United States of America v. Theron Jermaine Thompson, a/k/a Freak

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6652
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
THERON JERMAINE THOMPSON, a/k/a Freak,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Greenville. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (4:08-cr-00004-FL-1)
Submitted: October 19, 2021 Decided: October 22, 2021
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, AGEE, Circuit Judge, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Theron Jermaine Thompson, Appellant Pro Se. David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States
Attorney, Lucy Partain Brown, Assistant United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker,
Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY,
Raleigh, North Carolina for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: CURIAM:
Theron Jermaine Thompson appeals the district court’s order denying his motion
for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). We review a district court’s
order granting or denying a compassionate release motion for abuse of discretion. United
States v. Kibble, 992 F.3d 326, 329 (4th Cir. 2021). We have reviewed the record and find
no abuse of discretion. The district court denied Thompson’s motion after discussing the
applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and sufficiently explained the reasons for the denial.
See United States v. High, 997 F.3d 181, 188-91 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing amount of
explanation required for denial of compassionate release motion). We therefore affirm the
district court’s order. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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