Petition for Action on Supervised Release — U.S.A. vs. Dekwaan Leguez Boone, Docket No. 7:21-CR-51-3M (Dkt. 154, E.D.N.C.)
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U.S. Probation Officer Jay Kellum filed this petition for action on the supervised release of Dekwaan Leguez Boone, Docket No. 7:21-CR-51-3M in the Eastern District of North Carolina; it was executed on May 8, 2026 and filed 05/11/26. Boone was sentenced by Chief Judge Richard E. Myers II to 51 months in custody and four years of supervised release for brandishing firearms during a crime of violence and possession of a firearm by a felon, and was released on February 28, 2025. The petition reports that Boone tested positive for marijuana on December 9, 2025 and again in a test on March 24, 2026, and has made no payments since the payment plan restarted at $50 per month, with arrears of $200. It recommends that supervision continue without modification under the listed standard and special conditions, which Boone accepted by signing a Waiver of Hearing.
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UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT
for the
EASTERN DISTRJCT OF NORTH CAROLINA
U.S.A. vs. Dekwaan Leguez Boone Docket No. 7:21-CR-51-3M
Petition for Action on Supervised Release
COMES NOW Jay Kellum, U.S. Probation Officer of the court, presenting a petition for modification of
the Judgment and Commitment Order of Dekwaan Leguez Boone, who, upon an earlier plea of guilty to
Count 3 - Brandishing Firearms During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence and Aiding and Abetting,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(l)(A) and 2, and Count 6 - Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(l) and 924(a)(2), was sentenced by the Honorable Richard E. Myers II,
Chief United States District Judge, on March 11 , 2022, to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term
of 51 months. It was further ordered that upon release from imprisonment the defendant be placed on
supervised release for the period of four years. Dekwaan Leguez Boone was released from custody on
February 28, 2025 , at which time the term of supervised release commenced.
On December 15, 2025 , a Violation Report was submitted to the court advising that on December 9, 2025 ,
Boone tested positive for marijuana use. It was also advised that since April 28, 2025 , the defendant had
made one payment of$ 150 and was in arrears five (5 months) totaling $250. The court agreed to continue
superv1s1on.
At sentencing, the defendant was ordered to abide by mandatory, standard, and special conditions of
supervision. Pursuant to Section 501.4 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the United States Probation
Office has conducted an individualized assessment, taking the following factors into consideration: 18
U.S .C. §§ 3583(c) and (e)(2). Based on this assessment, it is recommended that the defendant be subject
to the mandatory conditions that were imposed at sentencing, the standard conditions, as referenced in the
current standing order for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the below special conditions, as well
as any other conditions previously imposed by means of prior court action during the term of supervision.
IT IS THE ORDER OF THE COURT THAT YOU SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING
STANDARD CONDITIONS:
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to
reside within 72 hours of release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to
report to a different probation office or within a different time frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the
probation officer about how and when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report
to the probation officer as instructed .
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without
first getting permission from the court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or
anything about your living arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the
probation officer at least 10 days before the change . If notifying the probation officer in advance is
not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you
must permit the probation officer to take any item s prohibited by the conditions of supervision that
he or she observes in plain view.
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Dekwaan Leguez Boone
Docket No. 7:21-CR-51-3M
Petition for Action
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7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the
probation officer excuses you from doing so . [f you do not have full-time employment, you must
try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you
plan to change where you work or anything about work (such as position or job responsibilities),
you must notify the probation officer at least IO days before the change. If notifying the probation
officer at least IO days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must
notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If
you know someone has been convicted of a felony , you must not knowingly communicate or interact
with that person without first getting the permission of the probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer
within 72 hours.
I 0. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or
dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of
causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or tasers).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential
human source or informant without first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization),
the probation officer may require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with
that instruction . The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that you have notified
the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision .
IT IS THE FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT THAT YOU SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
FOLLOWING SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
1. The defendant shall not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without approval
of the probation office.
2. The defendant shall provide the probation office with access to any requested financial information.
3. The defendant shall participate as directed in a program approved by the probation office for the
treatment of narcotic addiction, drug dependency, or alcohol dependency which will include
urinalysis testing or other drug detection measures and may require residence or participation in a
residential treatment facility.
4. The defendant shall participate in a program of mental health treatment, as directed by the probation
office.
5. The defendant shall submit to a search, at any time, with or without a warrant, and by any law
enforcement or probation officer, of the defendant' s person and any property, house, residence,
vehicle, and effects upon reasonable suspicion concerning a violation of a condition of supervised
release or unlawful conduct by the defendant, or by any probation officer in the lawful discharge of
the officer' s supervision functions .
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Dekwaan Leguez Boone
Docket No. 7:21-CR-51-3M
Petition for Action
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RESPECTFULLY PRESENTING PETITION FOR ACTION OF COURT FOR CAUSE AS
FOLLOWS:
Based on the individualized assessment of this case, it is respectfully recommended that the defendant
comply with the above conditions.
Additionally, the defendant possessed marijuana, as evidenced by a test conducted on March 24, 2026,
which y ielded positive results for marijuana. The defendant is engaged in treatment services at Addiction
Services of Coastal Carolina, and he will continue to participate in the Surprise Urinalysis Program.
Furthermore, on December 17, 2025 , the Court approved for Boone ' s payment plan to be restarted on
January 15 , 2026, at the rate of $50 per month. To date, he has made no payments since his payment plan
restarted and is currently in arrears of $200. He wi ll be enco uraged to obtain gainful employment and
become compliant with his payment agreement.
At this time, it is respectfully recommended that the term of supervision be continued without modification .
Should future violations occur, the court will be notified.
The defendant signed a Waiver of Hearing acknowledging and agree ing to the standard and special
conditions as outlined above.
PRAYING THAT THE COURT WILL ORDER the defendant is continued under supervision and
subject to the above listed conditions of supervision. To the extent that any of these conditions vary from
those imposed at the time of sentenc ing, based on the individualized assessment conducted, these conditions
replace those originally imposed . In consultation with the probation officer the court has conducted an
individualized assessment and except as herein modified, the judgment shall remain in full force and effect.
Reviewed and approved, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
is true and correct.
/s/ Melissa K. Lunsmann /s/ Jay Kellum
Melissa K . Lunsmann Jay Kellum
Supervising U.S. Probation Officer U.S. Probation Officer
200 Williamsburg Pkwy, Unit 2
Jacksonville, NC 28546-6762
Phone: 910-346-5 109
Executed On: May 8, 2026
~ RDER OF THE COURT
Co nsidered and ordered this \( day of M~ , 2026, and ordered filed and
~ part of the records in the above case.
~ ! L (Y\'1.u-. SC-
Richard E. Myers II
Chief United States District Jud ge
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