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United States of America v. Mimi Hunyh

Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted kidnapping. Reported by Kent Morlan Mimi Hunyh, age 65, traveled from Law Vegas to Amarillo to kidnap an Amarillo business man.... More...

(05-23-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Bernardo Gomez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. By Kent Morlan Bernardo Gomez accused of sexually abusing a minor. In March 2020, a victim, who was 11 at the time, told their mother that Gomez had sexually abused them over multiple years, from when the victim was in kindergarten and continuing through fifth grade.... More...

(05-06-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Justin Martinez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in deceptive trade practices. Justin Martinez, age 37, was wanted on a criminal warrant tied to an alleged $3,000 loss.... More...

(03-23-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Abel Velasquez

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud. Velasquez was arrested March 7 by the Texas Department of Public Safety on a charge of deceptive business practices.... More...

(03-14-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Benjamin Jacob Perez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Benjamin Jacob Perez, age 32, accused with Rogelio Guillermo Suarez, age 19.... More...

(03-09-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Andrew Orlando De La O

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a controlled substance. Andrew Orlando De La O was pulled over for running a stop sign. The Defendant had an outstanding warrant.... More...

(03-07-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Jeffrey Wallace

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault on a family member.... More...

(03-06-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Manuel Vera Mendez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with eluding. Manuel Vera Mendez, age 75, tried to escape from a traffic stop.... More...

(02-16-2026 - TX)
United States of America v. Isaiah Rene Acosta

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs causing death or serious bodily injury. On July 16, 2021, Isaiah Rene Acosta, 28, sold three counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl to an individual, who purchased the pills on behalf of herself and another person. The pill recipients used the counterfeit M-30 pills the next day and shortly ... More...

(02-15-2026 - TX)

El Paso County, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant deadly conduct discharge firearm and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and a total bond of $270,000 was set. Abraham Emilio Carmona, age 18, accused with shooting at a home.... More...

(02-06-2026 - TX)
United States of America v. Dr. Brian August

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t... More...

(01-23-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Sergio Soto

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant accused of making terroristic threats. Sergio Soto was arrested after a warrant was issued for his arrest following an incident where he reportedly unlawfully entered a business and threatened the victim on Jan. 5.... More...

(01-17-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Enrique Villegas

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with public intoxication, assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest, and a combined bond was set at $10,097. Police were called to check on Villegas who was passed out on a sidewalk. When the Officers attempted to help him, he started with fighting with officers, kicking one multiple times as he was being put in... More...

(01-06-2026 - TX)
State of Oklahoma v. Tyrese Riley

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with drunk driving for having a blood alcohol level of 0.12 when he crashed into another vehicle on I-10 while driving drunk with two kids in the car. It was found that Riley had nine outstanding traffic warrants. Riley was taken to the El Paso County Downtown Jail, where he was booked and charged with DWI with a chil... More...

(01-06-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Nicholas Ray Fuentes

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Nicholas Ray Fuentes, at 18, who was charted with drug possession. Fuentes was stopped by an officer for jaywalking and was ordered to stop and did not and searched. The officer found a "smoking device" with drugs.... More...

(01-06-2026 - TX)
State of Texas v. Aaron Jamar Blackman

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with indecent exposure. Aaron Jamar Blackman is facing several counts of indecent exposure after officers said they spoke with witnesses who said they saw Blackman walking around an apartment complex located at 3650 George Dieter Dr. (near Montana Avenue), nude. Blackman is 34 and a registered sex offender.... More...

(12-25-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling. In October 2024, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned an indictment against Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, 53, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo, 41, of Colombia for... More...

(12-24-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a contr... More...

(12-15-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Armando Estrada, Jr.

El Paso, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Armando Estrada, Jr., age 29, fired an assault rifle and a handgun at a bar in Central El Paso before leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase.... More...

(12-05-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Ricky Lynn Currier

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly received depictions which had been transported in interstate commerce involving the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of Title USC 2252(a)(2).... More...

(12-05-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Edwin Fernando Perez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault of a young girl. Edwin Fernando Perez, 54, was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child The testimony at trial reflected that, in 2022, the victim reported to a school counselor that she had been assaulted by the Defendant several years earlier at a sleepover at his house. At the time of th... More...

(11-17-2025 - TX)
State of Texas v. Rafael Sanchez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with murder. Rafael Sanchez, 40, is accused killing 51-year-old Marisela Veliz on July 26, 2022. ... More...

(11-14-2025 - TX)
Kaukab Khan v. Crossover Market, LLC; Trilogy, Inc.

El Paso, Texas pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer field a civil rights claimed against the Defendants. laintiff-Appellant Kaukab Khan, an Indian national, sued Defendant-Appellee Crossover Market, a staffing firm which recruits remote workers on behalf of other companies, including Defendant-Appellee Trilogy. In April 2025, Khan applied for a remote job as a research analyst at Trilogy. Ac... More...

(11-14-2025 - TX)
United States of America v. Fernanda Itzel Rivas

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute. n July 24, 2024, Rivas was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry in El Paso, Texas. Rivas had over seven kilograms of cocaine in her car at the time of her arrest. Rivas also had her five-year-old son and six-month-old daughter in the car. Rivas was char... More...

(11-14-2025 - tx)
State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes

El Paso, Texas, man charged with murder. Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a pregn... More...

(11-04-2025 - TX)