United States Attorney David Capp

Northern District of Indiana

E. Ross Adair Federal Building & United States Courthouse

1300 South Harrison Street, Room 3128

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Hammond South Bend Fort Wayne

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary Hatton

December 7, 2012 PHONE: (219) 937-5603

www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/ FAX (219) 852-2770

WEEK IN REVIEW – FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne, Indiana- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity:

PLEA:

Ø Otaimond McFarthing, 26, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Roger Cosbey to the felony offense of distribution of marijuana. Magistrate Cosbey is recommending that the district court accept the tendered guilty plea. Parties have 10 days in which to object to the magistrate judge’s recommendation. These charges were filed as a result of an investigation by the by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Geller.

Ø Clara M. Haught, 63, of Garrett, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Roger Cosbey to the felony offense of production/trafficking in counterfeit devices. Magistrate Cosbey is recommending that the district court accept the tendered guilty plea. Parties have 10 days in which to object to the magistrate judge’s recommendation. These charges were filed as a result of an investigation by the United States Postal Service-Office of the Inspector General. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tina Nommay.

If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

DISPOSITIONS:

Ø Timothy Lee Richards, 43, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by District Judge Theresa Springmann to 180 months imprisonment and 6 years of supervised release after being found guilty at trial of the felony offenses of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, maintaining a place for the purpose of distributing crack cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the complaint filed in this case, law enforcement was looking for an individual with an arrest warrant at a particular residence where they encountered Richards. Officers observed a crack pipe near Richards, causing the officers to place Richards into custody. During this process a black pistol fell from his body. During a subsequent search of the residence officers found another gun, ammunition, many prescription narcotics, crack cocaine, marijuana and related drug paraphernalia. This case was the result of an investigation by the by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Geller.

Ø Kevin Hill, Jr., 22, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by District Judge Theresa Springmann to 15 months imprisonment and 2 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the charging complaint filed in this case, Allen County police officers went to Hill’s residence to serve a felony state arrest warrant for violation of probation. During the arrest, officers found a handgun on his person. Hill has a prior conviction for felony theft. This case was the result of an investigation by the by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Allen County Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lovita Morris King.