*1 Case: 3:24-cr-00047-MJN Doc #: 29 Filed: 11/19/24 Page: 1 of 1 PAGEID #: 87 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff, Case No. 3:24-cr-47 vs.
MATTHEW SHOFFSTALL, District Judge Michael J. Newman
Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr.
Defendant. ORDER: (1) ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. No. 28); (2) GRANTING THE PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR CHANGE OF PLEA (Doc. No. 23); (3) ACCEPTING DEFENDANT’S PLEA OF GUILTY AS CHARGED IN COUNTS 4, 6, 8 OF THE SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT;
AND (4) DEFERRING THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO ACCEPT THE PLEA AGREEMENT UNTIL THE SENTENCING HEARING
This criminal case is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. No. 28), recommending that the Court accept Defendant’s guilty plea. There being no objections, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in full. The parties’ joint motion to change plea (Doc. No. 23) is GRANTED , and the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of guilty as charged in Counts 4, 6, and 8 in the Superseding Indictment currently pending against him, which charges him with production of child pornography, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e); interstate threats (extortion), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(d); and interstate threats (extortion), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(d). The Court DEFERS the decision of whether to accept the plea agreement until the sentencing hearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
November 19, 2024 s/ Michael J. Newman Hon. Michael J. Newman United States District Judge