USA v. Clayton et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA '
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versus ' NO. 1:25-CR-37
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MATTHEW AUGUSTUS CLAYTON (1) '
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION
ON DEFENDANT’S GUILTY PLEA
The court referred this matter to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States
Magistrate Judge, for administration of a guilty plea under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure. Judge Hawthorn conducted a hearing in the form and manner prescribed
by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 and issued his Findings of Fact and
Recommendation on Guilty Plea Before the United States Magistrate Judge. The magistrate
judge recommended that the court accept the Defendant’s guilty plea. He further
recommended that the court adjudge the Defendant guilty on Count Two of the Indictment filed
against the Defendant.
The parties have not objected to the magistrate judge’s findings. The court ORDERS
that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea of the United States Magistrate
Judge are ADOPTED. The court accepts the Defendant’s plea but defers acceptance of the
plea agreement until after review of the presentence report.
It is further ORDERED that, in accordance with the Defendant’s guilty plea and the
magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation, the Defendant, Matthew Augustus Clayton,
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is adjudged guilty as to Count Two of the Indictment charging a violation of 21 U.S.C. §
841(a)(1) - Possession with the Intent to Distribute or Dispense “Actual” Methamphetamine.
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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 28th day of January, 2026.
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