Overview

• U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson imposed a 100-month prison term on May 29 after Mitchell pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
• Federal agents executed a July 2024 raid at Mitchell’s Cleveland home, seizing approximately 154 pounds of ecstasy, a loaded 9mm handgun, ammunition, eight cellphones and $50,000 in cash.
• An April 2024 traffic stop tied to the operation resulted in the seizure of $350,000 in suspected drug proceeds from Mitchell and his cousin.
• Mitchell, who entered the U.S. illegally in August 2023, faces deportation after serving his prison term.
• His cousin Leon Berry has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial on related drug trafficking charges following a separate federal sting.