USA v. OCHOA-BELTRAN et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MEGAN CASTLETON,
Defendant.
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) 	CAUSE NO. 1:17-cr-00165-TWP-MJD
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) 	- 07
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On February 26, 2026, the Court held a hearing on the Petition for Warrant or Summons
for Offender under Supervised Release filed on May 20, 2025, and order granting Petition on
May 21, 2025. [Filing Nos. 823, 824.] 	Defendant appeared in person with her appointed
counsel Joe Cleary. The government appeared by Cristina Caraballo Colon, Assistant United
States Attorney. U. S. Parole and Probation appeared by Officer Angela Smith.
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 of her rights and provided her with a copy of the
petition. Defendant orally waived her right to a preliminary hearing.
2. 	After being placed under oath, Defendant admitted violation numbers 1, 2 and 3.
[Filing Nos. 823, 824.]
3. 	The allegations to which Defendant admitted, as fully set forth in the petition, are:
Violation
Number 	Nature of Noncompliance
1 	"You shall not use or possess any controlled substances prohibited by
applicable state or federal law, unless authorized to do so by a valid
prescription from a licensed medical practitioner. You shall follow the
prescription instructions regarding frequency and dosage."
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On April 30, 2025, the offender provided a urine sample that tested positive
for amphetamines and cocaine. As previously reported to the Court, on
April 23, 2025, the offender provided a urine sample that tested positive for
cocaine.
2 	"You shall submit to substance abuse testing to determine if you have
used a prohibited substance or to determine compliance with substance
abuse treatment. Testing may include no more than 8 drug tests per
month. You shall not attempt to obstruct or tamper with the testing
methods."
On May 5 and 12, 2025, the offender failed to appear for random urinalysis
testing.
3 	"You shall report to the probation officer in a manner and frequency
directed by the court or probation officer."
The offender has failed to respond to any telephone inquiries made by the
USPO since May 7, 2025. Additionally, the offender failed to report to the
U.S. Probation Office as directed on May 14 and 19, 2025. The offender's
whereabouts is currently unknown.
4. 	The parties stipulated that:
(a) 	The highest grade of violation is a Grade B violation.
(b) 	Defendant’s criminal history category is II.
(c) 	The range of imprisonment applicable upon revocation of supervised
release, therefore, is 6 to 12 months’ imprisonment.
5. 	The parties jointly agreed for the defendant to be released on current conditions of
supervised released with the addition of the following:
1. 	You shall be monitored by GPS Monitoring for a period of 120 days, to
commence as soon as practical, and shall abide by all the technology
requirements. You will be monitored by curfew restricting you to your
residence from 8pm to 8am.
2. 	You shall pay the costs associated with the following imposed conditions
of supervised release/probation, to the extent you are financially able to
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pay: Location monitoring and mental health treatment. The probation
officer shall determine your ability to pay and any schedule of payment.
3. 	You shall participate in a mental health treatment program, as approved by
the probation officer, and abide by the rules and regulations of that
program. The probation officer, in consultation with the treatment
provider, shall supervise participation in the program (provider, location,
modality, duration, intensity, etc.). You shall take all mental health
medications that are prescribed by your treating physician.
The Magistrate Judge, having considered the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and
§ 3583(e), and as more fully set forth on the record, finds that the Defendant violated the
conditions in the petition, that her supervised release should be modified as follows:
1. 	You shall be monitored by GPS Monitoring for a period of 120 days, to commence as
soon as practical, and shall abide by all the technology requirements. You will be
monitored by curfew restricting you to your residence from 8pm to 8am.
2. 	You shall pay the costs associated with the following imposed conditions of
supervised release/probation, to the extent you are financially able to pay: Location
monitoring and mental health treatment. The probation officer shall determine your
ability to pay and any schedule of payment.
3. 	You shall participate in a mental health treatment program, as approved by the
probation officer, and abide by the rules and regulations of that program. The
probation officer, in consultation with the treatment provider, shall supervise
participation in the program (provider, location, modality, duration, intensity, etc.).
You shall take all mental health medications that are prescribed by your treating
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physician.
The parties waived the fourteen-day period to object to the Report and Recommendation.
Distribution:
All ECF-registered counsel of record via email generated by the court’s ECF system
Date: 2/27/2026
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Tim A. Baker
United States Magistrate Judge
Southern District of Indiana
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