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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
MARSHALL DIVISION 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § 
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VS. § CASE NO. 2:25-CR-0021-JRG-RSP-2
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AUSTIN MINNICK (02) §
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE=S REPORT AND 
FINDING DEFENDANT GUILTY 
On this day, the Court considered the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of United 
States Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne regarding defendant=s plea of guilty to Count One of an 
indictment charging defendant with a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1362, Conspiracy to Injure 
a Means of Communication Intended for Civil Defense Functions . Having conducted a 
proceeding in the form and manner prescribed by FED. R. CRIM P. 11, the Magistrate Judge 
recommends that the Court accept the defendant=s guilty plea. The Court is of the opinion that the 
Findings of Fact and Recommendation should be accepted. 
It is accordingly ORDERED that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the United 
States Magistrate Judge, filed May 26, 2026, are hereby ADOPTED. 
It is further ORDERED that, pursuant to defendant ’s plea agreement, the Court finds 
defendant GUILTY of Count One of the indictment in the above-numbered cause. 
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RODNEY GILSTRAP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 15th day of June, 2026. PageID #: 
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