Federal clemency record

Commutation · December 18, 2015

Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to John Thomas Watters

Summary

On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted a commutation of sentence to John Thomas Watters, who was convicted in the Northern District of Oklahoma in 2006 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (two counts), maintaining a drug-involved premises, and felon in possession of firearms. Watters's original sentence of 240 months imprisonment with 120 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.

Offense

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substance (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(vii), & 851; maintaining drug involved premises, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(2); felon in possession of firearms, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2)

Northern Oklahoma · 2006

Offense — maintaining drug involved premises, 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(2) (21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(2))

Original sentence

240 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release

Sentenced Northern Oklahoma