Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Deon Christop Nowell
Summary
Deon Christop Nowell received a commutation of sentence on January 19, 2017, from President Barack Obama for federal offenses including possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and distribution of cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, committed in the District of South Carolina. Nowell was convicted in 2005 and had been serving a 300-month sentence with 120 months of supervised release.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; using and carrying firearm during and in
District of South Carolina · 2005
Original sentence
300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced District of South Carolina