USA v. Davis et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
L.C. SHELTON JOHNSON-WHITLOW,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00012-SLG-DMS-2
REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO
DISMISS SECOND
SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
The defendant, L.C. Shelton Johnson-Whitlow, pled guilty to Count 1 of the
First Superseding Indictment (Doc. 69) charging Conspiracy to Distribute a
Controlled Substance before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith on
April 22, 2021. He also admitted the criminal forfeiture allegation. The plea and
admission were accepted by District Judge Sharon L. Gleason on May 10, 2021.
On May 19, 2021, the defendant was indicted in the Second Superseding
Indictment (Doc. 164) for the identical charge, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled
Substance. At the arraignment May 25, 2021, the government moved to dismiss
Count 1 and criminal forfeiture allegation 1 in the Second Superseding Indictment
against Johnson-Whitlow only. This Court recommends that Count 1 and criminal
forfeiture allegation 1 be dismissed against defendant, L.C. Shelton Johnson-
Whitlow.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 27 th day of May, 2021.
s/Deborah M. Smith
DEBORAH M. SMITH
CHIEF U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Case 3:21-cr-00012-SLG-MMS Document 183 Filed 05/27/21 Page 1 of 1