Federal clemency record
Commutation · December 18, 2015
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Otis Lee Thompson, Jr.
Summary
On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Otis Lee Thompson, Jr., who was convicted in the Southern District of Texas in 2005 of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base and codeine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Thompson's original sentence of 195 months imprisonment and 96 months supervised release was reduced through the commutation.
Offense
Possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B)(iii); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2); possession with intent to distribute codeine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(3)
Southern Texas · 2005
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Original sentence
195 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release
Sentenced May 20, 2008 · Southern Texas