USA v. Flowers, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CASE NO. 5:21-cr-584
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PLAINTIFF, ) CHIEF JUDGE SARA LIOI
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vs. )
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ORDER ON VIOLATION OF
CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED
RELEASE
JAWON STRICKLAND )
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DEFENDANT. )
A Violation Report was filed in this case on September 16, 20251. The Court
referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Reuben J. Sheperd to conduct appropriate
proceedings and to file a report and recommendation. Magistrate Judge Sheperd reported
that a supervised release violation hearing was held on October 8, 2025. The defendant
admitted to the following violations:
1. Unauthorized Use of Drugs;
2. Failure to Report for Random Drug Testing; and
3. Failure to Follow the Instructions of the Probation Officer.
The magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation on October 8, 2025, in
which the magistrate judge recommended that the Court find that the defendant has violated
the conditions of his supervised release as set forth in violation numbers 1, 2, and 3.
1 Supplemental Report filed on October 7, 2025, and Superseding Violation Reports were filed on October
24, 2025, and November 10, 2025. The Government moved to dismiss Violation 4 in the Superseding
Violation Reports, which motion the court granted.
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A final supervised release violation hearing was conducted on November 13,
2025. Present were the following: Assistant United States Attorney Toni B. Schnellinger,
representing the United States; Attorney Michelle Stine Makkos, representing the
defendant; the defendant Jawon Strickland and United States Probation Officer Brook
Clark.
No objections were filed to the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge.
Upon review, the Court adopts the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and
finds the defendant to be in violation of the terms and conditions of his supervised release
as set forth in violation numbers 1, 2, and 3.
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant’s supervised release is revoked, and the
defendant is committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 4 months. No
supervised release to follow.
Defendant shall self-report to the U.S. Marshal Office in Akron, Ohio on December
1, 2025, by 12:00 p.m. In the meantime, the defendant will remain on supervised release
under the same terms and conditions as previously imposed. Any further violations while
on supervised release are to be brought to the Court’s attention immediately.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 13, 2025
HONORABLE SARA LIOI
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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