United States of America v. Bryan Keith Rainey, Jr.
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. Bryan Keith Rainey, Jr., 20, and two co-conspirators fired at least 36 rounds of ammunition at a Des Moines residence occupied by two children and their mother on December 16, 2024. At least 11 rounds hit the house. No one was injured. Three days later, officers located Rain... More...
(02-17-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Sie Jones
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with willful injury causing serious injury, assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, and interference with Official Acts. Sie Jones, age 25, was accused of assault and battering a 61-year-old man and polic officers.... More...
(02-13-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Rusty Todd Johsnon
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false use of a social security number and aggravated identity theft. Rusty Todd Johnston, 46, was convicted of a felony drug offense in Brooks County, Texas in 2005. He was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence with community supervision. Within months, Johnston absconded from his Texas probation and Texas author... More...
(01-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Ian Roberts
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers Alfredo Parrish, Alexander Smith, Ben Bergmann, and Brandon Brown represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. A federal grand jury indicted Ian Roberts on the charge of illegal alien in possession of a firearm. He was also charged with false statement for employment after claiming he was a U.S. citizen on a U.S. Citizenship a... More...
(01-22-2026 - IA)Debora Fisk v. Athene Annuity and Life Company
Des Moines, Iowa, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a unfair and deceptive practices act theory . 15 U.S. Code § 45, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, declares that unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce are unlawful and gives the FTC power to prevent them, covering antitrust violations and consumer protection, al... More...
(01-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Adolfo Contreras Galan
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien.... More...
(01-08-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with second-degree sexual abuse.... More...
(12-23-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Louis Grant Peterson
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false declarations in a bankruptcy proceeding. Louis Grant Peterson, also known as “Chip Peterson,” 61, was the former owner of Legacy Siding and Windows, an exterior construction company based in Ankeny. While operating that company, Peterson engaged in a pattern of taking customer deposits—hundreds ... More...
(12-19-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Zachary James Flaherty
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and separately to one count of criminal contempt, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3).. Flaherty worked as an insurance producer for 17 years and throughout all 17 years, Flaherty stole money from over 30 victims. Through his fraudulent scheme, Flaher... More...
(12-17-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Adrien Cole
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking. In 2014, Cole was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release following his conviction for sex-trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2) (the sex-trafficking case). His term of supervised release started in 2021. During that period,... More...
(11-24-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Benjamin Tyler Gentry
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of receipt and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2), (b)(1), (a)(5)(B), and (b)(2), and with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) In October 2021, a Department of Homeland Security Special Agent ... More...
(11-17-2025 - IA)Iowa Migrant Movement of Justice, et al. v. Brenna Bird,n her official capacity as Attorney General of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who used on a Constitutional law violation theory. Iowa, in Senate File 2340, criminalized the presence within its boundaries of aliens who illegally reentered the United States. Aliens violating this Act are ordered to return to the country they reentered from. The Act forbids judges from abating a state prosecution due to... More...
(10-28-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Tyler Pavlick
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with invasion of privacy. Tyler Pavlick, 32, is accused of capturing visual and audio footage of people using the toilet inside a porta-potty during a middle school and high school cross country meet in September.... More...
(10-17-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Cori Jayvon Shields
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willful injury causing serious injury, reckless use of a firearm, and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Cori Jayvon Shields, 27, pleaded guilty to willful injury causing serious injury, reckless use of a firearm, and intimidation with a dangerous weapon.... More...
(10-08-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Huston William Danker and Karina Sue Cooper
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Huston William Danker, age 26, and Karina Sue Cooper, age 45, admitted to shooting Rayan Cooper in 2021. ... More...
(10-08-2025 - IA)Brandon King v. United Parcel Service, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued job discrimination theory. Brandon King ended up in federal court because he did not want to work on Saturdays. The district court1 denied his motion to remand the case to state court and granted judgment on the pleadings to his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc. Not all UPS drivers follow the s... More...
(09-26-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Adam Geman Tennih, Rickey Cutis Meneweather, and Antonio Luis Alexander
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendants charged with assault and battery with attempted murder. Adam Geman Tennih, 19; Rickey Curtis Meneweather, 23; and Antonio Luis Alexander, 22, were charged with attempted murder an various firearm felonies.... More...
(08-27-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Lonnie Ray Hayes
Des Moines, iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular homicide while intoxicate. Lonnie Ray Hayes of Des Moines had previously admitted to causing the Dec. 23, 2023, accident that killed Roberto Eduardo Rodriguez-Peterson, 35, of Des Moines. Mr. Hayes said he was high on marijuana when he was traveling more than 70 mph on East 14th Street and collided ... More...
(08-25-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Tracy Leann Bess
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail theft. ... More...
(08-15-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Jeffery Lee Boyd
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs. Boyd was charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846 and in addition to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty to the conspiracy count. The offe... More...
(08-15-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Michael Lee Smith
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and illegal possession and use of a firearm.... More...
(08-15-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Tywrone Morrow
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and assault on a police officer. Tywone Morrow, age 31, was accused for shooting and killing man at 3600 Kennedy Drive in Des Moines.... More...
(07-12-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Christian Brew Allen
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with producing child pornography Blue Grass Man Sentenced to 216 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography ... More...
(07-06-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Santiz Cortez Langford, Jr., also known as Tiz, also known as Tizwick
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering, drug, and firearm offenses. ... More...
(06-30-2025 - IA)United States of America v. David Michael Woods
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN - 18:2251(a), 2251(e) Production of Child Pornography; and ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO - 18:2252(a)(2), 2252(b)(1) Distribution of Child Pornography. Woods was charged with sexually abusing his 12-year-old foster son and his 15-y... More...
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