Press Release - President Obama Grants Commutations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to the following 22 individuals:

•      Terry Andre Barnes – East Moline, IL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; supervised release violation (distribution of cocaine base) (Southern District of Iowa)

Sentence: 246 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (July 25, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Theresa Brown – Pompano Beach, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine (Southern District of Florida)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Mar. 29, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Donel Marcus Clark – Dallas, TX

Offense: Conspiracy; use of a communication facility (five counts); distribution and/or possession of cocaine or manufacturing in or near a school facility, aiding and abetting (Northern District of Texas)

Sentence: 420 months' imprisonment; four years' supervised release (Nov. 12, 1993); amended to 360 months' imprisonment (August 20, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Ricky Bernard Coggins – Tallahassee, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 3, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Samuel Pasqual Edmondson – Junction City, KS

Offense: Conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Eastern District of Texas)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Sep. 24, 1997)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Amado Garcia – Fresno, CA

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of methamphetamine; aiding and abetting the possession of heroin (District of Wyoming)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release; $2,000 fine (Nov. 29, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Dwight Anthony Goddard – Decatur, GA

Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Middle District of Georgia)

Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (Feb. 7, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Lionel Ray Hairston – Ridgeway, VA

Offense: Distribution of cocaine base (three counts) (Western District of Virginia)

Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (May 27, 1999)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Francis Darrell Hayden – Loretto, KY

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants or 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana; manufacture of 1,000 or more marijuana plants (Eastern District of Michigan)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Apr. 2, 2002)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Harold Kenneth Herring – Havana, FL

Offense: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (Northern District of Florida)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Jan. 22, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Tommie Lee Hollingshed – Memphis, TN

Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance (two counts) (Western District of Tennessee)

Sentence: 324 months' imprisonment; four years' supervised release (May 1, 1996)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Derrick DeWayne Johnson – Birmingham, AL

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Northern District of Alabama)

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; four years' supervised release (Nov. 18, 1998)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 262 months.

•      Robert Martinez-Gil – San Antonio, TX

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin (Western District of Texas)

Sentence: Life imprisonment (July 9, 1992)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      David Navejar – Brooksville, FL

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Middle District of Florida)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Jan. 27, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Rudolph Norris – Washington, D.C.

Offense: Unlawful distribution of cocaine base; unlawful possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base (District of Columbia)

Sentence: 360 months' imprisonment; eight years' supervised release (Apr. 5, 1993)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Tracy Lynn Petty – Shelby, NC

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (Western District of North Carolina)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Mar. 30, 2006); amended to 204 months' imprisonment (February 25, 2008)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Luis Razo – Davenport, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine (Southern District of Iowa)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Jan. 3, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Antwon Rogers – Cleveland, OH

Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 139.8 grams of cocaine base (Northern District of Ohio)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Jan. 30, 1995)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Herman Rosenboro –Kingsport, TN

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and over 50 grams of cocaine base; distribution of a quantity of cocaine base (two counts); distribution of a quantity of cocaine (two counts) (Eastern District of Tennessee)

Sentence: Life imprisonment; six years' supervised release (Dec. 3, 2001)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Lawrence Elmo Scott – Lynchburg, VA

Offense: Distribution of crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school (Western District of Virginia)

Sentence: 283 months' imprisonment; six years' supervised release; $4,000 fine (Apr. 8, 2003)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Levar V. Wade – Chicago, IL

Offense: Possession of 50 or more grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute (Central District of Illinois)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (May 28, 2004)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.

•      Eugene Winters – Cedar Rapids, IA

Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (Southern District of Iowa)

Sentence: 240 months' imprisonment; 10 years' supervised release (Feb. 23, 2005)

Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2015.