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 435-002
)
Plaintiff ) JUDGE SOLOMON OLIVER, JR.
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v. ) ORDER ACCEPTING PLEA
) AGREEMENT, JUDGMENT AND
ELIJAH HAWKINS, ) 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 Elijah Hawkins,
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
Elijah Hawkins in count 7 with Trafficking in Firearms, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 933(a)(1).
On September 18, 2025, Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson held an arraignment, at which time
Mr. Hawkins entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. On November 13, 2025 Magistrate Judge
Shepherd received Defendant’s plea of guilty to count 7 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.
On de novo review of the record, the Magistrate Judge’s R&R is adopted. Defendant Elijah
Hawkins is found to be competent to enter a plea and to understand his constitutional rights. He is
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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 Elijah Hawkins is adjudged guilty to count 7 of the Indictment in
violation Title 18 U.S.C. § 933(a)(1). 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
18, 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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