Peterson also challenges his sentence of 48 months’ imprisonment imposed for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court concluded that Peterson’s prior conviction for firstdegree robbery was a “crime of violence” as that term is defined by U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”) section 4B1.2(a) which, along with ... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - WA)

East St. Louis, IL - Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Prepubescent Child Pornography

Shawn Lyberger, 35, of Kell, Illinois, was sentenced on September 5, 2018 in federal court to 25 years in prison for inducing a 10-year-old boy to engage in sex acts over webcam and possession of child pornography depicting prepubescent mi... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - IL)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Head of Multinational Drug Organization Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

A man responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced today to a life sentence in federal prison.

Jose Maria Valencia, age 44, from La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico, received the prison term after a February 6, 2018, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute at ... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - IA)

On December 20, 2016, the Butler County Grand Jury returned a multi-count indictment charging Lynn with several felony drug offenses, including trafficking in cocaine, Butler CA2017-08-129 CA2017-08-132 - 2 - aggravated trafficking in drugs, and trafficking in drugs. According to the bill of particulars, the charges arose after officers with the Fairfield Police Department disco... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

Seventeen-year-old Brittany Harris was a passenger in her family’s minivan when it was pulled over by police officers in Erlanger, Kentucky. Later,
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Officer Kimberly Klare was summoned to escort Harris to a nearby restroom and, while doing so, searched her in allegedly inappropriate and unlawful ways. Harris brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claim... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - KY)

During a home visit, Robert Smith's probation officer and several members of the Drug Task Force found marijuana in plain view in Smith's living space at his grandmother's home. A jury convicted him of marijuana possession. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, but when viewed in the light most favorable to the State, a reasonable fact-finder could conclude that he was guilty b... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - KS)

Greensboro, NC - Kernersville Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case

A Kernersville man who pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment followed by 25 years of supervised release.

WILLIAM MICHAEL FOURES, 45, of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on March 8, 2018, to one count of receipt of child pornography. He was sentenc... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - NC)

The defendant, Anthony Robertson, appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, 2 and carrying a firearm without a license. He argues that he did not receive a fair trial because eyewitnesses improperly identified him in court; the prosecutor misstated evidence in closing argument; the judge erred in declining to question jurors about potential racial bias... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - MA)

On October 22, 2015, Davenport was indicted for two counts of Robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.02(A)(2), both felonies of the second degree (Counts 1 and 3), and two counts of Assault in violation of R.C. 2903.13(A), both misdemeanors of the first degree (Counts 2 and 4). Davenport originally pled not guilty to the charges. {¶3} On April 6, 2016, Davenport entered into a written, negotia... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - OH)

This matter is before the Court on the November 2, 2017 Notice of Appeal
of Christopher A. Silcott. Silcott appeals from his October 18, 2017 Judgment Entry of
Conviction, issued following a bench trial, on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs,
in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(1),(C)(1)(c), with a specification of prior convictions, a
felony of the third degree (Count I... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - OH)

On December 18, 2015, Cantrell was indicted for possession of heroin in an amount greater than 10 grams, but less than 50 grams, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a felony of the second degree. Cantrell was also indicted for possession of crack cocaine in an amount less than five grams in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a felony of the fifth degree. The charges stemmed from allegations that Day... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - OH)

Late in the evening of December 28, 2016, Kendallville Police Officer Matthew
Haber (“Officer Haber”) initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle turn
without a signal and then cross the fog line. The driver, Boni Coffelt (“Coffelt”)
was arrested upon the discovery of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine
in the vehicle. Coffelt produced marijuana that had been hidden... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - IN)

On March 26, 2013, defendant was charged by bill of information with one
count of production of pornography involving juveniles under the age of seventeen
in violation of La. R.S. 14:81.1 (count one), and with two counts of sexual battery
upon a juvenile under the age of thirteen in violation of La. R.S. 14:31.1 (counts two
and three). Defendant pled not guilty on all counts o... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - LA)

During trial, the following evidence was presented: on February 18, 2016, members of the Hays County Narcotics Task Force conducted surveillance in San Marcos, looking for Micael. Members of the task force had received information that Micael was known to distribute drugs in the area, and they were looking for any traffic violations to detain him. Detective Jayson Cormier, a San Marcos Pol... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - TX)

Gainesville, FL - Alachua County Man Sentenced to 327 Months in Prison for Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Cooercion

Arthur Larange Lee Jr., 35, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Gainesville to 327 months in prison for sex trafficking of an adult, and 60 months each for two counts of use of interstate commerce to commit prostitution. Each count is ... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - GA)

Richard Grissom, a prisoner in the custody of the Kansas Department of
Corrections, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of state corrections
and prison officials (collectively the Prison Officials), alleging violations of his
constitutional rights stemming from his lengthy placement in solitary confinement. The
district court granted summary judgment against Grisso... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

Rashaude Woodley appeals the district court's decision to revoke his probation and send him to prison to serve his 20-month sentence for felony cocaine possession. Woodley argues that the court should have first ordered him to serve a limited amount of jail time—what's known as an intermediate sanction—before revoking the probation and sending him to prison.

The district court generall... More...   $0 (08-18-2018 - KS)

St. Louis, MO - Felon in Prison Pleads Guilty to Possessing Heroin

Lywayne Marquis Scott, 35, of St. Louis, pled guilty to two counts – one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin. He appeared in federal court on Wednesday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey.

According to court documents, prior to Octo... More...   $0 (08-18-2018 - MO)

In 2006 the late Delbert Wheeler, Sr., a lifelong-enrolled member of the Yakama Nation in Washington State, purchased “80 acres of trust property . . . from the Yakama Nation Land Enterprise, the agency of the Yakama Nation which is charged with overseeing the maintenance of real property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Yakama Nation and its members.” Wheeler then opened... More...   $0 (08-17-2018 - WA)

Alston worked as a New York City police officer from 2006 until his arrest in July 2   2015. A few years into his law enforcement career, however, he began serving as an 3   armed driver for his childhood friend, Gabriel Reyes, who sold marijuana, cocaine, and 4   MDMA. Alston knew that Reyes was dealing drugs, but he never reported Reyes to 5   authorities or encouraged Reyes to stop. To the cont... More...   $0 (08-16-2018 - NY)

In the fall of 2013, defendant began work as a civilian institutional trade instructor at NJSP. He trained and monitored inmates in food preparation. Roughly eight months before he started, the Department of Corrections banned tobacco from the State's prison system. A black market emerged, as inmates were willing to pay a premium to obtain tobacco products.

3 A-0933-16T3 ... More...   $0 (08-16-2018 - NJ)

The jury could have found the following facts. On September 15, 2015, at approximately 1:50 A.M., State police Trooper Matthew Stone was on patrol in a marked sport utility vehicle on Armory Street in Springfield, a high crime area. Stone saw a pickup truck traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. As Stone increased his speed to catch up with the pickup truck, the truck rapidly slowed d... More...   $0 (08-15-2018 - MA)

On April 4, 2017, Jane Doe, a minor, reported to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office that Moore, who at that time was her stepfather, had sexually assaulted her the previous day, April 3, 2017, by pulling up her shirt and "messing" with her breasts. The following day, April 5, 2017, Jane met with Sergeant E.A. Ward with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, during which Jane provided Sergeant ... More...   $0 (08-15-2018 - OH)

Columbus Division of Police Officer Kevin George testified at the suppression hearing that he is a 17-year veteran of the Columbus Police Department ("CPD"), and he has spent the last six years on a Community Response Team conducting foot and vehicle patrol duties throughout the various police precincts in the Columbus area. At No. 17AP-713 2 approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 30, 2014, G... More...   $0 (08-14-2018 - OH)