Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Alaina Nicole King (Document 124)

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A preliminary order of forfeiture, Document 124, filed April 9, 2026 in United States v. Alaina Nicole King, No. 5:24-CR-00227-FL-1, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The order recites that the defendant pleaded guilty under a written memorandum of plea agreement to Counts One, Six and Seven of the Indictment, including 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (Count Seven). It forfeits listed personal property: Stevens 20-gauge and 410-gauge shotguns, a Canik 9mm caliber handgun, a Ruger 9mm caliber firearm and a Smith and Wesson .380 caliber handgun. A person other than the defendant claiming an interest must petition within 30 days of final publication of notice or actual notice, whichever is earlier. The signature block names Louise W. Flanagan, United States District Judge.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

NO. 5:24-CR-00227-FL-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :
:
v. : PRELIMINARY ORDER
: OF FORFEITURE
ALAINA NICOLE KING :

WHEREAS, the above-named defendant has pleaded guilty pursuant to a

written memorandum of plea agreement to Counts One, Six and Seven of the

Indictment, charging the defendant with offenses in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1)

and 846 (Count One), 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and U.S.C. § 2 (Count Six), and 18 U.S.C.

§ 924(c)(1)(A) (Count Seven);

AND WHEREAS, the government has filed a motion for entry of a Preliminary

Order of Forfeiture, showing unto the Court: that each firearm and ammunition was

involved in or used in the offense(s) to which he/she pleaded guilty, or was in the

defendant’s possession or immediate control at the time of arrest, and is therefore

subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)(1) and/or 18 U.S.C. § 3665; and

that the defendant individually, or in combination with one or more co-defendants,

has or had an ownership, beneficial, possessory, or other legal interest in and/or

exercised dominion and control over each item of property that is subject to forfeiture

herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the defendant’s guilty plea, the stipulations

contained in the Memorandum of Plea Agreement, the points and authorities in the

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government’s motion, and all of the evidence of record in this case, the Court FINDS

as fact and CONCLUDES as a matter of law that there is a nexus between each item

of property listed below and the offense(s) to which the defendant has pleaded guilty,

and that the defendant (or any combination of defendants in this case) has or had an

interest in the property to be forfeited,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that:

1. The following property is forfeited to the United States pursuant to Fed.

R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(2) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(d) and/or 3665 and 21 U.S.C. § 853(a):

Personal Property:

a) One Stevens 20-gauge shotgun bearing serial number 201922B,

seized on October 11, 2023 at 182 Wrightsboro Road, Fayetteville,

North Carolina, and any and all associated ammunition;

b) One Stevens 410-gauge shotgun bearing serial number D630308,

seized on October 11, 2023 at 182 Wrightsboro Road, Fayetteville,

North Carolina, and any and all associated ammunition; and

c) One Canik 9mm caliber handgun bearing serial number 21BC15154,

seized on October 11, 2023 at 182 Wrightsboro Road, Fayetteville,

North Carolina, and any and all associated ammunition;

d) One Ruger 9mm caliber bearing serial number 350054638, seized on

July 10, 2022, in a vehicle from Alaina King, and any and all

associated ammunition;

e) One Smith and Wesson .380 caliber handgun bearing serial number

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KEC5328, seized on December 31, 2022, in a vehicle from Alaina

King, and any and all associated ammunition.

2. Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3), the U.S. Attorney General,

Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee is

authorized to seize, inventory, and otherwise maintain custody and control of the

property, whether held by the defendant or by a third-party. Any person who

knowingly destroys, damages, wastes, disposes of, transfers, or otherwise

takes any action with respect to the property, or attempts to do so, for the

purpose of preventing or impairing the Government’s lawful authority to

take such property into its custody or control or to continue holding such

property under its lawful custody and control, may be subject to criminal

prosecution pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2232(a).

3. Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(3) and 32.2(c)(1)(B), the United

States is authorized to conduct any discovery pursuant to the applicable Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure needed to identify, locate, or dispose of the above-referenced

property, or other substitute assets, including depositions, interrogatories, requests

for production of documents and for admission, and the issuance of subpoenas.

4. If and to the extent required by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(6), 21 U.S.C.

§ 853(n), and/or other applicable law, the United States shall provide notice of this

Order and of its intent to dispose of the specified real and/or personal property listed

above, by publishing and sending notice in the same manner as in civil forfeiture

cases, as provided in Rule G(4) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime

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Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions. The United States shall then file a Notice with

the Court documenting for the record: (1) proof of publication, or the government’s

reliance on an exception to the publication requirement found in Supplemental Rule

G(4)(a)(i); and (2) the government’s efforts to send direct notice to all known potential

third-party claimants in accordance with Supplemental Rule G(4)(b)(iii), or a

representation that no other potential claimants are known to the government. This

Order shall not take effect as the Court’s Final Order of Forfeiture until an

appropriate Notice has been filed and the time in which any third parties with notice

of the forfeiture are permitted by law to file a petition has expired.

5. Any person other than the above-named defendant, having or

claiming any legal interest in the subject property must, within 30 days of

the final publication of notice or of receipt of actual notice, whichever is

earlier, petition the Court to adjudicate the validity of the asserted interest

pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(1) and 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2). The petition

must be signed by the petitioner under penalty of perjury and shall set

forth: the nature and extent of the petitioner’s right, title, or interest in the

subject property; the time and circumstances of the petitioner’s acquisition

of the right, title, or interest in the property; any additional facts supporting

the petitioner’s claim; and the relief sought. The petition may be hand-

delivered to the Clerk at any federal courthouse within the Eastern District

of North Carolina or mailed to the following address:

U.S. District Court Clerk
Eastern District of North Carolina
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P.O. Box 25670
Raleigh, NC 27611

6. If one or more timely petitions are received by the Court, the Court will

enter a separate scheduling order governing the conduct of any forfeiture ancillary

proceedings under Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c). Following the Court’s disposition of all

timely filed petitions, a Final Order of Forfeiture that amends this Order as necessary

to account for any third-party rights shall be entered pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P.

32.2(c)(2) and 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(6). The receipt of a petition as to one or more specific

items of property shall not delay this Order of Forfeiture from becoming final, in

accordance with the following paragraph, as to any remaining property to which no

petition has been filed.

7. If no third party files a timely petition, or if this Court denies and/or

dismisses all third party petitions timely filed, this Order shall become the Final

Order of Forfeiture, as provided by Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(c)(2), and the United States

shall dispose of the property according to law, including without limitation

liquidation by sale or any other commercially feasible means, destruction, and/or

retention or transfer of an asset for official use. The United States shall have clear

title to the property and may warrant good title to any subsequent purchaser or

transferee pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(7). If any firearm or ammunition subject

to this Order is in the physical custody of a state or local law enforcement agency at

the time this Order is entered, the custodial agency is authorized to dispose of the

forfeited property by destruction or incapacitation in accordance with its regulations,

when no longer needed as evidence.
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8. Upon sentencing and issuance of the Judgment and Commitment Order,

the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to incorporate a reference to this Order of Forfeiture

in the applicable section of the Judgment, as required by Fed. R. Crim. P.

32.2(b)(4)(B). In accordance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(A), this Order shall

become final as to the defendant at sentencing.

9. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Order, and to amend

it as necessary, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(e).

9th day of
SO ORDERED, this the ____ __________________________, 2026.
April

___________________________________
LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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