United States v. Keith Graves

The defendant, Keith Graves, was charged by indictment with three counts arising out of an aborted drug transaction. Specifically, the defendant was charged in count one with assaulting and interfering with Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Love in the performance of his duties by the use of two loaded semi-automatic handguns, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1114. In count two, defendant Graves was charged with assault by means of an automobile on Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Purdy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1114. In count three, Graves was charged with carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; i.e., assault on a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1).

Defendant Graves entered a plea of guilty to counts one and three of the indictment. Count two of the indictment was dismissed at the time of sentencing as part of the plea negotiations.

The essential facts are not disputed. After defendant Graves and his co-defendant negotiated the sale of a small amount of a controlled substance to a confidential informant, they met with the confidential informant and undercover Agent Love of the Drug…