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No. 96-3316EM _____________

United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern v. * District of Missouri. * Michael Watson, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _____________

Submitted: February 5, 1997

Filed: February 26, 1997 _____________

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _____________

PER CURIAM.

On appeal from his cocaine-related sentence, Michael Watson contends he should have received an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction. We disagree. Having reviewed the record, we conclude Watson's state arrest for possessing cocaine while on bond awaiting sentencing in this case-- after removing an electrical monitoring device he was required to wear as a condition of his release--provides ample justification for the district court's decision to deny the reduction. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3E1.1 cmt. note 1(b); United States v. Nguyen, 52 F.3d 192, 194 (8th Cir. 1995) (affirming denial of § 3E1.1 reduction when defendant committed similar type of offense while on bond). We affirm Watson's sentence.

A true copy.

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CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.