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons'
[Vf before 2 p m on 3/9/2026•
□ as notified by the United States Marshal.
□ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows'
Defendant delivered on to
at , with a ceitified copy of this judgment
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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AO 245B (Rev 11 /25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 3 of 7
DEFENDANT: LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER: 3 24-cr-00112
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of.
2 years
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1 . You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2 You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of lelease fiom
imprisonment and at least two pei iodic drug tests thereafter, as detei mined by the court
□ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you
pose a low risk of futuie substance abuse, (check ifapplicable)
4 □ You must make restitution in accoidance with 18 U S C §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authonzmg a sentence of
1 estitution. (check ifapplicable)
5 . gj You must coopeiate in the collection of DNA as diiected by the probation officer (check ifapplicable)
6 □ You must comply with the requnements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S C § 20901, et seq.) as
directed by the probation officei, the Buieau of Piisons, or any state sex offender legistration agency in the location where you
reside, woik, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense (check ifapplicable)
7 . □ You must participate in an appioved piogiam foi domestic violence (check ifapplicable)
You must comply with the standaid conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any othei conditions on the attached
page.
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release _______________
DEFENDANT: LIN ELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER: 3 24-cr-00112
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of youi supei vised release, you must comply with the following standaid conditions of supervision. These conditions are imposed
because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by probation
officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.
1 You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to i eside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a diffeient probation office or within a different time
frame
2 After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must i eport to the probation officer, and you must i eport to the probation officer as instructed
3 You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from the
court or the probation officer.
4 You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5 You must live at a place appioved by the probation officer If you plan to change where you live or anything about youi living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officei within 72
houis of becoming aware of a change oi expected change
6 . You must allow the probation officei to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer to
take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view
7 You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so If you plan to change wheie you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8 You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
piobation officer
9 If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officei within 72 hours.
10 . You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destiuctive device, or dangerous weapon (i e , anything that was
designed, oi was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to anothei person such as nunchakus or tasers)
11 . You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without
first getting the permission of the court.
12 If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instiuction The probation officer may contact the
pei son and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13 . You must follow the mstiuctions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
AUS probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has piovided me with a wntten copy of this
judgment containing these conditions Foi further inhumation legaiding these conditions, see Overview ofProbation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at' www uscourts gov
Defendant's Signatuie Date____________________________
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3D — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 5 of _____ 7_____
DEFENDANT: LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER. 3 24-cr-00112
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1 . You shall furnish all financial records, including, without limitation, earnings records and tax returns, to the United
States Probation Office upon request
2 You shall participate in a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program as directed by the United States Probation
Office You shall pay all or part of the cost foi CBT if the United States Piobation Office determines you have the
financial ability to do so or have appropiiate insurance coverage to pay for such treatment.
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment — Page 6 of 7
DEFENDANT: LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER: 3 24-cr-00112
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6
Assessment Restitution Fine
TOTALS $ 100 00 $ $
AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
$ $
□ The determination of restitution is deferred until
entered aftei such determination
An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be
□ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall leceive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in
the priority order or percentage payment column below However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 3664(1), all nonfedeial victims must be paid
before the United States is paid
Name of Payee Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
TOTALS $ 0 00 $0 00
□ Restitution amount ordered puisuant to plea agreement $
□ The defendant must pay inteiest on lestitution and a fine of moie than $2,500, unless the lestitution oi fine is paid in full before the
fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, puisuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject
to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g)
□ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that'
□ the inteiest lequirement is waived for the □ fine □ lestitution
□ the interest i equirement for the □ fine □ restitution is modified as follows'
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299
** Justice foi Victims of Tiafficking Act of2015, Pub L No 114-22
*** Findings for the total amount of losses aie lequiied undei Chapteis 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 foi offenses committed on
oi aftei Septembei 13, 1994, but befoie April 23, 1996.
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AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments
DEFENDANT: LINELL JAMES LASTER CHURCH
CASE NUMBER: 3 24-cr-00112
Judgment — Page 7 of 7
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A □ Lump sum payment of $due immediately, balance due
□ not later than , or
□ in accordance with □ C, □ D, □ E, or □ F below, or
B 0 Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with DC, □ D, oi □ F below); or
C □ Payment in equal(e g, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e g, months or years), to commence(e g, 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment, or
D □ Payment in equal (eg, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e g, months or years), to commence (e g, 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a
term of supervision; oi
E □ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e g, 30 or 60 days) after release fi'om
imprisonment The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time, oi
F □ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
Unless the court has expi essly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes impi isonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during
the period of impi isonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate
Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed
□ Joint and Several
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defendant numbei) 	Total Amount Joint and Several
Amount Corresponding Payee,
if appropriate
□ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution
□ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s)
0 The defendant shall foifeit the defendant’s inteiest in the following pioperty to the United States.
The property described in the Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture at Doc No 48, which is now final as to
Defendant
Payments shall be applied in the following order (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) lestitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment,
(5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community lestitution, (8) JvTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of
piosecution and court costs
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