USA v. Bivins-Boyd et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CASE NO. 5:25 CR 435-001
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Plaintiff ) JUDGE SOLOMON OLIVER, JR.
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v. ) ORDER ACCEPTING PLEA
) AGREEMENT, JUDGMENT AND
TERRANCE BIVINS-BOYD, ) REFERRAL TO U.S. PROBATION
) OFFICE
Defendant )
This case is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation filed by United States
Magistrate Judge Reuben J. Shepherd, regarding the change of plea hearing of Terrance Bivins-
Boyd, which was referred to the Magistrate Judge with the consent of the parties.
On September 4, 2025 the government filed a 9 count Indictment, charging Defendant
Terrance Bivins-Boyd in counts 1-3, 4, 5 and 6 with, Distribution of Cocaine, Trafficking in
Firearms, Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun, and False Statements During Purchase of a Firearm,
in violation of Title 21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. §§ 933(a)(1), 922(o)(1), 924(a)(2) and
922(a)(6). On September 18, 2025, Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson held an arraignment,
at which time Mr. Bivins-Boyd entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. On November 13, 2025
Magistrate Judge Shepherd received Defendant’s plea of guilty to counts 1-3, 4, 5 and 6 of the
Indictment and issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), concerning whether the plea should
be accepted and a finding of guilty entered.
Neither party submitted objections to the Magistrate Judge’s R&R in the fourteen days after
it was issued.
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On de novo review of the record, the Magistrate Judge’s R&R is adopted. Defendant
Terrance Bivins-Boyd 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 is approved.
Therefore, Defendant Terrance Bivins-Boyd is adjudged guilty to counts 1-3, 4, 5 and 6
of the Indictment in violation Title 21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. §§ 933(a)(1),
922(o)(1), 924(a)(2) and 922(a)(6). This matter was referred to the U.S. Probation Department for
the completion of a pre-sentence investigation and report. Sentencing will be held on February 19,
2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 19A, Carl B. Stokes United States Court House, 801 West Superior
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/SOLOMON OLIVER, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
December 4, 2025
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