On June 13, 2013, at 7:17 a.m., Kansas City police officer Richard Burnett received a
“check the welfare” dispatch call to Osborn’s residence in Clay County. Burnett arrived with a
sergeant and two other officers. They knocked on the front door several times with no response.
At one point, they heard movement in the garage, which—along with information from a neighbor
indicat... More...   $0 (10-13-2016 - MO)

On September 22, 2012, around 3:30 a.m., Captain Thomas Joyce was driving his patrol car when he saw a man on the porch of 913 Argentine Boulevard, in Kansas City, Kansas. Captain Joyce took notice of the man because the man was near a house that had been recently involved in a homicide. There was a dark colored car in the driveway of the house. Captain Joyce continued driving, but when he reached... More...   $0 (10-11-2016 - KS)

On an otherwise quiet Sunday afternoon in May 2007, Kansas Highway Patrol Master Trooper Michael Gruber observed a speeding car and began what ordinarily would be a routine traffic stop. But the driver, Charles Barker, sped away, which resulted in a high-speed chase on I-635 and K-32 (Kansas Avenue) in Wyandotte County. The chase ended when Barker drove into traffic coming from the other direction... More...   $1100000 (10-11-2016 - KS)

Except where indicated, the following facts are not in dispute. Brendan Higgins, Joshua Huggard, and
Jordan Tobins were members and managers of numerous limited liability companies operating a small chain of pizzerias known as The Upper Crust. On April 5, 2012, Higgins, Huggard, and The Upper Crust, all of whom were represented by Levy and his firm, L & W, filed a civil lawsuit against Tob... More...   $0 (10-06-2016 - MA)

On January 28, 2008, Mr. Dieser was admitted to St. Anthony’s for surgery to
remove a pancreatic pseudocyst. Two days later, Mr. Dieser developed a pressure wound
on his buttocks. The wound developed into a stage IV pressure ulcer extending from the
surface of Mr. Dieser’s skin to the bone. Surgery had to be performed to cut and remove
dead tissue from the wound. Mr. Dieser... More...   $0 (10-05-2016 - AR)

Curtis Branch sued Timothy Paul Hamilton, Jr. Timothy P. Hamilton and Gena C. Hamilton for breach of fiduciary duty Plaintiff, Curtis Branch, ("Mr. Branch") for his causes of action against Defendants, Timothy Paul Hamilton, Jr. ("Mr. Hamilton"), Timothy P. Hamilton, and Gena C. Hamilton (collectively "Defendants"), claiming:


Jurisdiction and Venue


1. Mr. Bran... More...   $0 (10-04-2016 - OK)

According to Plaintiff's petition, he was an off-duty McLoud police officer on December 10, 2012, when he met a female friend, a fellow CLEET trainee, at Henry Hudson's Pub on Memorial Road in Oklahoma City. While eating, Plaintiff and his friend were "discussing going to the gun range and shooting their weapons." An off-duty Village police officer, who was sitting near them, overheard parts of th... More...   $0 (10-01-2016 - Ok)

Dallas, TX - Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison

A Dallas man, Christopher Dewayne James, who admitted that he and his accomplices, David Ricks and Manuel Howard, committed armed robberies in Dallas in August 2015, was sentenced to serve 220 months (18 years) in federal prison.

James, 30, pleaded guilty in May 2016 to four counts of interference with comme... More...   $0 (09-28-2016 - TX)

Around 4:15 a.m. on August 11, 2013, police officers with the City of Killeen were
dispatched to investigate a 911 hang-up call at a two-story apartment building. When they arrived
at the apartments, they were “flagged” down by Brenda Layton who identified herself as the 911
caller and a co-tenant with appellant of a second-floor apartment. She pointed to appellant who was 2
stan... More...   $0 (09-24-2016 - TX)

Dallas, TX - Last “Bulls Cap Bandit” Sentenced

A Dallas man who admitted to his role in a conspiracy to commit several violent armed robberies in Dallas in 2014, Savalas Christopher Love, 32, was sentenced to 147 months in federal prison.

Love pleaded guilty in November 2015 to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and one count of using, carrying and bran... More...   $0 (09-24-2016 - )

In August 2014, Anthony and the complaining witness began exchanging
argumentative messages on a social networking website. Events escalated
when Anthony began posting threatening language directed at the complaining
witness. On August 5, Anthony went to the complaining witness’s home. The
complaining witness and another witness both told officers that Anthony pulled a
... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - IA)

In August 2015, Johnson was charged by trial information in six separate
counts with first-degree burglary, assault while displaying a dangerous weapon,
false imprisonment, interference with official acts, and two counts of child
endangerment. In exchange for Johnson’s agreement to plead guilty to a lesser
included offense of second-degree burglary and the assault-while-display... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - IA)

On August 20, 2014, between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., Higginsville Police Officer Danny
Logan (a K9 unit narcotics officer) received a dispatch indicating that there was a stranded motorist
on Highway 13, just south of I-70. When Officer Logan located the vehicle, he activated his
emergency lights for safety reasons, ran the vehicle’s Kansas license plate, and then approached
the v... More...   $0 (09-15-2016 - MO)

Greenville, NC - Fayetteville Man Sentenced for Violent Hobbs Act Robbery and Discharging of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced ERNEST TULSIDA CARPENTER, 44, of Fayetteville to 190 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.

On ... More...   $0 (09-14-2016 - NC)

Fargo, ND - Fifth and Final Defendant in the Taco John’s Robbery and Shooting Sentenced to Federal Prison

Tommy Trent, 29, Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced before US District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve two (2) years in prison followed by three (3) years of supervised release for Interference with Commerce by Threats or Violence- Hobbs Act Robbery. Judge Erickson also ordered Trent... More...   $0 (09-13-2016 - ND)

Dallas, TX - Serial Armed Robbers Known as “Bulls Cap Bandits” Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences

Two Dallas men, Cedric Ray Jones, 27, and his brother, Damien Antoine Jones, 31, were sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to lengthy federal prison sentences for committing several violent armed robberies in Dallas in 2014, announced U.S. Attorney John Parke... More...   $0 (09-10-2016 - TX)

The Appellant, Kenneth Ray Friday, appeals from an order entered by the Honorable Deborrah Ludi Leitch, Special Judge, revoking Appellant's three year suspended sentence in Case No. CF-2011-3968 in the District Court of Tulsa County. On July 11, 2013, Appellant entered a plea of guilty to Uttering a Forged Instrument, after former conviction of two or more felonies. He was convicted and sentenced... More...   $0 (09-09-2016 - Ok)

During the early morning hours of July 21, 2011, Lori Allison was shot and Natalie Gibson was murdered in the carport behind their home in Topeka, Kansas. On August 2, 2011, police met with Bayate Covington who provided information about the attempted robbery and killing. Soon afterwards, nine individuals, including Covington, were arrested and charged as codefendants related to these crimes. More...   $0 (09-09-2016 - KS)

Roberts began working for Warrior Energy Services Corporation in February 2012.
He was an at-will, full-time salesman for the company. But in late March 2013, Warrior let
him go. According to Roberts, his termination was the result of a conspiracy by Warrior;
Bill Jenkins, a Warrior officer; Jason Smith, Jenkins’s close friend; and Boots Smith Oilfield
Services, LLC. Roberts ... More...   $0 (09-06-2016 - MS)

The defendant, Bradley Keith Cathey, was indicted for domestic assault, vandalism over $1000 but less than $10,000, and two instances of driving under the influence. The defendant appeared in the Dickson County Circuit Court on September 18, 2015. The court ordered the defendant to appear again with counsel on January 11,
2016. The defendant failed to appear at the January 11 court setting... More...   $0 (09-05-2016 - TN)

Chicago, IL - Former City of Chicago Transportation Official Sentenced to Ten Years for Corruption in Awarding of Red-Light Camera Contracts

The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts.

A jury in January convicted JOHN BILLS... More...   $2032959 (08-31-2016 - IL)

Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Al-Nashiri is the alleged mastermind of the bombings of the U.S.S. Cole and the French supertanker the M/V Limburg, as well as the attempted bombing of the U.S.S. The Sullivans. Together, the completed attacks killed 18 crew members and injured dozens more. The government charged Al-Nashiri with nine offenses for his role in the attacks and convened a military commiss... More...   $0 (08-30-2016 - DC)

At a hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress, Pasadena Independent
School District (“PISD”) Police Department Officer M. Rodriguez testified that on
April 2, 2014, he was assigned to monitor Pasadena Memorial High School (the
“high school”). He saw appellant and another student, Jonathan Castillo, standing
at the trunk of a “blue sports car” that was parked in the “horseshoe... More...   $0 (08-24-2016 - TX)

This case presents serious questions concerning the role of the Fourth Amendment in the confrontation on the street between the citizen and the policeman investigating suspicious circumstances.

Petitioner Terry was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to the statutorily prescribed term of one to three years in the penitentiary. 1 Following the denial of a pret... More...   $0 (08-24-2016 - OK)

This case asks us to determine whether, under the totality of circumstances,
Kansas Highway Patrol Officers Richard Jimerson and Dax Lewis (the “Officers”)
had reasonable suspicion to detain and search the vehicle of Peter Vasquez. In
particular, this case presents the question of what weight to afford the state
citizenship of a motorist in determining the validity of a search. Vas... More...   $0 (08-24-2016 - KS)