United States v. MurchisonUnited States v. Murchison
THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to Count 2.
☐ pleaded nolo contendere to Count(s) which was accepted by the court.
☐ was found guilty on Count(s) after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of this offense:
| Title & Section | Nature of Offense | Offense Ended | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault within a maritime and territorial jurisdiction | March 14, 2025 | 2 |
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on Count(s) .
☒ Counts 1 and 3 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States Attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the Court and United States Attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.
July 16, 2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
R. Stan Baker, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Georgia
Name and Title of Judge
August 5, 2026
Date
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of: Time served.
☒ The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: It is recommended that the defendant be given credit toward this federal sentence for all time served in custody from March 14, 2025, to March 15, 2025, and from December 9, 2025, to December 10, 2025, that is not credited toward another sentence.
☐ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
☐ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
☐ at ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. on .
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
☐ before 2 p.m. on .
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on ____________________ to ____________________ at ____________________, with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By ____________________ DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of: 3 years.
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
- You must not commit another federal, state, or local crime.
- You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
- You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests, thereafter, as determined by the court.
☐ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court’s determination that you pose a low risk of future substance abuse. (Check, if applicable.)
- ☐ You must make restitution in accordance with
18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution. (Check, if applicable.) - ☒ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable.)
- ☐ You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (
34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq. ) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in the location where you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (Check, if applicable.) - ☐ You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable.)
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the attached page.
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.
- You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time frame.
- After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
- You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from the court or the probation officer.
- You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
- You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
- You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
- You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10 days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
- You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the probation officer.
- If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
- You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e. anything that was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as a nunchakus or tasers).
- You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without first getting permission from the court.
- If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have notified that person about the risk.
- You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provide me with a written copy of this judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant’s Signature ____________________________________________________ Date _____________________
- You must submit to substance abuse testing to determine if you have used a prohibited substance. You must not attempt to obstruct or tamper with the testing methods.
- You must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information and authorize the release of any financial information. The probation office may share financial information with the U.S. Attorney‘s Office.
- You must pay the financial penalty in accordance with the Schedule of Payments sheet of this judgment. You must also notify the court of any changes in economic circumstances that might affect the ability to pay this financial penalty.
- You must not communicate, or otherwise interact, with G.S., either directly or through someone else, without first obtaining the permission of the probation officer.
- You must submit your person, property, house, residence, office, vehicle, papers, computers (as defined in
18 U.S.C. § 1030(e)(1) ), other electronic communications or data storage devices or media, to a search conducted by a United States probation officer. Failure to submit to a search may be grounds for revocation of release. You must warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition. The probation officer may conduct a search under this condition only when reasonable suspicion exists that you have violated a condition of supervision and that the areas to be searched contain evidence of this violation. Any search must be conducted at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner. - You must participate in an appropriate program of mental health treatment and counseling throughout the entire period of your supervised release and follow the rules and regulations of that program. The probation officer, in consultation with the treatment provider, will supervise your participation in the program. You must pay the costs of treatment in an amount to be determined by the probation officer, based on your ability to pay or availability of third-party payment.
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments.
| Assessment | Restitution | Fine | AVAA Assessment* | JVTA Assessment ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | $100 | None | $1,200 | N/A | N/A |
☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such determination.
☐ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to
| Name of Payee | Total Loss*** | Restitution Ordered | Priority or Percentage |
|---|
TOTALS
☐ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ .
☐ The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to
☐ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
☐ the interest requirement is waived for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution.
☐ the interest requirement for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution is modified as follows:
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.
** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.
*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A ☒ Lump sum payment of $100 is due immediately, balance due
☐ not later than , or
☒ in accordance ☐ C ☐ D ☐ E, ☒ F below; or
B ☐ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☐ F below); or
C ☐ Payment in (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of over a period of (e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or
D ☐ Payment in (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of over a period of (e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or
E ☐ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within _____ (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or
F ☒ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
While on supervised release, the defendant shall make minimum monthly payments of $100, until the fine is exhausted.
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
☐ Joint and Several
| Case Number | Total Amount | Joint and Several Amount | Corresponding Payee, if appropriate |
|---|
☐ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
☐ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
☐ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA Assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.