Federal clemency record
Dexter Bert Tyson
Summary
Dexter Bert Tyson received a commutation of sentence on November 22, 2016, from President Barack Obama for convictions including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine, aiding and abetting charges for possession with intent to distribute cocaine (two counts), possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in furtherance of drug trafficking and aiding and abetting, and felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The commutation reduced his sentence while leaving the underlying convictions in place.
Clemency record · 1 grant
Commutation · November 22, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing cocaine base and a mixture containing cocaine; possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing cocaine base and cocaine, aiding and abetting; possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing cocaine, aiding and abetting (two counts); possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, aiding and abetting, felon in possession of a firearm; felon in possession of ammunition
Original sentence: 60 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release (District of Maryland).