ORDER ACCEPTING PLEA AGREEMENT, JUDGMENT AND REFERRAL TO U. S. PROBATION OFFICE

SOLOMON OLIVER, JR., District Judge.

This case is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg regarding the change of plea hearing of Willie J. Beacham, which was referred to the Magistrate Judge with the consent of the parties.

On July 19, 2017, the Government filed a 35 count Indictment, charging Defendant, Willie J. Beacham, in counts 1, 6 and 17, with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Heroin, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 846, Use of a Telephone to Further Drug Trafficking, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C §843(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Defendant Beacham was arraigned on August 9, 2017, and entered a plea of not guilty to Counts 1, 6 and 17, before Magistrate Judge George J. Limbert. On January 30, 2018, Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg received Defendant Beacham's plea of guilty to Count 1 of the Indictment and issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") concerning whether the plea should be accepted and a finding of guilty entered.

Neither party submitted objections to the Magistrate Judge's R&R.

On de novo review of the record, the Magistrate Judge's R&R is hereby adopted. Defendant Willie J. Beacham is found to be competent to enter a plea and to understand his constitutional rights. He is aware of the charges and of the consequences of entering a plea. There is an adequate factual basis for the plea. The Court finds the plea was entered knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. The plea agreement is hereby approved.

Therefore, Defendant Beacham is adjudged guilty of Count 1 of the Indictment, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 846. This matter was referred to the U. S. Probation Department for the completion of a pre-sentence investigation report. Sentencing will be held on May 7, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 17A, Carl B. Stokes United States Court House, 801 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

IT IS SO ORDERED.