PITTSBURGH – In a bold stand against justice, four individuals have been indicted on charges of criminal contempt for their refusal to testify in the trial of Anthony Pryor and Lance Yarbough. The defendants—Khayri Battle, 36, from Newark; Shane Brooks, 30; Victoria Morgan, 32; and Bobby Rodgers, 48—all residents of Duquesne, Pennsylvania—are accused of spurning a written order compelling them to testify, despite the court’s grant of immunity.
The trio and Battle are alleged to have拒不履行在涉及阴谋拥有和分销海洛因的审判中的证人责任，尽管他们已经获得了美国地方法院法官Reggie B. Walton签署的豁免令。据指控，这些被告拒绝出现在法庭上，对于他们的行为，联邦检察官Soo C. Song表示愤怒。
根据法律规定，他们将面临不定的监禁刑期或罚款，或者两者兼施。根据联邦量刑指南，最终判决将基于犯罪的严重程度和被告的犯罪历史（如果有）来决定。
Brendan T. Conway助理美国检察官将代表政府起诉此案。此案的调查工作由联邦调查局负责进行。
需要强调的是，检控是一项指控，被告在未经证明有罪之前应被视为无罪。
注：本文内容基于公开资料整理，不涉及任何虚构事实。
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- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption
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