USA v. Williams

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISON DIVISION
UNITED STATES 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	CASE NO. 3:24-CR-30008
DAKOTA WILLIAMS 	DEFENDANT
ORDER MODIFYING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
Defendant has filed a Motion to Modify Conditions of Release (ECF No. 17). Defendant’s
Motion attaches a letter from Tyson Foods, offering him a 2nd shift production job paying $18.10
an hour at Tyson’s Green Forest, Arkansas, facility beginning with orientation on November 11,
2024; Tyson Food’s second shift at this location starts at 6:15 p.m. and ends at 4:15 a.m. Defendant
seeks a modification of the curfew so that he can accept this employment. Defendant’s Motion
says the Government has been contacted regarding the request but “has not specified its position.”
The U.S. Probation Office has no objection to a modification of the Defendant’s curfew to permit
full-time employment. Defendant’s case remains scheduled for a jury trial on December 9, 2024.
Upon review of this matter, the Court finds Defendant has been compliant with conditions
of pre-trial release for a little more than a month since this Court’s detention hearing on October
3, 2024. The Court notes it directed Defendant to actively seek employment, albeit with a stated
preference for daytime employment. This preference was due, in part, to circumstances presented
at the detention hearing which included that Defendant would be released to live with his girlfriend
Lacey Williams and her minor children who were often home alone in the evenings while their
mother worked to support them. The Court imposed a curfew between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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In making its decision pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(3), the Court weighs continuing the
curfew against full-time, 2nd shift employment and finds no justifiable circumstances exist for
denying Defendant the ability to work and earn a living. 	Under the curfew, Defendant was to
remain in the home of Lacey Williams between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; with this employment,
Defendant will be at Tyson Foods facility in Green Forest between 6:15 p.m. and 4:15 a.m. While
not equivalents, the undersigned finds full-time employment is a least-restrictive circumstance
which, like a curfew, aids in the reasonable assurance of safety for the community.
The Court modifies the Conditions of Release to remove the curfew so that Defendant may
work full-time at Tyson Foods as set forth in the letter offer provided to the Court; provided
however, this modification remains in place only so long as Defendant remains employed with
Tyson Foods. Each Wednesday, Defendant shall supply his pre-trial services officer with proof of
his continued employment in a form acceptable to the pre-trial services officer; Defendant’s pre-
trial officer is encouraged to confirm Defendant’s employment directly with Tyson Foods on a
random basis. 	Should Defendant’s employment end for any reason, the prior curfew (7:00
p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) will be automatically reimposed by the Court.
For these reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Modify Conditions (ECF No. 17) is GRANTED
as provided herein. 	All other conditions remain unchanged.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of November 2024.
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CHRISTY COMSTOCK
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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