UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS January 22, 2024 Christopher M. Wolpert FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court _________________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. No. 22-8064

JERRY DARNELL DAWSON, JR.,

Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (D.C. No. 1:20-CR-00178-ABJ-1) _________________________________

Z. Seth Griswold, Assistant United States Attorney (Nicholas Vassallo, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Keith Bradley (Chassica Soo with him on the briefs), of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________

Before PHILLIPS, BALDOCK, a