United States v. Alexis

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SUPPRESS

DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Defendant Maurice Alexis’s Motion to Suppress (“Motion”), filed February 12, 2016. (DE 13). Through his Motion, Alexis seeks to suppress physical evidence and statements obtained pursuant to the stop and subsequent search of an automobile that he was driving. The Government responded on February 25, 2016 (DE 17), and the Court held a hearing on February 29, 2016. For the following reasons, the Motion is denied.

*1305I. Facts

Detectives Soler and Cerra (the…