San Diego, CA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with 113 counts of hate crimes.

John T. Earnest, age 22, of Rancho Penasquitos pleaded guilty in federal court today to a 113-count hate crimes indictment, admitting that he set fire to an Escondido mosque and opened fire in a Poway synagogue because he wanted to kill Muslims and Jews. The religiously- and racially-motiv... More...   $0 (09-19-2021 - CA)

Tulsa, OK: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with carjacking; kidnapping in Indian Country; and carrying, using, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Michael Joseph Pointer, 43, pleaded guilty in May 2021 to carjacking; kidnapping in Indian Country; and carrying, using, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of v... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - OK)

Seattle, WA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.

Ivan Armenta, 21, was separated from the Navy and taken into federal custody August 7, 2020. Armenta provided pills tainted with fentanyl to another sailor who died of a drug overdose. Armenta had been warned the pills could be deadly, but still shared them with his friends.

“T... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - WA)

Missoula, MT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Kalynn Marie Moskaloff, 25, was charged for possession with intent to distribute meth.

The government alleged in court documents that law enforcement investigators learned that Moskaloff was involved in distributing meth in Flathead County. Several witnesses told law enforcement that they ... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - MT)

Billings, MT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault and firearm felonies.

Antoine Robert Threefingers, 37, was found guilty of assault on a federal officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Threefingers faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - MT)

St. Paul, Minnesota defacing, damaging or destroying any religious real property because of the religious character of the property charge criminal defense lawyer represented Emily Claire Hari, a/k/a Michael Hari, age 50.

On December 9, 2020, following a five-week trial, Hari was convicted by a federal jury on all five counts of the indictment, including intentionally defacing, damaging, ... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - MN)

Cape Girardeau, Missouri felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Timothy Ossana, age 53.

On January 8, 2020, Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a Chevrolet Blazer for an expired license registration offense in Ripley County. During that traffic stop, a citizen brought a pistol to the officer and stated that he discovered the pistol lying near the ... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - MO)

Chicago, IL: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking and firearm felony.

Michael C. Pearson, age 19, forcibly took a 2006 Buick Lucerne from two victims in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. During the carjacking, Pearson fired a pistol in the direction of a passenger of the vehicle.

“Carjackers have terrorized the city of Chicago and its surrou... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - IL)

Hammond, IN: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Between May and December 2019 in Hammond, Indiana, Salvado Alvin, age 26, sold multiple ounces of cocaine and three firearms to a confidential informant. Law enforcement then executed a search warra... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - IN)

Abingdon, VA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Paul D. Crone, 56, conspired with others to traffic approximately 45 kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas into Southwest Virginia for redistribution.

Crone pleaded gu... More...   $0 (09-14-2021 - VA)

Charleston, WV: Criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with felony firearm and drug possession.

Larry James Williams, age 46, and Mary Ann Coon, age 44, were charged with possession of a firearm and aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute heroin, acetyl fentanyl, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.

During a traffic stop conducted on MacCorkle Ave... More...   $0 (09-14-2021 - WV)

Toledo, OH: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempt to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, attempt to commit a hate crime and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Damon M. Joseph, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, 23, of Holland, Ohio, pleaded guilty in May 2021. According to court documents, in 2018, Joseph drew the att... More...   $0 (09-14-2021 - OH)

Minneapolis, MN: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with intentionally defacing, damaging and destroying religious property because of the religious character of that property; intentionally obstructing and attempting to obstruct, by force and the threat of force, the free exercise of religious beliefs; conspiracy to commit federal felonies by means of fire and explosives; carry... More...   $0 (09-14-2021 - MN)