USA v. Watts, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 	:
vs. 	: CRIMINAL NO.: 25-00020-KD
BENNY JOE RAY, JR., 	:
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
The Defendant, Benny Joe Ray, Jr., by consent, has appeared before the undersigned
pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and has entered a plea of
guilty to Count One of the Indictment charging a violation of Title 21 United States Code,
Section 846, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine (Actual).
After cautioning and examining the Defendant under oath concerning each of the
subjects 	mentioned 	in 	Rule 	11, 	the 	Court 	determined 	that 	the 	guilty 	plea 	was
knowledgeable and voluntary, and the offense charged is supported by an independent
basis in fact as to each of the essential elements of such offense. 	The Court therefore
recommends that the plea of guilty be accepted and that Defendant be adjudged guilty and
have sentence imposed accordingly.
DONE and ORDERED this 22nd day of August, 2025.
s/P. BRADLEY MURRAY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
NOTICE TO PARTIES
A party has fourteen days from this date to file written objections to the Report and
Recommendation’s factual findings and legal conclusions. A party’s failure to file written
objections waives that party’s right to challenge on appeal any unobjected-to factual
finding or legal conclusion the district judge adopts from the Report and Recommendation.
See 11th Cir. R. 3-1.
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