Marquetta Lavelle Mitchell, Criminal Contempt of Court, Pennsylvania 2014

A Pittsburgh woman was held accountable for her actions in federal court, pleading guilty to a charge of criminal contempt of court.

Pittsburgh resident Marquetta Lavelle Mitchell, 41, was taken into custody and charged with disobeying and resisting the lawful process, order and command of a Court of the United States.

Mitchell's boyfriend, Andre Williams, was on trial for charges that included conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.

Despite a subpoena, an instruction from Senior United States District Court Judge Alan N. Bloch that her Fifth Amendment rights had been extinguished, and a written order compelling her to testify pursuant to a grant of immunity, Mitchell refused to testify at the October 16-22, 2012, trial.

Assistant United States Attorney Ross E. Lenhardt is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations and the 21st Judicial District Drug Task Force in Tennessee conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Marquetta Lavelle Mitchell.

Judge Bloch scheduled sentencing for January 8, 2015 at 11:30 a.m., with no specified sentence, as the law provides for an unlimited period of incarceration and/or a fine, at the discretion of the Court.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pittsburgh-woman-pleads-guilty-criminal-contempt-court-charge