USA v. Andres et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
SARAH ELIZABETH COX (3)
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NO. 4:20-cr-00047-ALM-AGD
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This report and recommendation addresses a petition for revocation of the defendant’s
supervised release. Dkt. 166 (sealed).
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 31, 2024, United States District Judge Amos L. Mazzant sentenced defendant Sarah
Elizabeth Cox to 24 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. Dkt. 161
at 2–3 (sealed). Cox’s term of supervised release commenced on April 1, 2025. Dkt. 166 at 1
(sealed).
In January 2026, a probation officer petitioned the court for a warrant, alleging that Cox had
violated four conditions of her supervised release. Dkt. 166 (sealed). Specifically, the petition
alleged that Cox had violated conditions that required her to: (1) not commit another federal, state,
or local crime; (2) refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance; (3) notify her probation
officer if she is arrested or questioned by law enforcement; and (4) abide by all conditions outlined
in her release on bond. Dkt. 166 (sealed) at 1–3.
In support of those allegations, the petition asserted that, on June 9, 2025, Cox submitted a
urine sample that tested positive for methamphetamine. Id. at 2. The petition also asserted that,
on December 13, 2025, Cox was arrested and charged with a felony offense in Dallas County,
Texas. Id. at 3.
A final revocation hearing was held before me on March 2, 2026. The government moved to
dismiss allegations one and three. Minute Entry for March 2, 2026. Cox pleaded true to the two
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remaining allegations. Id. She also consented to revocation of her supervised release and waived
her right to object to my proposed findings and recommendations. Id.; Dkt. 177. After hearing
argument from counsel, the court announced what its recommendation would be.
RECOMMENDATION
In accordance with the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, and having considered both parties’
arguments, the court recommends that: (1) allegations one and three in the petition for revocation
of Cox’s supervised release, Dkt. 166 (sealed), be dismissed; (2) Cox’s supervised release be
revoked based on allegations two and four in that petition, id.; and (3) Cox be committed to the
custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of 18 months, to run consecutive to
any other term of imprisonment, with no term of supervised release to follow.
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Don Bush
United States Magistrate Judge
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 7th day of September, 2004.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 9th day of March, 2026.
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