Jonathan Dutton was the admiral placed in command of Starfleet Operations in the Oralian sector in 2380. (Star Trek: Pioneer: "Mining Operation") Sometime in early February of 2381, on the behest of the other Oralian governments, Admiral Dutton met with the So'ja Ambassador to discuss the formation of a neutral zone between So'ja space and Non-Federation territories. During this time So'ja operatives managed to obtain some of the Admiral’s DNA for later cloning by Commander L'mar. He was presumed dead, however he was officially listed as MIA in the Starfleet database.