Kidnapping Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. Tyrel Rashaun Oliver

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with:
Domestic Assault and Battery by Strangulation

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644 J
Date of Offense: 09/01/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
OLIVER, TYREL RASHAUN Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/23/2022. Guilty Plea
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   $0 (06-23-2022 - OK)

State of Washington v. Riley Hillestad

Newport, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, unauthorized revoval or concealment of a body, tampering with physical evidence, unlawful disposal of remains and failure to notify a corner.

Riley Hillestad was charged with multiple felonies in conjunction with the murder of Jason Fox, age 19, on or about September 16, 2020.... More...
   $0 (06-21-2022 - WA)

Thomas Keith and Teresa Keith v. Health-Pro Home Case Services, Inc.

Greenville, North Carolina personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.

On 29 September 2016, plaintiffs Thomas and Teresa Keith (Mr. and Mrs.
Keith), an elderly married couple with health and mobility issues, were the victims
of a home invasion and armed robbery orchestrated by a personal care aide working
for defendant Health-Pro... More...
   $500000 (06-21-2022 - NC)

United States of America v. Roy Lashley and Robert Lashley

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with committing a hat crime.

On or about Nov. 17, 2021, the Roy Lashley, 55, and Robert Lashley, 52, were indicted for aiding and abetting one another, willfully caused bodily injury to the victim, a Black man, because of his actual and perceived race. According to the indictment, the defendants repeatedly called the vi... More...
   $0 (06-17-2022 - FL)

United States of America v. Carey Mooney and Michael J. Roberts

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with aiding and abetting kidnapping and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.

Casey Mooney, age 46, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to Kidnapping in Aid of Racketeering and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering. Michael J. Roberts, age 39, of Dover, Arkansas, pleaded guilty in Jan... More...
   $0 (06-14-2022 - AR)

State of Oklahoma Gerardo Pacheco Saldana

Enid, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 09/21/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
SALDANA, GERARDO PACHECO Disposed: DISMISSED, 06/14/2022. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation of 21 O.S. 741
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   $0 (06-14-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Eddie Gomez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. Gomez pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2022.

Between May 28, 20212, and May 27, 2014, Eddie Gomez, age 30, of Albuquerque, sexually abused Jane Doe 1 in her home on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Gomez also admitted to sexually abusing Jane Doe 2 on Nov.... More...
   $0 (06-10-2022 - NM)

United States of America v. Louis D. Coleman, III

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and murder.

Coleman, 35, of Providence, R.I., was convicted following a jury trial of the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death. U.S. Chief District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Sept. 22, 2022. Coleman was arrested and charged in March 2019 and was subsequently... More...
   $0 (06-03-2022 - MA)

United States of America v. Randy Alan Hamett

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and assult of his ex-wife.

After they divorced in the summer of 2016, Hamett began stalking and
harassing A.H., who lived in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. She changed the locks on her
doors, installed a security system, and obtained a protective order against Hamett.
He did not stop stalking her, ... More...
   $0 (06-02-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Jaron Johnson

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping.

On the night of April 14, 2019, Jaron Johnson, age 23, of Gary, Indiana, participated in the kidnapping of a woman hoping to elicit information as to the whereabouts of a witness in his brother’s upcoming criminal case. Johnson participated in forcing the victim into a car at gunpoint, blindfolding ... More...
   $0 (06-02-2022 - IN)

United States of America v. Jake Messer

London, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of kidnapping.

Jake Messer, age 39, of Rockholds, Kentucky, organized, directed, and recruited assistance for the armed kidnappings. Messer ordered the two victims transported to a remote trailer in Clay County, where they were held for 24 hours. There, the victims were separated, interrogated, threat... More...
   $0 (06-02-2022 - KY)

United States of America v. Israel Alberto Rivas Gomez

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and murder in aid of racketeering.


“Although the Federal Rules of Evidence do not explicitly authorize in limine rulings, the practice has developed pursuant to the district court's inherent authority to manage the course of trials.” Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38, 40 n. 2 (1984). The... More...
   $0 (05-31-2022 - CA)

Lacee Dawn Jones v. Jody Robert Pack

Jay, Oklahoma family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute case.

¶1 We address Jody Robert Pack's appeal of a trial court order awarding attorney fees to Lacee Dawn Jones to determine whether the trial court erred in making the award. After review, we conclude the trial court erred in making the award and reverse its order.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Depart... More...
   $0 (05-27-2022 - OK)

State of New Hampshire v. Armando Barron

Keene, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and multiple other felonies.

Armando Barron was charged by the State of new Hampshire with killing Jonathan Amerault, 25.

Defendant's attorney claimed that Amerault was killed by the Defendant's wife.... More...
   $0 (05-26-2022 - NH)

State of Arizona v. Dwandarrius Jamar Robinson

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with capital murder.

Dwandarrius Jamar Robinson was sentenced to death after a
jury found him guilty of two counts of first degree murder, one count of
arson of an occupied structure, and one count of kidnapping.... More...
   $0 (05-24-2022 - AZ)

The People v. Jordan Ball

Santa Cruz, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with disfigurement.

Jordan Ball, was charged with kidnapping a man and shooting is genitals.

He also assaulted his victim physically and psychologically.

Defendant thought that the victim had sexually assaulted a person with whom the Defendant had a close relationship.... More...
   $0 (05-24-2022 - CA)

State of Arizona v. Justin Colorado

Flagstaff, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with premeditated murder, felony possession of a firearm and drive-by shooting.

Justin Colorado was accused of killing Jessica Biakeddy, age 34, ouside a Flagstaff apartment complex .

The State claimed that he shot Biakeddy to death as she lay on the pavement screaming from having been shot 10 times.
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   $0 (05-23-2022 - AZ)

State of Texas v. Andrew Riggs

Wichita Falls, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with indecency with an 8-year=old child and continuing for 10 years.

Andrew Riggs, age 46, was charged with sexual indecency with a child. The child testified that Defendant abused her during the entire time that he dated her mother who caught him abusing her.

Title 5 Texas Penal Code Sec. 21.01 provides:... More...
   $0 (05-23-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. Maurice Antonio "Savage Duze" Kent

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and several other crimes.

Maurice Antonio “Savage Duze” Kent was charged with:

18:922(g)(1) UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(1)
18:1959(a)(3) - RACKETEERING ACTIVITY, MURDER/KIDNAPPING
(1s)
18:1962(d) an... More...
   $0 (05-20-2022 - GA)

United States of America v. Morgan Lee Bowman, Megan Louise Detherage, Sarah Michelle Humbard, David William Morris, and Chloe Louise Stith

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with tampering with a witness, victim or informant by using and threatening physical force.

The body of Jolene Walker Campbell, an Osage Nation citizen, was discovered on July 15, 2020, in a remote field in Mayes County within the boundaries of the Muscogee Nation reservation. Federal prosecutors allege the kidnapping... More...
   $0 (05-20-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. George Gene Rose

Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed kidnapping of three adult victims, including a former dating partner, and illegally possessing a stolen firearm as a convicted felon.

George Gene Rose, 45, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release.

“Mr. Rose’s callous and terrifying kidnapping of his form... More...
   $0 (05-19-2022 - OR)

State of Oklahoma v. Cody Ray Carson

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with:
Domestic Assault & Battery by Strangulation

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.1
Date of Offense: 05/13/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
CARSON, CODY RAY Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/13/2022. Guilty Plea
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   $0 (05-13-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. George Oscar Messer

London, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping.

George Oscar Messer, 62, of Rockholds, Kentucky was motivated to kidnapping as a result of an unsuccessful drug transaction, during which Messer’s son and his co-conspirators lost $10,000. Messer arrived at the scene of the kidnappings with numerous firearms, including an assault rifle and .44 magnu... More...
   $0 (05-13-2022 - KY)

State of Texas v. Zenas Montre Whitaker

Center, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with ggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated sexual assault.

Zenas Montre Whitaker was charged with multiple felonies for brutally beating her girlfriend with a baseball bat and kidnapping their to a total of 105 years in prison.

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   $0 (05-13-2022 - TX)

State of Ohio v. Joseph McAlpin

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping, robbery and murder.


Joseph McAlpin, was charged with kidnapping, robbing, and murdering Michael Kuznik and Trina Tomola at their used-car business in Cleveland in 2017. At his trial by jury, McAlpin waived his right to counsel and represented himself. McAlpin was found guilty of all charged offense... More...
   $0 (05-12-2022 - OH)

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