Summary
Kenneth Lee Kelley was convicted in federal district court of felon in possession of a firearm after a former conviction (two counts), possession of a stolen firearm, attempt to manufacture methamphetamine (three counts), possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 922(j), 924(a)(2), 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B)(viii), (b)(1)(C), 844, and 846. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Kelley a commutation of his sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Felon in possession of firearm after former conviction (two counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) & 924(a)(2); possession of stolen firearm, 21 U.S.C. §§ 922(j) & 924(a)(2); attempt to manufacture methamphetamine (three counts), 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), & (b)(1)(B)(viii); possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); possession of methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 844; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i)
Counts of conviction
- Offense — possession of methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 844 (21 U.S.C. § 844)
- Offense — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i))
Original sentence: 360 months imprisonment · 96 months supervised release (Eastern District of Oklahoma).
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