REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

TIMOTHY P. GREELEY, Magistrate Judge.

Pursuant to W.D. MICH. L.CR.R. 11.1, I conducted a plea hearing in the captioned case on July 18, 2018, after receiving the written consent of defendant and all counsel. At the hearing, defendant Shaun Michael Cook entered a plea of guilty to Counts 2 and 3 of the Indictment, charging defendant with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence in violation of 18:1951(a), 18:2 and 18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 18:2, in exchange for the undertakings made by the government in the written plea agreement. On the basis of the record made at the hearing, I find that defendant is fully capable and competent to enter an informed plea; that the plea is made knowingly and with full understanding of each of the rights waived by defendant; that it is made voluntarily and free from any force, threats, or promises, apart from the promises in the plea agreement; that the defendant understands the nature of the charge and penalties provided by law; and that the plea has a sufficient basis in fact.

I therefore recommend that defendant's plea of guilty to Count 2 and 3 of the Indictment be accepted, that the court adjudicate defendant guilty, and that the written plea agreement be considered for acceptance at the time of sentencing. It is further recommended that defendant remain detained pending sentencing. Acceptance of the plea, adjudication of guilt, acceptance of the plea agreement, determination of defendant's status pending sentencing, and imposition of sentence are specifically reserved for the district judge.