June 12, 2008
MICHAEL CHARRON SENTENCED TO FIVE MONTHS
FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 11, 2008, Michael Charron, 22, of Fair Haven, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha to five months of imprisonment for repeated violations of his federal supervised release.
Charron was on supervised release after serving a sentence for Conspiracy to Use and Carry a Firearm in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime. According to court records, on November 15, 2005, Michael Charron and co-defendants Peter Charron, Michael Manovill and Aaron Ruby drove from Fair Haven to Burlington for the specific purpose of assaulting a man and stealing his marijuana. Defendant Manovill was armed and, when they arrived at the victim's residence, Manovill and Ruby assaulted him, while the Charrons stole nearly four hundred grams of marijuana from the victim's residence. During the assault, the victim grabbed Manovill's gun and Manovill, Ruby, and the Charrons ran. As he chased the group down North Willard Street in Burlington, the victim pulled the trigger, wounding Manovill.
On February 2, 2007, Michael Charron was sentenced to one year and one day of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release. At that time, he received a reduced sentence based on his cooperation with law enforcement. As part of his supervised release after serving his prison sentence, Michael Charron was required to submit to DNA collection, participate in a drug testing program which included urinalysis to test for illegal narcotics, and to report as directed to the United States Probation Office.
Upon his release from prison, Charron failed to comply with several conditions of his post-prison release. On January 3, 2008, the defendant failed to submit to the DNA collection as required. Between November 2, 2007, and February 19, 2008, the defendant missed eleven different appointments for urine tests. Additionally, between January 15 and February 22, 2008, the defendant failed to report to the Probation Office on four separate occasions. When he appeared in federal court on March 26, 2008, the defendant tested positive for the use of marijuana and cocaine. He has been detained since that date.
Under the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Michael Charron faced a sentence of three to nine months for these violations. The government requested the maximum nine-month sentence based on the seriousness of the underlying offense, and the number and seriousness of the defendant's repeated violations. The Court determined that five months of imprisonment was sufficient punishment. The Court also terminated the remaining period of supervised release.
Co-defendants Ruby and Manovill, who were sentenced in March, 2007, each received five years in prison. In February, 2007, Peter Charron was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement, followed by two years of probation.
Assistant Federal Public Defender Robert Fellrath represented the defendant. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Doherty represented the United States.
