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United States of America v. James Frank Austin, Jr.
Macon, Georgia Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. James Frank Austin Jr., a former state House candidate who established the Austin Smith Center for Community Development in Macon, pleaded guilty in front of Judge Marc Treadwell on Wednesday to bank fraud, money laundering and conspiring to comm... More... ( 08-29-2025 - GA) |
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United States of America v. William Charles Franklin
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obstruction of the mails, assault upon a federal officer and aggravated assault and on a federal officer and making threats and racial slurs against a letter carrier and then six months later escalated his threats when he hit the letter carrier. William Charles Franklin, 37, of Tennille, Georgia, was sentenced t... More... ( 08-29-2025 - GA) |
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Brandon Joseph Phillips v. Barron hall
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. In June 2019, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office and several law enforcement agencies initiated Operation Lone Ranger, an ex- tensive narcotics investigation that involved the wiretapping of phones of several individuals believed to be involved in the distri- bution and pur... More... ( 08-29-2025 - GA) |
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Adam Sindell v. Latonya Coach, et al.
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Civil Rights Act violation theory. In June 2020, Sindell was a pretrial detainee in the Houston County Jail.1 He resided in the L-Pod section of the jail, which housed roughly eighty pretrial detainees. Jail officials checked de- tainees’ cells three times per day for contraband and rule violation... More... ( 08-19-2025 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Gabriel Brown
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). In December 2021, someone fired eleven gunshots into Gabriel Brown’s house while Brown and some guests were inside. In response Brown jumped out of his chair, grabbed a firearm, went on his front porch, and saw the ta... More... ( 08-08-2025 - GA) |
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Teresa J. Scott v. Macon Bibb Couonty, Georgia, et al.
Macon, Georgia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. Scott, a Black woman, filed her initial pro se complaint against her employer, Macon-Bibb County, pursuant to Title VII and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 for race discrimination. Scott later retained counsel, and without seeking leave of the court, filed her first amended complaint which a... More... ( 07-10-2025 - GA) |
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Deshawn Gervin v. Pamela Florence, and Tandria Milton
Macon, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed his Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated. The Plaintiff claimed that his probation was wrongfully revoked and he was held for 104 days. The state court did not revoke Gervin’s probation. It concluded that the State had failed to meet its burden to show that Gervin violated... More... ( 06-10-2025 - GA) |
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Macon-Bibb County v. Green Meadows Housing Partners, L.P., et al.
Macon, Georgia public nuisance complaint real property lawyer represented the Defendant. On August 4, 2023, the County filed a complaint against GMHP in the Superior Court of Bibb County, seeking a declaration that the Property was a public nuisance based on the criminal activity of third parties and requesting appointment of a receiver to take control of the Property a... More... ( 09-09-2024 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Deonta Lowe
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 18:2, 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon ... More... ( 08-05-2024 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Philmon Deshawn Chambers and Andrea Paige Browner
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gang-Related Murders. Gangster Disciples and Sisters of the Struggle Members Sentenced for Gang-Related Murders A high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples a... More... ( 03-18-2024 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Jayvon Latrez Anthony
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing an assault weapon he used during a 2022 shoot-out in Twiggs County, Georgia. Jayvon Latrez Anthony, 30, of Jeffersonville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a person under felony indictment. “It’s fortunate no one was killed during this... More... ( 11-29-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Johnifer Dernard Barnwell aka “Whoop” aka “Malixe” and Janecia Green
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participation in a Bibb County, Georgia, jailbreak. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Nov. 14 charging Johnifer Dernard Barnwell aka “Whoop” aka “Malixe,” 37, of Macon, with one count of escape from custody and Janecia Green, 30, of Macon, with one count of assisting escape of a person commi... More... ( 11-16-2023 - GA) |
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Vicki Lynn Hayes v. Social Security Administration
Macon, Georgia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XIV benefits by HHS.... More... ( 09-12-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Lonnise Janelle Andrews
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making and subscrib ing to a false tax return, making false claims for tax credits, and making false claims for tax refunds. Lonnise Janelle Andrews, 43, of Macon, pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false return, one count of false claim for a tax credit and one count of false claim for a re... More... ( 09-12-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending a threatening message to bomb their local headquarters the day before the U.S. Senators from Georgia were in town for campaign events. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones, 35, of Elberton, Georgia, was pleaded guilty to one count of communicating a bomb threat on May 16. ... More... ( 08-02-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Selma Oliver-Smith
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a gun into a Macon Walmart and waved it aggressively at customers. Selma Oliver-Smith, 45, was convicted on April 11 of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day trial that began on April 10. “We are thankful that no sho... More... ( 07-11-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Tamara Hall
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... ( 05-30-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Jessica Diane Higginbotham, a/k/a Jessica Harriod, a/k/a Jessica Jones
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with threatening to bomb their local headquarters while the U.S. Senators from Georgia were in town for campaign events. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones, 35, of Elberton, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of communicating a bomb today before U.S. District Judge Tilman E. “Tripp” Se... More... ( 05-16-2023 - GA) |
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Family and Estate of Allen Turner v. Medical Center Navicent Health, et al.
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on medical malpractice wrongful death negligence theories claiming that Allen Turner died in April 2017 at Medical Center Navicent Health as a direct result of receiving substandard care during bowel surgery. ... More... ( 02-09-2023 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Matthew Kay and Parsa Ervin
Macon, Georiga criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. MoreLaw Legal News For Macon Matthew Kay, 35, of Warner Robins, was charg... More... ( 01-20-2023 - GA) |
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Raymond Respress, Jr. v. Wilshire Woods Apartments, LLC and Millennia Housing Management, LLC
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident. MoreLaw Legal News For Macon ... More... ( 12-19-2022 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Austin Mitchel Fitch aka Jakob Enderson
Macon, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making death threats and attempting to blackmail an individual through Facebook. Austin Mitchel Fitch aka Jakob Enderson, 29, sent threatening communications via interstate commerce and one count of interstate communications with intent to extort before U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell today. Fitch faces a maximum sen... More... ( 11-07-2022 - GA) |
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Earl D. Barrs v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Macon, Georgia ance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim. Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contracts by Kent Morlan ... More... ( 11-05-2022 - GA) |
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United States of America v. Garland Stephens
Macon, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud. Garland Stephens, 66, of Macon, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud a financial institution before U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Oct. 27. Stephens faces a maximum of 30 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and a $1,000,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled f... More... ( 10-31-2022 - GA) |
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Tyra Fuqua v. Carlos Cuello, Juan Carlos Mesa and Marlon, LLA Transport, Inc.
Macon, Georgia personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the failure to exercise due care in the operation of a motor vehicle. ... More... ( 10-18-2022 - GA) |
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