AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case

Sheet 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Florida

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JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

v.

FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

Case Number: 5:20-cr-00010-003

USM Number: 26863-017

Gary Lee Printy, Appointed

THE DEFENDANT:

Defendant’s Attorney

pleaded guilty to count(s) One, Four and Five on June 18, 2020

pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)

which was accepted by the court.

was found guilty on count(s)

after a plea of not guilty.

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 

841(b)(1)(A)(viii), and 

846

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute 

500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a 

detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and 

salts of its isomers

January 31, 2020 One

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) 

and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii)

Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of

a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of

methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers

January 31, 2020 Four

18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1)

and 924(a)(2)

Unlawful Possession of a Firearm January 31, 2020 Five

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to

the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)

Count(s) is are dismissed on the motion of the United States.

It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, 

residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to 

pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.

9/10/2020

Date of Imposition of Judgment

s/Mark E. Walker

Signature of Judge

Mark E. Walker, Chief United States District Judge

Name and Title of Judge

9/11/2020

Date
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in Criminal Case

Sheet 2 — Imprisonment

Judgment — Page 2 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a

total term of: 

Sixty (60) months as to Counts One, Four & Five, to be served concurrently with each other.

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

that the Defendant be incarcerated at a facility in, or as close to, Panama City, Florida, as deemed eligible, and that the

Defendant be permitted to participate in RDAP while incarcerated

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

at a.m. p.m. on .

as notified by the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:

before 2 p.m. on .

as notified by the United States Marshal.

as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN

I have executed this judgment as follows:

Defendant delivered on to

at , with a certified copy of this judgment.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

By

DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case

Sheet 3 — Supervised Release

Judgment—Page 3 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:

Five (5) years as to Counts One & Four and three (3) years as to Count Five, all to be served concurrently with each other.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS

1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.

2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. 

3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release from 

imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.

The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you 

pose a low risk of future substance abuse. (check if applicable)

4. You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of 

restitution. (check if applicable)

5. You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)

6. You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq.) as 

directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in the location where you 

reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)

7. You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)

You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the attached 

page.
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case

Sheet 3A — Supervised Release

Judgment—Page 4 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are 

imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by 

probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition. 

1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your 

release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different 

time frame. 

2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and 

when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.

3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from 

the court or the probation officer.

4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer. 

5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living 

arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If 

notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer 

within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.

6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer 

to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.

7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from 

doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses 

you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job 

responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 

10 days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of 

becoming aware of a change or expected change.

8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been 

convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the 

probation officer.

9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.

10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that 

was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or 

tasers). 

11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without 

first getting the permission of the court.

12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may 

require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the 

person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk. 

13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

U.S. Probation Office Use Only

A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this 

judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised 

Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date
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Sheet 3D — Supervised Release

Judgment—Page 5 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

1. The defendant shall submit to testing to determine whether he is using drugs or alcohol as may be directed by the probation officer. 

2. The defendant must successfully participate in substance-abuse treatment consisting of an initial evaluation by a probation officer or 

outside provider and any further appropriate treatment. The treatment may include cognitive behavioral therapy.
AO 245B (Rev. 09/19) Judgment in a Criminal Case 

Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties

Judgment — Page 6 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**

TOTALS $ 300.00 $ $ $ $

The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be

entered after such determination.

The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise 

in the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be 

paid before the United States is paid.

Name of Payee Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage

TOTALS $ $

Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the

fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject

to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

the interest requirement is waived for fin restitution.

the interest requirement for fine restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.

** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22.

*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on

or after September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
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Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments

Judgment — Page 7 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

A Lump sum payment of $ 300.00 due immediately, balance due

not later than , or

in accordance with C D, E, or F below; or

B Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with C, D, or F below); or

C Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of

(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment; or

D Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of

(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from imprisonment to a

term of supervision; or

E Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from 

imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or

F Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due 

during the period of imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ 

Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.

Joint and Several

Case Number

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names

(including defendant number) Total Amount

Joint and Several

Amount

Corresponding Payee,

if appropriate

The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States: 

(1) Winchester 12-gauge shotgun; (1) Remington 12-gauge shotgun; (1) Rogue .22 caliber rifle; (1) Glock .40 caliber pistol; (1)

Raven Arms .25 caliber pistol; (1) Taurus 9 mm pistol; (1) Savage 30-06 caliber rifle; and (1) New England Firearms 20-gauge 

shotgun

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, 

(5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of 

prosecution and court costs.
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Sheet 7 — Denial of Federal Benefits 

Judgment — Page 8 of 8

DEFENDANT: FREDDIE KNOWLES, III

CASE NUMBER: 5:20-cr-00010-003

DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS

(For Offenses Committed On or After November 18, 1988)

FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS PURSUANT TO 21 U.S.C. § 862(a)

IT IS ORDERED that the defendant shall be:

ineligible for all federal benefits for a period of .

ineligible for the following federal benefits for a period of .

(specify benefit(s))

OR

Having determined that this is the defendant’s third or subsequent conviction for distribution of controlled substances, IT IS 

ORDERED that the defendant shall be permanently ineligible for all federal benefits.

FOR DRUG POSSESSORS PURSUANT TO 21 U.S.C. § 862(b)

IT IS ORDERED that the defendant shall:

be ineligible for all federal benefits for a period of .

be ineligible for the following federal benefits for a period of .

(specify benefit(s))

successfully complete a drug testing and treatment program.

perform community service, as specified in the probation and supervised release portion of this judgment.

Having determined that this is the defendant’s second or subsequent conviction for possession of a controlled substance, IT 

IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall complete any drug treatment program and community service specified in 

this judgment as a requirement for the reinstatement of eligibility for federal benefits.

Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 862(d), this denial of federal benefits does not include any retirement, welfare, Social Security, 

health, disability, Veterans benefit, public housing, or other similar benefit, or any other benefit for which payments or services 

are required for eligibility. The clerk of court is responsible for sending a copy of this page and the first page of this judgment to:

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, DC 20531