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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
SHERMAN DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v. 
 
JEFARI JERWAN RUCKER (22) 
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 NO. 4:23-CR-00014-SDJ-AGD 
 
 
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 
This report and recommendation addresses a petition for revocation of the defendant’s 
supervised release. Dkt. 1065 (sealed). 
PROCEDURAL HISTORY 
On June 12, 2025 , United States District Judge Sean D. Jordan sentenced defendant Jefari 
Jerwan Rucker to 16 months of imprisonment with three years of supervised release to follow . 
Dkt. 985 at 2–3. Rucker’s term of supervised release commenced on July 3, 2025. Dkt. 1065 at 1. 
In April 2026, a probation officer petitioned the court for a warrant, alleging that Rucker had 
violated five conditions of his supervised release. Id. at 1–2. Specifically, the petition alleged that 
Rucker had violated conditions that required him to: (1) not commit another federal, state, or local 
crime; ( 2) live at a place approved by his probation officer ; (3 ) follow the instructions of his 
probation officer; (4) report to the probation officer as instructed; and (5) participate in a program 
of testing and treatment for substance abuse. Id. 
A final revocation hearing was held before me on May 19, 2026. Rucker pleaded true to all five 
of the petition’s allegations. Minute Entry for May 19, 2026. He also consented to revocation of 
his supervised release and waived his right to object to my proposed findings and 
recommendations. Id.; Dkt. 1079. The government requested a sentence of three months and 48 
days of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release , which is within the federal 
sentencing policy statements ; the defendant agreed . After hearing argument from counsel, the 
court announced what its recommendation would be. PageID #:
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RECOMMENDATION 
In accordance with the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, and having considered both parties’ 
arguments, the court recommends that: (1) Rucker’s supervised release be revoked based on the 
allegations in th e petition for revocation of his supervised release , Dkt. 1065; (2 ) Rucker be 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of three months and 
48 days, to run consecutive ly to any other term of imprisonment, with two years of supervised 
release to follow, all prior conditions imposed; (3) Rucker be additionally required to (a) participate 
in any combination of psychiatric, psychological, or mental- health treatment programs and 
(b) reside in a residential reentry center or similar facility for a period of 180 days to commence 
upon release from confinement; and (4) Rucker be placed at FCI El Reno in El Reno, Oklahoma, 
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