Wilmington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute forty (40) grams of fentanyl.

On July 6, 2021, Darrell Koonce, Jr., was stopped for erratic driving after he was observed leaving a known drug location in Kinston. When the Kinston Police Detectives approached the vehicle, they observed an odor of marijuana. During ... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - NC)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of the national firearms act.

Trashawn Newsome, 21, was in possession of a machine gun on October 6, 2022. That day, Chesapeake Police officers were investigating a vehicle reported stolen in the vicinity of Camelot Boulevard. News... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with shootings and related drug trafficking activities.

Aaron Lee Woods, 28, pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana as well as one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

A third man, D... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - VA)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearms felonies.

Leron Harris, age 30, of Steelton, Pennsylvania was accused or distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions between August 2022 and March 2023 in Harrisburg and Steelton. The indictment further states that he possessed a f... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - PA)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and for violating the terms of federal supervised release.

Andrew Kincaid, age 35, formerly of Baden, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count .

On March 16, 2021, Kincaid knowingly possessed an electronic device containing chil... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - PA)

Hattiesburg, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Zane Michael Bonner, 44, was found to be in possession of a cellular telephone at his rehabilitation center residence in Hattiesburg from which forensics recovered over 2,500 visual depictions of child sexual abuse material of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. ... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - MS)

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.

Cedric Bell, 55, of Shreveport, was sentenced to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug and firearms charges. On August 20, 2021, a Caddo Parish Probation Officer searched Bell’s clothing and found a digital scale and cash in his... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - LA)

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Between April 2021, and January 2022, Marcus Alan Vincent Urelius, age 36, from Farmhamville, Iowa, used an Internet-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) network known as “Freenet” to knowingly receive visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

This case w... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - IA)

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distrubute 40 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Fentanyl.

Leon’s co-defendant, Rafael Ivan Valenzuela Chairez, 20, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on the same day by Judge Snow to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised rel... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - AZ)

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiraing to go “to war with border patrol” have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a conspiracy to murder Border Patrol officers, which ended in a shootout with FBI agents who arrested them on the eve of their planned trip to the United States – Mexico border.

Bryan C. ... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - MO)

Monroe, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Jacque Pierre Young, 30, of Arcadia, was sentenced to 324 months (27 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Agents with the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforce... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - LA)

Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Christopher Smith, 36, of Bakersfield, was indiced for being a felon in possession of a shotgun, stealing checks and debit cards from the mail, and committing related financial fraud.

According to court records, Smith, a... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - CA)

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm with an attached “switch,” making it a fully automatic weapon.

On October 14, 2022, law enforcement attempted to arrest Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya, 28, on an outstanding warrant. When officers tried to take Sengsouriya into custody in the parking lot of the Eden Prairie Home ... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - MN)

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with purchasing prescription oncology medications under false pretenses to sell them for profit.

Anise Kachadourian, 55, of Towaco, New Jersey, a board-certified oncologist, pleaded guilty to an information charging her with unlawfully selling prescription cancer medication, which had been previously purchased usin... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - NJ)

Anniston, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, and felon in possession of a firearm.

Jerrelle Quintez Gladden, 39, of Brooklyn, New York, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, pos... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - AL)

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On July 9, 2021, law enforcement in Henry County, Alabama, stopped a vehicle for speeding. Officers identified Robert Skyler White, age 27, from Eufaula, Alabama, as the driver and discovered that he had outstanding warrants. While arresting White, law enforcement found a bag of... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - AL)

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing 16 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Tamara Hall, 40, of Warner Robins, Georgia, was pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on April 19, 2022. Benjamin Luopa, 48, of Warner Robins, pleaded guilty to two counts o... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - GA)

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On July 20, 2020, Craig Antwon O’Neal, age 53, of Ocala, Florida was in possession of a firearm. As a multi-convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing either firearms or ammunition under federal law. O’Neal has 20 prior state felony convictions, including strong... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - FL)

PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers are representing Defendant charged with 63 counts of murder and other felonies for shooing and killing Jewish worshipers gathered to practice their faith at the Squirrel Hill synagogue four years and 7 months ago. The government seeks the death penalty.

Robert Bowers, age 50, of Baldwin, Pennsylvania, had a history of anti-semitism.
... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - PA)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements to a federal firearms dealer in connection with the purchase of a firearm.

On June 29, 2022, Morgan Gates, age 28, of Rutland, Vermont, attempted to purchase a firearm at a Rutland dealer with a federal firearms license (“the FFL”). The FFL had reason to believe that Gates was an... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - VT)

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with discharging a firearm during and in relation to carjacking and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute offenses.

On May 19, 2021, James Howard Klein, 35, of Chaska, Minnesota, was stopped by deputies in Juab County off Interstate-15 for a traffic violation. During a search of the Klein’s v... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - UT)

Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Joshua Massey, age 32, of Rochester, New York, was previously convicted of multiple felonies in 2012 and 2013 and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition. On July 30, 2022, as Rochester Police officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on ... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - NY)

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm.

In 2021, law enforcement learned that Matthew Phillip Hamper, age 43, who was on state supervision, was selling meth in the Helena area and identified him as the supplier in several controlled purchases. Montana probation officers conducted a sear... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - MT)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and failure to update his sex offender registration.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, Lionel Vallo, age 39, who previously was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country in 2003, failed to update his sex offender re... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - NM)

McAllen, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 88.5 kilograms of cocaine.

On Nov. 13, 2022, Faustino Perez Luna was driving a tractor trailer loaded with cocaine. The drugs were the priority load of a known drug trafficking organization.

Luna approached the Falfurrias checkpoint and claimed to be headed to Atlanta... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - TX)