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December 18, 2015 - Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals.
The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals:
- Donald Allen – Lynn Haven, FL
Sentence: Life plus five years’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Aug. 17, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Royal Deandre Allen – Houston, TX
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $17,500 fine (May 13, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.
- Sandra Avery – Sarasota, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 3, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jose Aviles – Chicago, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Apr. 23, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- George Andre Axam – Atlanta, GA
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (Jun. 12, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Ray Bennett – Hazlehurst, GA
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 22, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Wendell Edward Betancourt – Washington, D.C.
Sentence: 220 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jun. 11, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Edward B. Betts – Carbondale, IL
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Jul. 27, 1992)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and eight-year term of supervised release commuted to two years of supervised release.
- Anthony Bosley – Spokane, WA
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jun. 13, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Ramona Brant – Freeport, NY
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 2, 1995)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Ivory Charles Brinson – Wabasso, FL
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Nov. 15, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Carolyn Yvonne Butler – San Antonio, TX
Sentence: 48 years’ imprisonment; three years’ supervised release; $1,200 fine; $3,339 restitution (Jul. 30, 1992)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Arnold Charles Cabarris – Victoria, VA
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 19, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jimmy Lee Carter – Okeechobee, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jul. 21, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Sherman Dionne Chester – St. Petersburg, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Feb. 11, 1994)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Herbert Lee Christopher, Jr. – Cordele, GA
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 4, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jawariel Coffie – Hollywood, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Oct. 5, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Michael Reese Coffman – Milton, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jul. 21, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Oscar Cole, Jr. – Bessemer, AL
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sep. 21, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Alex Contreras – Anchorage, AK
Sentence: 481 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jul. 11, 2002); prison sentence amended to 480 months’ imprisonment (May 27, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Eddie Lee Cooks – Monroe, LA
Sentence: Life imprisonment (May 24, 1994)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Lelus Crawford – St. Louis, MO
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jun. 15, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Dewayne Crompton – Bakersfield, CA
Sentence: Life imprisonment (May 28, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Charles Frederick Cundiff – Altoona, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Jan. 8, 1992)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Thomas Daniels – Philadelphia, PA
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Jun. 26, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Joe Nathan Darby – Salters, SC
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 25, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Alphonso Davis – Ridgeway, SC
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 12, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence to expire on April 16, 2016.
- William Ervin Dekle – Lake City, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; four years’ special parole (Jun. 7, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Dianne Demar -- St. Petersburg, FL
Sentence: Life plus five years’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Dec. 13, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Eric T. Downs – Mansfield, OH
Sentence: Life imprisonment (July 18, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Ernest R. Eads – Seneca, MO
2. Felon in possession of firearms (Western District of Missouri)
Sentence: 1. Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 7, 1997)
2. 12 months’ imprisonment (consecutive) (Mar. 7, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentences commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Reginald Gerard Ennis – Mobile, AL
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 22, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jimmy Lee Fields – Dundee, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Jan. 16, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Pedro Figueroa – Philadelphia, PA
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (Jul. 15, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Donald Lee Gill – Cincinnati, OH
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Aug. 20, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Calvin C. Gillings – Chicago, IL
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Jul. 18, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Glenn D. Gold – Clarksville, TN
Sentence: Life plus 60 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Apr. 23, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Alberto Gonzalez – Philadelphia, PA
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 19, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Willie James Griffin, Jr. – Pensacola, FL
Sentence: 252 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (Dec. 2, 1999); prison sentence amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (Apr. 14, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016 and balance of the fine remitted.
- Doyle Grimes, Jr. – Miami, FL
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 8, 2003); prison sentence amended to 240 months’ imprisonment (Dec. 5, 2014)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Kenneth Hamlin, Jr. – Pittsburgh, PA
(Western District of Pennsylvania)
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 4, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Glenn A. Harris – Elizabeth City, NC
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $2,100 restitution (Aug. 8, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the restitution obligation remitted.
- Lisa Harris – Arcadia, FL
Sentence: 235 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Nov. 30, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Antorrian Adrionne Hawkins – Lilburn, GA
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 12, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Eugene L. Haywood – Peoria, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jul. 12, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jerome A. Jackson – Washington, DC
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 18, 1994)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Gloria Louise James – Fort Madison, IA
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 9, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Angie Jenkins – Klamath Falls, OR
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Sep. 22, 1998); prison sentence amended to 324 months’ imprisonment (Jan. 29, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Allen Johnson – Live Oak, FL
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Oct. 3, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Javon Tyrone Johnson – Saginaw, MI
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Sep. 30, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Mario Alonzo Johnson – Stockton, CA
Sentence: 288 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jan. 20, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Tommy Lynn Johnson – Athens, TX
Sentence: 511 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jul. 21, 2003); prison sentence amended to 481 months’ imprisonment (Oct. 6, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Sharanda Purlette Jones – Terrell, TX
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Nov. 10, 1999)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Ryan O’Neil Lansdowne – Haymarket, VA
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 20, 2000); prison sentence amended to 262 months’ imprisonment (Apr. 28, 2009)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Chad Robert Latham – Tacoma, WA
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Jan. 18, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Jimmy Ewell Lee – Bonifay, FL
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 4, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Carlos Lopez – Lawrence, MA
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 14, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Kevin McDonald – Lawrenceville, NJ
Sentence: Life imprisonment (Oct. 17, 2005)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Terry Dennard McNeair – Lexington, NC
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Nov. 18, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Michael McRae – Wadesboro, NC
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 22, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Juan Fernando Mendoza-Cardenas – Houston, TX
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jan. 28, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Billy R. Mercer, Jr. – Slapout, AL
Sentence: 292 months’ imprisonment; 72 months’ supervised release (May 24, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Alton D. Mills – Chicago, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; (July 14, 1994)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Alphonso Ravon Morrison – Lincolnton, NC
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 7, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Matthew Murphy, III – Moreno Valley, CA
Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 13, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Darnell Jamar Nash – Ardmore, OK
Sentence: 264 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Mar. 18, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and 10-year term of supervised release commuted to three years of supervised release.
- Eric L. Orington – Danville, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $2,000 fine (Sep. 1, 1995)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Lynette Owens – Lehigh Acres, FL
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; four years’ supervised release (Jan. 22, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- David Padilla – Philadelphia, PA
Sentence: Life imprisonment plus 60 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 18, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- LaShawn D. Patton – Cahokia, IL
Sentence: 180 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Feb. 24, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and eight-year term of supervised release commuted to four years of supervised release.
- Donald Lamont Postell – Miami, FL
Sentence: 600 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $20,000 fine (Feb. 1, 1989)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.
- Lalanda Price – Wellington, FL
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 29, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Lamar Roberson – Savannah, GA
Sentence: Life imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Dec. 6, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Kenneth Cordell Robinson – Houston, TX
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release; $5,000 fine (Apr. 21, 2000)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Amador Rodriguez – Chicago, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; $25,000 fine (Apr. 24, 1991)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 18, 2016.
- Felix Roman, Jr. – Reading, PA
Sentence: 262 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 15, 2003)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Angel Sanchez – Atlantic Beach, FL
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release; $1,000 fine (Mar. 13, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.
- Timothy Bernard Sanchious – Richmond, VA
Sentence: 204 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Dec. 16, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Michael Santoyo – Saginaw, MI
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 20 years’ supervised release; $80,000 fine (May 24, 1993)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Wilbert L. Shoemaker – Tallulah, LA
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Feb. 2, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Marcus Stovall – Etowah, TN
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 21, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Daron Benjamin Swygert – Gaston, SC
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 13, 2001)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Billie Marie Taylor – Houston, TX
Sentence: 412 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Feb. 28, 1992); prison sentence amended to 355 months’ imprisonment (Jul. 15, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Eric Desmond Thomas – Houston, TX
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $20,000 fine (Sep. 26, 1996)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016, and balance of the fine remitted.
- Raymond Allen Thomas – Fairbanks, AK
Sentence: 265 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Feb. 7, 2005); prison sentence amended to 216 months’ imprisonment (Mar. 4, 2015)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Bruce Lamar Thompson – Dalton, GA
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Jul. 30, 2004)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Keith Demond Thompson – Eastpointe, MI
Sentence: 188 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (May 24, 2006)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Otis Lee Thompson, Jr. – Houston, TX
Sentence: 195 months’ imprisonment; eight years’ supervised release (Dec. 6, 2005); prison sentence amended to 180 months’ imprisonment (May 20, 2008)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Charles Lee Torian – South Boston, VA
Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; five years’ supervised release (Apr. 19, 2002)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Maurice Junior Turpin – Lynchburg, VA
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release; $500.00 fine (Jul. 19, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Tommie Sand Tyree – Birmingham, AL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 96 months’ supervised release (Feb. 7, 2007)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Alfonzo Samuel Wallace – Lake Worth, FL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Oct. 23, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- John Thomas Watters – Midlothian, TX
Sentence: 240 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 26, 2006) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Monica Ann White – Rock Island, IL
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Nov. 17, 1998)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
- Shelton L. Williams – Galveston, TX
Sentence: Life imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (May 1, 1997)
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 16, 2016.
The President granted pardons to the following two individuals:
- Jon Dylan Girard – Centerville, OH
Sentence: Three years' probation, with the special condition of six months' home confinement (Nov. 7, 2002).
- Melody Eileen Homa, fka Melody Eileen Childress – New Kent, VA
Sentence: Thirty days’ home detention; three years’ supervised release conditioned on performance of 200 hours of community service (Dec. 16, 1991).
Source: DOJ