IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                                            Plaintiff, 
v. 
JAYLEN KEELES, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:25-cr-0063 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge entered on February 2, 2026, ECF No. 61, recommending that 
the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment, Possessing with Intent to 
Distribute a Controlled Substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C §841(a)(1), 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. 61, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Jaylen Keeles’ plea of guilty as to Count One of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Jaylen Keeles is adjudged GUILTY on that 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 March 27, 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 April 24, 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 May 15, 2026; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than May 
29, 2026; and it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on June 12, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. in 
S. Thomas Courtroom No. 1 before Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy.  
 
Dated: February 23, 2026  
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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