IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                                            Plaintiff, 
v. 
JERRON PEMBERTON, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:25-cr-0074 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge entered on March 11, 2026, ECF No. 66, recommending that 
the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Amended Information, Possession with 
Intent to Distribute Marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(D), be accepted, 
and the defendant be adjudged guilty. After careful consideration and review, and there 
being no objection, it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 66, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Jerron Pemberton’s plea of guilty as to Count One of the 
Amended Information is ACCEPTED, and that Jerron Pemberton is adjudged GUILTY on this 
count; it is further 
ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(1)(A), the U.S. Probation Office shall 
conduct a presentence investigation for the preparation of a presentence report; it is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the preliminary presentence 
report to the parties no later than May 5, 2026; it is further 
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ORDERED that the parties shall submit any objections or corrections to the 
preliminary presentence report to the U.S. Probation Office no later than May 22, 2026; it 
is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the final presentence report to 
the parties and the Court no later than June 8, 2026; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than June 
25, 2026; and it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on July 9, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. in St. 
Thomas Courtroom No. 1 before Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy.  
 
Dated: March 26, 2026 
 
 /s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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