United States v. John Jay Elsoffer

Defendant John Jay Elsoffer was found guilty of knowingly possessing with intent to distribute approximately three hundred grams of cocaine hydrochloride in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The defendant, who was apprehended at Atlanta’s Harts-field Airport by Drug Enforcement Administration Agents Terry Mathewson, Gerald Chapman, and Paul Markonni, moved to suppress the evidence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and an evidentiary hearing was held on the motion on November 1, 1979, before a United States Magistrate. On December 21, 1979, the magistrate filed his report and recommendation…