Opinion
Case Number: 2:11-00002-3
01-24-2013
USA v. Samuel William Hedeecoth
Assistant U.S. Attorney: Alex Little Defense Attorney: Dwight E. Scott
Report on Offender Under Supervision
Name of Judicial Officer: Honorable Aleta A. Trauger . U.S. District Judge Date of Original Sentence: July 2. 2012 Original Offense: 21 U.S.C. § 846. Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Alprazolam Original Sentence: 18 months' probation Type of Supervision: Probation Date Supervision Commenced: July 2. 2012 Assistant U.S. Attorney: Alex Little Defense Attorney: Dwight E. Scott The Court orders:
[×] No Action Necessary at this TimeConsidered this 25 day of. Jan 2013, and made a part of the records in the above case. _________________
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Aleta A. Trauger
U.S. District Judge
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Respectfully submitted,
Amanda M. Russell
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U.S. Probation Officer
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
The probation officer believes that the offender has violated the following condition(s) of supervision:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Violation Number ¦Nature of Noncompliance ¦ +------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ The defendant is prohibited from owning, carrying, or possessing firearms, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ destructive devices, or other dangerous weapons. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦On July 17, 2012, during a home contact, Mr. Hedgecoth was found to be in ¦ ¦ ¦possession ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦of a dangerous weapon, specifically a sword with an approximate blade length¦ ¦ ¦of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦twenty-four inches. It was propped against the wall next to his bed. When ¦ ¦ ¦questioned ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦by the probation officer, he reported he did not realize it was considered a¦ ¦ ¦dangerous ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦weapon and agreed to remove the sword from his residence immediately. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦On January 18, 2013, during another home contact, Mr. Hedgecoth was ¦ ¦ ¦questioned by ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦1. ¦the probation officer about any illegal weapons or contraband in his ¦ ¦ ¦residence. He ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦admitted to having two swords in his step-son's bedroom, one belonging to ¦ ¦ ¦his step-son, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦the other to himself. After both swords were removed from the bedroom by Mr.¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hedgecoth, the probation officer noted them to be similar in comparison to ¦ ¦ ¦the sword ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦observed on July 17, 2012. Mr. Hedgecoth admitted the sword belonging to him¦ ¦ ¦was in ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦fact the same sword from July 17, 2012. Mr. Hedgecoth stated he assumed ¦ ¦ ¦since both ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦swords were in his step-son's room and not his own bedroom, that it would be¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦acceptable. The probation officer explained that while Mr. Hedgecoth is on ¦ ¦ ¦probation, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦he should not have these items in his possession. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Compliance with Supervision Conditions and Prior Interventions: Samuel William Hedgecoth is employed and lives with his wife and children in Crossville, Tennessee. Mr. Hedgecoth was sentenced to probation on July 2, 2012, and he is due to terminate supervision on January 1, 2014. At sentencing, Mr. Hedgecoth was placed on probation for 18 months with the first year of supervision on home confinement. He has completed six months of home confinement and is anticipated to satisfy that condition on July 18, 2013. Mr. Hedgecoth currently participates in random drug testing at Cumberland Mountain Mental Health Center in Crossville, and has incurred no positive drug test results since beginning supervision. Mr. Hedgecoth was given a verbal reprimand on January 18, 2013, and re-instructed to not own, carry, or possess firearms, destructive devices, or other dangerous weapons. He was instructed, again, to remove the weapons from his residence. Mr. Hedgecoth's wife, who was also present during the home contact, agreed to remove them herself and take to a family member's home. U.S. Probation Officer Recommendation: The probation officer is requesting that no additional action be taken by the Court at this time. It is recommended that Mr. Hedgecoth remain on probation, complete the remaining six month of home confinement, and not incur any future violations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Little has been advised of the offender's noncompliance and is in agreement with this recommendation. Approved: ____________
Britton Shelton
Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer