Commutation of Tommy Lynn Johnson

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Tommy Lynn Johnson was convicted in the Eastern District of Texas in 2003 of multiple drug trafficking and firearms offenses. His convictions included conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. § 846); conspiracy to possess a listed chemical knowing it would be used to manufacture a controlled substance (21 U.S.C. § 846); possession of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance in two counts (21 U.S.C. § 841(c)(1)); possession and distribution of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance in two counts (21 U.S.C. § 841(c)(2)); use, carrying, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in two counts (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)); and possession of an unregistered firearm (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)). Johnson was sentenced to 511 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama granted Johnson a commutation of sentence.