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Tuesday, 10 May 2016 16:09

Procedural matters, death in family delay Rockfish arraignment, sentencing

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Setbacks have delayed the sentencing for 14 Operation Rockfish defendants and a death in the family has delayed the arraignment of one who has yet to take a plea in the police corruption case, federal court records show.

Originally scheduled for arraignment Monday, a motion to continue filed by Antonio Tillmon's attorney, asked for a delay until the June 14 term of court in Greenville because of the death of his mother last week.

“Mr. Tillmon requests a period of time to make funeral and other grieving arrangements with his family,” the motion, which the government did not oppose, said.

Meanwhile, sentencing for the 14 who have taken pleas and were scheduled to appear in court Thursday, have also been delayed until the June 14 term, according to federal court records.

Those scheduled for sentencing are Lann Tjuan Clanton, Ikeisha Jacobs, Wardie Vincent Jr., Jason Boone, Adrienne Moody, Cory Jackson, Jimmy Pair Jr., Curtis Boone, Alaina Sue-Kam-Ling, Kavon Phillips, Crystal Pierce, Alphonso Ponton, Thomas Jefferson Allen, II, and Tosha Rochelle Daily.

“As of the filing of this motion, defense counsel has not received the draft pre-sentence report,” the motion says. “Criminal Local Rule … provides that the parties have a PSR draft at least 35 days prior to sentencing, contemplating that the parties have sufficient time to prepare any potential objections and develop sentencing strategy.”

The government had no objections to the motion, court records indicate.

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