Reported / Citable
Background
Christopher King began a three-year term of supervised release on October 6, 2023, after U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III sentenced him to time served.
In April 2024, the Probation Office petitioned for a warrant or summons, alleging four violations: unlawful marijuana and methamphetamine use; unauthorized overnight stays in Dallas outside his authorized judicial district; missed drug tests and substance-abuse counseling; and missed mental-health counseling. At the July 15 revocation hearing, King pleaded true to all four allegations, consented to revocation, and waived objections to the magistrate judge’s proposed findings and recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson found that King violated the conditions of his supervised release and recommended that the district court revoke it.
The magistrate judge recommended an eight-month Bureau of Prisons sentence followed by 24 months of supervised release under the same conditions as King’s original release. The recommendation also proposed placement at FMC Fort Worth, if appropriate.
Key Takeaways
- King admitted all four alleged supervised-release violations.
- The violations included confirmed positive tests for marijuana and methamphetamine, missed treatment obligations, and unauthorized travel outside the district.
- The filing is a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; the district court would decide whether to adopt it.
Why It Matters
The recommendation illustrates that multiple supervision violations—particularly repeated drug use and failures to participate in ordered treatment—can support revocation and a new custodial sentence. It also preserves a substantial additional term of supervised release after imprisonment.