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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA 

HAMMOND DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) 

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v. ) CAUSE NO.: 2:13-CR-65-JTM-JEM 

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KEVIN E. WILKERSON, ) 

Defendant. ) 

 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

UPON A SUPERVISED RELEASE REVOCATION HEARING 

TO: THE HONORABLE JAMES T. MOODY, 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA 

On October 19, 2022, the United States Government appeared by counsel Assistant 

United States Attorney Kevin F. Wolff, and Defendant Kevin E. Wilkerson appeared in person 

and by counsel Visvaldis Kupsis and in the custody of the United States Marshal. A United 

States Probation Officer also appeared. The Supervised Release Revocation Hearing was held. 

The Court received evidence and comments. 

Based upon the record of proceedings the Court makes this Report and Recommendation.

 On December 9, 2013, Defendant Wilkerson pled guilty to the Indictment (bank robbery 

by force or violence) and on February 19, 2014, Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen sentenced him to 

a term of 108 months followed by 3 years supervised release subject to specified written terms 

and conditions. 

On November 16, 2021, the Government filed a petition alleging that Defendant violated 

the terms and conditions of supervised release [DE 62], and an arrest warrant was issued. On 

March 29, 2022, an Initial Appearance was held, at which time Defendant Wilkerson was 

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detained. 

On September 28, 2022, Judge James Moody issued an Order referring this case to the 

undersigned Magistrate Judge to conduct the Supervised Release Revocation Hearing, to 

recommend modification, revocation, or termination of the supervised release in this case, and to 

submit proposed findings and recommendations pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ' 3401(i), 28 U.S.C. '

636(b)(1)(B), and N.D. Ind. Local Rule 72-1. 

As a result of the October 19, 2022, Supervised Release Revocation Hearing, the 

undersigned Magistrate Judge FINDS that: 

1. Defendant Wilkerson has been advised of his right to remain silent, his right to 

counsel, his right to be advised of the charges against him, his right to a contested 

Supervised Release Revocation Hearing, and his rights in connection with such a 

hearing; 

2. Defendant Wilkerson understands the proceedings, allegations and his rights; 

3. Defendant Wilkerson knowingly and voluntarily admitted that he committed the 

offense of failing to appear for a psychiatric evaluation on October 11, 2021, 

October 25, 2021, and November 1, 2021, after referral by Probation, thereby 

failing to participate in a mental health treatment program [DE 62]; 

4. The violation is a Grade C violation, Defendant=s criminal history category is V, 

and the suggested penalty range is 7-13 months incarceration, with a statutory 

maximum of 24 months. 

The undersigned Magistrate Judge RECOMMENDS to Judge James Moody that: 

1. Defendant Wilkerson be adjudged to have committed a violation of his supervised 

release described in the November 16, 2021 Petition [DE 62]; 

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2. The Agreed Disposition of Supervised Release Violation [DE 84] be accepted; 

and 

3. Defendant Wilkerson be sentenced to a term of time served, with no further term 

of supervised release. 

The parties agreed to waive any objections to these Findings and Recommendation. 

SO ORDERED this 19th day of October, 2022. 

s/ John E. Martin 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN E. MARTIN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

cc: All counsel of record 

District Judge James Moody 

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