United States of America v. Nicole Clem
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Nicole Clem, 42, of Augusta was indicted on 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes. Clem, as owner of a business named Bookkeeping N Beyond, is tasked w... More...
(02-10-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Benjamin Charles Fisher
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Benjamin Charles Fisher, 44, of Clearwater, admitted to using a social media messaging platform to correspond with other sex offenders to trade child sexual abuse materials. He used multiple alias accounts and connected to the internet from his home and from his work while committi... More...
(01-08-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson, 38, of Wichita admitted to his part in a drug trafficking network to distribute fentanyl. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated the case.... More...
(12-23-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy and Sai Praveen Kommana
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding a victim while posing as federal law enforcement officials.. 18:1349 Wire Fraud Conspiracy (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (1) 18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Threat (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (2) Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sai Praveen Kommana, 29... More...
(12-23-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Diego Barron-Esquivel
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forcible assault of a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111(a)(1) and 111(b). (a) In General.—Whoever— (1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official du... More...
(12-19-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Cody S. LaCrone
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 16. Cody S. LaCrone, age 32, was accused of sexual exploitation of a child.... More...
(11-28-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Brantton Walker
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Branton Walker, age 39, was accused for killing Rachel Johnson, age 43. PD Chief Joe Sullivan issued the following statement: "This is a heartbreaking tragedy. A mother has lost her life to a senseless and cowardly act, leaving a family devastated and a community grieving. As we ap... More...
(11-19-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. James Standefer
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with second-degree murder. James Standefer, ate 37, was charged with shooting and killing Jesse Rau, age 43, on January 7, 2026. Rau was found in hsi car suffering from a gunshot would. A passenger in the car was also wounded.... More...
(11-11-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Robert John Schoenberger Jr.
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer will be presenting the defendant charged with murder. Robert John Schoenberger Jr., age 47, was accused for shooting and killing a man outside Wesley Medical Center.... More...
(11-10-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Maurice Franklin, Jr.
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in relationship to a crime of violence. ... More...
(10-02-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Blaine Hughes
Wichta, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Blaine Hughes, age 21, is accused of hitting and killing Daniel Forshey age 57, who was riding his bicyvle on Murdock when he was hit by a white 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Hughes.... More...
(09-19-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Sergio Bustillo-Bustillo
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry after deportation in violation of 8:1326(a) and (b)(1). ... More...
(09-08-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Tesha Florence
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Florence also entered a plea of no contest to aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. Police learned that she had allegedly forced her way into her ex-husband's home and pointed a gun at his girlfriend. It happened in March of 2024 according to a probable cause affidavit.... More...
(08-29-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Brian A. Richard
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank-robbery. Mr. Richards passed a note to a bank teller claiming to have a gun and demanding $227.64. After obtaining the requested money, he left the bank and went to a nearby restaurant. When police arrived, he admitted to robbing the bank. Police found the demand note and cash in his pockets but no gun... More...
(08-18-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Michael R. Capps
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several felonies. A jury found Capps guilty and he was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution. The government began enforcement proceedings to collect the restitution. It applied for writs of garnishment and referred the restitution debt to the Treasury Offset Program. 1 Mr. Capps filed several... More...
(07-31-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Sharrone Dontrez Steele-Ponds
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery to increase his criminal history score from D to B. At Steel-Ponds' sentencing hearing, his attorney informed the district court that she had reviewed his amended PSI report and did not object to his criminal history score of B. Steele-Ponds also confirmed to the district court that his pri... More...
(07-18-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Joli L. Thomas
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery. The district court convicted Thomas of aggravated battery in Sedgwick County after she pleaded guilty but granted her a dispositional departure. It then sentenced her to 66 months in prison to run consecutive to any other convictions but awarded her 33 months of probation. Thomas later viola... More...
(07-03-2025 - KS)In the Matter of the Adoption of Baby Boy S.
Wichita, Kansas family law lawyers represent man and wife in an adoption case. "1. On or about December 17, 2023[,] Baby Boy [S.] was born in Wichita, Sedgwick [C]ounty[,] Kansas. "2. [R.S.] . . . is the natural mother of Baby Boy [S.]. [R.S.] has filed a consent to allow Baby Boy [S.] to be adopted. "3. In connection with the adoption proceeding, [R.S.] f... More...
(07-03-2025 - KS)Jeffrey Garrels and Wendy Garrels v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory. * * * The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a US federal law that allows railroad workers to sue their employers for injuries sustained due to negligence or unsafe working conditions. Unlike typical workers' compensation, FELA requires employee... More...
$1 (07-02-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Jeffrey A. Shock
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ossession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.... More...
(07-01-2025 - KS)Sharon Brandon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wichita, Kansas insurance law lawyers represented the parties in an insurance law dispute. This case was filed in the Sedgwick County District Court, SG-2024-CV-001776, and was removed to federal court by the t by the defendant. ... More...
$1 (07-01-2025 - KS)Donnie M. Hill v. Social Security Administration
Wichita, Kansas disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS.... More...
$1 (07-01-2025 - KS)Larry A. Lawson v. Spirit Aerosystems, inc.
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a dispute over non-compete clause in an employment contract. After several years as CEO of Spirit, Larry Lawson was ready to retire. But Mr. Lawson had a problem: some of his compensation was tied up in unvested long-term incentive stock awards. Those awards were not immediately monetizable: Spirit 3was only... More...
(04-29-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Jason P. Briscoe
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with possession with intent to distribute 50-plusgrams of methamphetamine, firearm possession in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and felon ammunition and firearm possession. Officers arrested Briscoe one morning after he ran from a traffic stop through a trailer park. Briscoe was a passenger in the c... More...
(04-02-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Juan Guzman, II
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault. In November 2023, Guzman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in exchange for the dismissal of a criminal threat charge. Under the plea agreement, the State also agreed to recommend that Guzman be sentenced using the midrange term in the appropriate Kansas Sentencing Guidelines grid box, t... More...
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