Summary
Eugene Ross Cousins was convicted in federal district court of two counts of distribution of methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), and two counts of drug user in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2). On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Cousins's sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Distribution of methamphetamine (two counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); drug user in possession of firearm (two counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(3) & 924(a)(2)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime (two counts), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A))
Original sentence: 406 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release (sentenced April 4, 2015, Western District of Virginia).
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