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Raleigh, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Justin Merritt was accused of killing Andy Banks.

§ 14-17. Murder in the first and second degree defined; punishment.

(a) A murder which shall be perpetrated by means of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction as defined in G.S. 14-288.21, po... More...   $0 (12-02-2022 - NC)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing drugs.

Luis Morales, age 48, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, possessed with intent to distribute 1,987 grams of cocaine in a car travelling on Interstate 80 westbound in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10, 2020. The cocaine was found during a traffic stop conducted by the Pennsylvania State Polic... More...   $0 (12-01-2022 - PA)

Burlington, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug distribution.

On January 29, 2020, law enforcement executed a search warrant at 8 Sheldon Place in Rutland, Vermont. Court records show that Olyinka Babatunde, a/k/a "tom,", age 23, from Brooklyn, New York, and Quadeim Mack, also from Brooklyn, used this residence as a base station to distribute drugs in the R... More...   $0 (11-28-2022 - VT)

Mobile, Alabama criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth.

Broderick J. Carson, 40, was arrested by narcotics detectives in January 2021, following the execution of search warrants at his home and a storefront that he maintained in Mobile. Detectives obtained the search warrants after conducting several controlled purchases... More...   $0 (11-28-2022 - AL)

El Reno, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking in illegal drugs in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415, which provides:

A. The provisions of the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act shall apply to persons convicted of violations with respect to the following substances:

1. Marijuana;

2. Cocaine or coca leaves;

3. Heroin;

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Chicago, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

From 2012 to 2017, Luis Eduardo Gonzalez Garcia was responsible for the distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine throughout the U.S. and the laundering of more than $50 million in narcotics proceeds.

Gonzalez Garcia, 55, of Monterey, Mexico, pleaded guilty earlier this year to fede... More...   $0 (11-21-2022 - IL)

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of that drug crime.

On May 21, 2020, the Ahoskie Police Department received a call to Hill Street in Ahoskie regarding a domestic assault by defendant Capone Ridley. When officers arrived, the victim-calle... More...   $0 (11-15-2022 - NC)

Bowling Green, Kentucky criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On July 19, 2021, in Logan County, Kentucky, Albert Tyler, 61, possessed a Lorcin, model L380, .380 caliber semiautomatic pistol, and a Hi-Point, model JHP-45, .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, and ammunition. Tyler had previously been convicted of multiple felony offenses, incl... More...   $0 (11-14-2022 - KY)

Athens, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Two individuals seeking to lawfully repossess a Honda Accord located on Loblolly Road in Athens on Sept. 23, 2020, were nearly struck by the same vehicle as Ceddrick Demon Mercery, a/k/a Stunt, age 30, of Athens, Georgia sped away from them driving the car. Mercery then drove toward Free... More...   $0 (11-14-2022 - GA)

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Robert Wood, of Morgantown, West Virginia was charged in March 2022 with one count Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zelda E. Wesley and Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The FBI's Northern West Virginia Drug Task Force in partnershi... More...   $0 (11-10-2022 - WV)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine and cocaine base (“crack” cocaine), and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Officers of the Litchfield Police Department received information from a confidential source that Kevin Scott, age 46, from Manchester, was using an apartment in Litchfie... More...   $0 (11-10-2022 - NH)

Rutland, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Joel Ivan Caquias Aviles, age 22, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was arrested on March 23, 2022 during the execution of search warrants at the Highlander Motel in Rutland, Vermont. Aviles was located in Room 15 of the Motel. A search of that room resulted in the seizure of ap... More...   $0 (11-09-2022 - VT)

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

On January 12, 2022, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were attempting to locate and arrest Nathan Robinson, age 31, of Indianapolis, ... More...   $0 (11-09-2022 - OK)

Columbia, South Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

On September 17, 2021, deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department initiated a traffic stop on Bullock’s vehicle. However, ... More...   $0 (11-04-2022 - SC)

Miami, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violent drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

From 2013 to 2018, Ulysses Cabrera, , a/k/a “Uley,” a/k/a “Big Cuz,” and Bernardo Quinonez, a/k/a “Macho,”, both of Miami, led a continuing criminal enterprise that distributed cocaine, crack cocaine... More...   $0 (10-28-2022 - FL)

St. George, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of meth.

Stanley Beckstrom traveled to California to obtain methamphetamine. On July 21, 2021, Beckstrom delivered methamphetamine to a local restaurant in downtown St. George. The methamphetamine was tested in a drug lab. It was 100% pure and weighed one pound.

The Washington County Drug Task F... More...   $0 (10-26-2022 - UT)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing meth.

Evidence at the sentencing hearing showed that on three occasions between March and April 2021, Charles Edward Ford, age 54, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, distributed ice methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Between February and April 2021, Ford purchased an additional twelve pounds of ice met... More...   $0 (10-25-2022 - IA)

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for her role in a methamphetamine distribution operation.

Farrah Doreen Fletcher, age 45, pleaded guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Fletcher admitted to working with others to sell methamphetamine from August to October 2021 in Hampshi... More...   $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Allen, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances.” Allen admitted to working with others to distribute methamphetamine, coca... More...   $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs.

Brett Leonza Freeman, 38, from Wiley Ford, West Virgina, pleaded guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride and Cocaine Base.” Freeman admitted to working with others to sell cocain... More...   $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.


On April 11, 2021, Wallace Smith, Jolie Brown, and Andres Garcia-Grajeda were arrested outside the Hampton Inn in Hanover, Pennsylvania. At the time of the arrests, Smith was wheeling a luggage cart holding bags which contained over 81 kilograms of cocaine and 5 kilograms of fentanyl f... More...   $0 (10-21-2022 - PA)

Syracuse, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

James Mack, age 39, used his Honda Accord as a stash location for his drug trafficking operation. During a search of the defendant’s A... More...   $0 (10-21-2022 - NY)