USA v. Redd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	)
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REUBEN REDD, 	)
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Defendant. 	)
CASE NO. 4:24-cr-00474
JUDGE DAVID A. RUIZ
ORDER ACCEPTING PLEA
AGREEMENT, JUDGMENT AND
REFERRAL TO U.S. PROBATION
OFFICE
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This case is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation (R&R) filed by United
States Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong regarding the change of plea hearing of
Reuben Redd which was referred to the Magistrate Judge with the consent of the parties.
On December 19, 2024, the Government filed a four count Indictment, charging
Defendant Reuben Redd with the following: Count 1, Possession with Intent to Distribute a
Fentanyl Analogue and Fentanyl, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B);
Count 2, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§
841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B); Count 3, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, in violation of
Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C); and Count 4, Using and Maintaining a Drug
Premises, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1) and (b). Defendant Reuben Redd was
arraigned on January 14, 2025, during which Reuben Redd entered a plea of not guilty to the
charges. On July 17, 2025 Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong received Defendant
Reuben Redd’s plea of guilty to Counts 1, 2 and 3 of the Indictment, with a written plea
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agreement,1 and issued the R&R, concerning whether the plea should be accepted and finding of
guilty entered.
Neither party submitted objections to the Magistrate Judge’s R&R in the fourteen days
after it was issued.
On de novo review of the record, the Magistrate Judge’s R&R is adopted. Defendant
Reuben Redd is found to be competent to enter a plea and to understand his constitutional rights.
He is aware of the charges and of the consequences of entering a plea. There is an adequate
factual basis for the plea. The Court finds the plea was entered knowingly, intelligently, and
voluntarily. The plea agreement, as corrected pursuant to footnote 1, is approved.
Therefore, Defendant Reuben Redd is adjudged guilty of Counts 1, 2 and 3 of the
Indictment as referenced above. This matter was referred to U.S. Pretrial Services and Probation
Office for the completion of a pre-sentence investigation and report. Sentencing will take place
as scheduled.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ David A. Ruiz 	11/20/2025
DAVID A. RUIZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1 During the change of plea hearing, the defendant acknowledged and confirmed a typographical error in the first
sub-paragraph to the plea agreement paragraph 21, which indicates “0 grams,” and the court confirmed on the record
with government counsel and defendant that the sub-paragraph correctly states: “On or about July 3, 2024, in the
Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Defendant REUBEN REDD knowingly and intentionally possessed
with intent to distribute over [10] grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of para-
fluorofentanyl (fentanyl analogue), a Schedule I controlled substance, and fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled
substance.” R. 24, PageID# 99. As set forth on the record at the Sentencing hearing, prior to the start of the hearing,
the defendant and counsel confirmed the typographical error in the plea agreement paragraph 21, and confirmed the
parties’ handwritten correction to the typographical error.
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