Child Custody Law
 
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Thomas Medley

Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Thomas Medley, 25, of Frankfort, Kentucky charged with twenty counts of possession of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance. These charges are Class-C felonies punishable by five to ten years in prison.

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United States of America v. Gerald Henry, a/k/a “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” a

Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was accused of possessing and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry transported large quantities of fentanyl to Hancock County, West Virginia to distribute to others for sale. Investigators s

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United States of America v. Alexander Michael Martinez, a/k/a "Rambo"

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. on Feb. 8, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing approximately 2.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine. The parcel was addressed to an individual who had agreed to receive it on behalf of Alexander Mi

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United States of America v. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after deportation. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez has multiple previous convictions for illegal reentry. Authorities first removed him in July 2005 and again in December 2010, July 2016, and twice more in 2022. He returned illegally after each removal. Most recently, he was ordered removed Feb.

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United States of America v. Matthew Halstead

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child and Sex Trafficking. Matthew Halstead, age 32, was accused of sex trafficking and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. “Sex trafficking evolves with technology, and traffickers increasingly rely on social media and anonymous messaging applications,” said District Attorney

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United States of America v. Otilio Green

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized sea

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United States of America v. Steven Parker

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Steven Parker, 47, sent a video file depicting child sexual abuse material to an undercover agent over a messaging application. In August 2024, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit (MSPCCU) and the FBI executed a search warrant at his residence, resulting in t

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United States of America v. Rodriques Javaun Humphrey

Montgomery, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession with intend to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On January 7, 2025, officers with the Montgomery Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforceme

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United States of America v. Bradley Love

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of child pornography. A HSI undercover agent joined a “teen chat” room on a website called “chat-avenue.com” on Dec. 7, 2023, and posted “Dad of 2 8yro and 10yro.” Soon after, the agent received a private message from an individual with a screenname of “Whiteranger,” who was

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Valley Isle Motors, Ltd. v. P. Denise Law Costa

Wailuku, Hawaii, commercial litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract claim. Valley Isle sued La Costa for $7,567.20. The amended complaint alleged that La Costa "had service work performed at her request by Valley Isle Motors which work was approved by her insurer State Farm which issued checks for the approved work. [La Costa] caused payment to be stopped on the Stat

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State of Oklahoma v. Christian Love

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect.

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The State of Arizona v. Jason Lee Cepeda

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with public sexual indecency to a minor, furnishing obscene or harmful items to minors, molestation of a child, and five counts of sexual conduct with a minor. In 2022, Cepeda committed crimes that involved oral, penile, vaginal, and masturbatory conduct with four children under the age of fifteen. After the events oc

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State of Alaska v. Brandon Michael Dale McGuffey

Ketchikan, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

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State of Minnesota v. Hernan Cortes-Valencia

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault against a child, sexual assault-carnal abuse and four DUIs. Hernan Cortes-Valencia was charged with sexual assault.

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United States of America v. Jennifer Marie Stately

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder of minor A and B and murder in the course of committing child abuse. On March 15, 2024, Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, attacked and killed two of her young children. The evidence at trial showed that Stately, when alone with the children at their home on Red Lake Nation, assaulted the boys c

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United States of America v. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty”

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty,” age 63, from Cedar Rapids, sold pounds of methamphetamine to multiple people. In October 2022, he was in a car that was stopped in Davenport, Iowa. Law enforcement officers searched the car and found cocaine base, cocaine

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United States of America v. Shawn Christopher Powell

Council Bluffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up w

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United States of America v. Duke A. Yates

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms and interferenced with commerce by threat or violence. Duke A. Yates, 37, robbed a Quik Trip and a Walgreen’s, both in Independence, at gunpoint within 10 minutes of each other at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2023. Yates stole a total of between $500 and $700 in cash and a doze

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United States of America v. Joseph Jared St. Pierre

Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. Law enforcement officers responded to a report of sexual assault in July 2024 when the mother of a 13-year-old minor discovered a video on the minor’s cell phone of the minor engaging in sexual acts with St. Pierre. “Thanks to the dedication of HSI agents, this predator h

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United States of America v. Olajuwon Hasan Myers

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. n May 2025, Tulsa Police officers began investigating an individual suspected of transporting narcotics from Arizona to Oklahoma. While conducting surveillance, officers found the vehicle they believe was used to transport narcotics. Myers was seen getting in

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United States of America v. Zackery True Huddleston

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, In June 2025, Bixby Police officers responded to a car wreck that involved injuries. Witnesses told responding officers that a man later identified as Huddleston, age 38, walked away from the wreck. When officers attempted to speak with Huddleston, he took off running and

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United States of America v. Thomas Patrick Shannon

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exploitation of children From 2019 through 2024, Thomas Shannon, 44, previously of Byron Center, exploited at least eighteen children online, ranging in ages from 12 to 17. Police discovered Shannon’s crimes when a16-year-old minor in North Carolina reported that she had been sexually exploited on Snapcha

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United States of America v. Evan Christopher Lee

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography. While FBI agents were conducting an undercover operation online in 2024, agents discovered an IP address sharing files that contained child sexual abuse material. After further investigation, agents executed a search warrant at Evan Christopher Lee, 36's, apartment and

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United States of America v. Estevan Barron-Ruiz

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. In August 2025, Estevan Barron-Ruiz, age 49, was arrested and later convicted in a separate state court case for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under suspension, and unsafe lane change. While being booked into jail, law enforcement discovered that he

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United States of America v. Celso Rivas-Gonzalez

Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously removed alien. In 2024, Rivas-Gonzalez was convicted of both illegal re-entry and indecency with a child. Prior to that, in 2021, he was convicted of a harassment felony that had been reduced from one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Rivas-Gonzalez

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