Order — No. 1:24-cr-00083 (Dkt. 74, E.D. Mo.)

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An order in United States v. Jeffery James Reed, Case No. 1:24-cr-00083-SNLJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern Division, filed March 20, 2026 as Doc. 74 (2 pages), with the signature block of Senior Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. After de novo review of the defendant's objections [Doc. 73], the Court sustains and adopts the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni [Doc. 68]. It denies his Motion to Suppress Evidence [Doc. 39] and his Motion to Suppress Evidence Pursuant to Franks v. Delaware [Doc. 59]. The Court adds that the affidavit sufficiently identified the premises described in the search warrant as his residence and farm.

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                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                              SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                    )
                                             )
              Plaintiff,                     )
                                             )
       v.                                    )    Case No. 1:24-cr-00083-SNLJ
                                             )
JEFFERY JAMES REED,                          )
                                             )
              Defendant.                     )

                                         ORDER

       This matter is before the Court on defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence [Doc.

39] filed on October 1, 2025, and Motion to Suppress Evidence Pursuant to Franks v.

Delaware [Doc. 59] filed on December 10, 2025. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), this

matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni, who filed a

Report and Recommendation [Doc. 68] on February 27, 2026. Defendant submitted

objections thereto on March 18, 2026 [Doc. 73].

       The Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court deny the defendant’s motions.

In his Objections to Report and Recommendation, the defendant argues that the

Magistrate Judge “wholly ignored the burden of proof on the issue of good faith” and

“relied on information outside of the four corners of the Affidavit to conclude it

sufficiently linked [the defendant] to the subject premises.” Defendant also argues that

the Magistrate Judge “relied on an impermissible inference in reaching her conclusions to

the nexus issue” and “erroneously relied on a mischaracterization of the affiant’s primary

omission.” After de novo review of this matter, this Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s
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Report and Recommendation. This Court adds that it is implicit and obvious from the

affidavit’s extensive discussion of evidence against defendant Reed and the location of

Reed’s farm “approximately two nautical miles from the Buff Beef farm,” that the

premises specifically described in the search warrant was indeed the Reed residence and

farm.

        IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of United

States Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni [Doc. 68] on February 27, 2026, be and is

SUSTAINED, ADOPTED, and INCORPORATED herein.

        IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence

[Doc. 39] is DENIED.

        IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence

Pursuant to Franks v. Delaware [Doc. 59] is DENIED.

        Dated this 20th day of March, 2026.



                                          ____________________________________
                                          STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
                                          SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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