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Wednesday, 27 April 2016 17:58

Court eyes May 12 sentencing for 14 Rockfish defendants

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Fourteen of the so-called Rockfish 15 are scheduled for sentencing on May 12, federal court records show.

One group is scheduled for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Greenville at 9 a.m. while another group is scheduled at 1 p.m.

The notice of hearing for the sentencing in the police corruption case was posted Tuesday, electronic records show.

Those scheduled for the 9 a.m. sentencing are Lann Tjuan Clanton, Jason Boone, Wardie Vincent Jr., Cory Jackson, Jimmy Pair Jr., Curtis Boone, and Alphonso Ponton.

Those scheduled for the 1 p.m. sentencing are Ikeisha Jacobs, Adrienne Moody, Alaina Sue-Kam-Ling, Kavon Phillips, Crystal Pierce, Thomas Jefferson Allen II, and Tohsa Rochelle Dailey.

Meanwhile, minute entries in the federal court record show Vincent has been allowed to withdraw his previous guilty plea on the count 2 charges of the criminal information while he reaffirmed his guilty plea on count 1 charges.

While detailed information on the matter was not accessible, the minute entry notes the United States Attorneys Office was present and the court approved the superseding plea agreement following a hearing on April 12.

Vincent, the first to take a plea in the case, was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

Antonio Tillmon, the lone defendant who has yet to enter a plea, is scheduled for arraignment on May 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Greenville court records show.

Operation Rockfish included 54 counts of bribery, drug trafficking and police corruption.

Unsealed documents revealed snippets of evidence the government would have presented had the cases of those who pled guilty gone to trial.

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