USA v. BONNER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
)
v. 	) 	Cause No. 1:25-cr-0056-JRS-TAB
)
MICHAEL BONNER, 	) 	- 01
)
Defendant. 	)
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On February 19, 2026, the Court held a hearing on the Petitions for Warrant
or Summons for Offender Under Supervision filed on June 9, and November 17,
2025. Defendant Bonner appeared in person with his appointed counsel Bill Dazey.
The government appeared by Patrick Gibson, Assistant United States Attorney.
The U. S. Probation Office appeared by Officer Ariene Boren.
The Court conducted the following procedures in accordance with Fed. R.
Crim. P. 32.1(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 3583:
1. 	The Court advised Defendant Bonner of his rights and provided him
with copies of the petitions. Defendant Bonner orally waived his right to a
preliminary hearing.
2. 	After being placed under oath, Defendant Bonner admitted Violation #
2 from the June 9, 2025, petition, and Violation #1 from the November 17, 2025,
petition. [Docket Nos. 7 and 16.] The Government orally moved to withdraw the
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remaining violation; said motion was granted by the Court. Violation #1 from the
June 9, 2025, petition dismissed.
3. 	The allegations to which Defendant admitted, as set forth in the
petition, amended at the hearing, and summarized below, are:
Violation
Number 	Nature of Noncompliance
2 	“The Defendant shall not commit another federal, state, or
local crime, during the period of supervised release.”
On April 15, 2025, police responded to a report that M.T. was
assaulted 	by 	Michael 	Bonner 	in 	Monroe 	County, 	Indiana.
According to the victim, she was speaking with the offender's
girlfriend and advised the girlfriend that she (M.T.) was pregnant
with the offender's child. Mr. Bonner was present and allegedly
exited a vehicle and grabbed M.T.'s hair, causing her to fall to the
ground, and then dragged her around the vehicle. She sustained
scrapes to her hand and knee as a result.
M.T. stated that she attempted to leave the scene, but Mr. Bonner
had taken her car key. The offender allegedly grabbed her hair
again and dragged her out of the vehicle, striking her head on the
gearshift, resulting in visible swelling and a knot on her head.
She then fled and contacted the police. Following the incident,
M.T. 	received 	threatening 	text 	messages 	from 	the 	offender,
wherein he stated that he would have killed her.
Mr. Bonner subsequently admitted to police that he was present
during the argument and shoved M.T. A warrant was issued and
served on June 1, 2025.
On or about February 17, 2026, Mr. Bonner was convicted of F5
Battery in Monroe County, Indiana, and sentenced to a three-year
probationary sentence .
1 	“Pending further order of the Court, Defendant's location
shall be continuously monitored by stand alone global
position system (GPS) monitoring. Defendant shall pay all
or 	part 	of 	the 	cost 	of 	location 	monitoring, 	including
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equipment loss or damage, based upon his ability to pay,
as 	determined 	by 	the 	pretrial 	services 	office 	or
supervising officer.”
On October 17, 2025, the offender appeared before the Court and
his conditions of supervised release were modified by adding the
condition stated above. The offender was released from custody
and placed on GPS monitoring the same day.
On November 16, 2025, the probation officer received an alert
from BI Monitoring which reflected a "Tracker Strap Tamper"
occurred at 15:46. The probation officer attempted to contact the
offender 	by 	telephone 	but 	was 	unsuccessful. 	At 	18:16, 	the
probation officer spoke to a police officer with the Bloomington
Police Department in Indiana who stated the offender cut off his
GPS transmitter and then assaulted his ex-girlfriend, in the
presence of a minor. Mr. Bonner fled before police arrived and had
not been located as of the submission of the Probation Officer's
November report.
4. 	The parties stipulated that:
(a) 	The highest grade of violation is a Grade B violation.
(b) 	Defendant’s criminal history category is I.
(c) 	The advisory range of imprisonment applicable upon revocation
of supervised release, therefore, is 4 to 10 months’
imprisonment.
5. 	The government argued for an above-guidelines sentence of 24 months'
imprisonment with no supervised release to follow. Defendant's counsel presented
arguments in mitigation.
The Magistrate Judge, having considered the relevant factors in 18 U.S.C. §
3553(a), see 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e), and as more fully set forth on the record, finds that
the Defendant violated the above-listed conditions, that his supervised release
should be revoked, and that he should be sentenced to the custody of the Attorney
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General or her designee for a period of 17 months with no supervised release to
follow. The Defendant is to be taken into custody immediately pending the District
Judge’s action on this Report and Recommendation.
The parties are hereby notified that the District Judge may reconsider any
matter assigned to a Magistrate Judge. The parties have fourteen days after being
served a copy of this Report and Recommendation to serve and file written
objections with the District Judge.
So RECOMMENDED.
Date: 02/24/2026
Distribution:
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