Legal News for Portsmouth, Virginia
United States of America v. James Gould
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.... More...
(01-02-2026 - VA)United States of America v. Joseph Edward Ramey
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release procediing. “A district court has broad discretion when imposing a sentence upon revocation of supervised release. [We] will affirm a revocation sentence if it is within the statutory maximum and is not plainly unreasonable.” United States v. Patterson, 957 F.3d 426, 436 (4th Cir. 2... More...
(12-31-2025 - VA)Anthony Kelly v. The City of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Plaintiffs, Current and former battalion chiefs for the City of Alexandria Fire Department, sued the City seeking payment of unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–19, requires employers to pay... More...
(12-31-2025 - va)United States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Briar Stephens, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime.... More...
(12-22-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Isaiah Amery Muniz
Norfolk Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor.... More...
(12-22-2025 - VA)Rita Escobar v. LYFT, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory. A.I. Google: Virginia auto negligence law is defined by a strict contributory negligence rule, meaning if you're even 1% at fault for an accident, you're barred from recovering any damages, making it crucial to avoid admitting fault and gather extensive evidence to prove the other driver's... More...
(12-22-2025 - va)United States of America v. Letitia A. James
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. James, a Democrat, was indicted in October on one count of making false statements to a financial institution and one count of bank fraud. She pleaded not guilty to the two charges before the case was dismissed.... More...
(12-22-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:846=CD.F - CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - 21:846 and 841(b)(1)(B) - Knowingly and Intentionally conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl (10/2024) 21:841A=CD.F - CONTROLLED S... More...
(12-22-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Ryan Matthew Bieber
Newport, News, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.... More...
(12-19-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Brian Keith Anderson
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon. during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a total of 117.29 grams of methamphetamine. During a controlled buy conducted on June 14, 2024, in addit... More...
(12-18-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Alcides Castro-Martinez
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling ten firearms, including a short-barrel shotgun, to an undercover source working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Between February 2025 and August 2025, ATF utilized a confidential source to conduct seven separate controlled purchases involving a total of ten firearms from... More...
(12-18-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Melissa Apodaca
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud.... More...
(12-17-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Omari Andrew Green
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with maliciously shooting at a vehicle resulting in death and participating in a criminal act for the benefit or at the direction of a gang.... More...
(12-16-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Damontie James
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Damontie James, age 26, was accused of shooting and killing Kory Anding, 29. Alexandria.... More...
(12-14-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Jennifer Leigh Peters
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accessing a protected computer system to provide her then-boyfriend and probationer with sensitive non-public information, lying to federal investigators, and destroying evidence. Jennifer Peters, 43, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy, one count of obstruction of a procee... More...
(12-14-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Dalonte Davis
Arlington, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with Wearing a Mask in Public and Obstruction of Justice. At approximately 5:44 p.m. on December 11, an officer working a crime prevention detail at the Pentagon City Metro Station observed the male suspect wearing a face covering indoors and asked him to remove it. The suspect ignored commands and attempted to flee f... More...
(12-13-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Elena Pendergrass
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping. Pendergrass, aka Elena Stukalkina, 35, resided in Alexandria prior to her daughter’s birth on May 21. Though a DNA test prior to birth confirmed the child’s paternity, Pendergrass ordered the father to cease and desist all communications. After the child was born, she list... More...
(12-12-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal agents when interviewed about the activities. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi, 55, of Annandale, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 25, 2013, and was convicted of nineteen counts of aiding the preparation of a false income... More...
(12-12-2025 - VA)nited States of America v. Christopher Allan Johnson
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using the Kik social media app to send three videos containing child sexual exploitation material. On October 10, 2024, after leaving the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, Christopher Allan Johnson, 54, logged into Kik and joined a public group dedicated to incest. There, an undercover FBI task f... More...
(12-12-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Quincy Eugeme Moore
Halifax, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with voluntary manslaughter[3] and leaving the scene of an accident involving death or serious bodily injury. In 2020, Quincy Moore and Donald Jeffreys had a verbal and physical altercation at a neighborhood gathering. Party attendees separated them, and Jeffreys walked away still making verbal threats. Although Jeff... More...
(12-04-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jihad Arlik Ruffin
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder while in the commission of shooting into an occupied building, Code § 18.2-33, use of a firearm in commission of murder, Code § 18.2-53.1, and maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, Code § 18.2-279. * * * On July 3, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred inside the "NOLA by ... More...
(12-04-2025 - VA)United States of America v. James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements within the jurisdication of the legislative branch of the United States Government. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is the federal statute making it a crime to knowingly and willfully make false statements, conceal material facts, or use false documents in matters within the jurisdiction of the U.S. g... More...
(11-24-2025 - VA)United States of America v. James Arthur Scott
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ossession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, see 21 U.S.C. § 841.... More...
(11-21-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Catherine Renee Tellez
Williamsburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to stop after involvement in an accident that resulted in death. On the morning of August 10, 2022, Tellez was driving on Interstate 64 in the left lane. The portion of the highway had two clearly marked lanes and was straight and flat with no grade. The road surface had no major potholes, de... More...
(11-13-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Delonte West
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with public intoxication. Former NBA player Delonte West, age 46, was arrested after showing signs of public intoxication. ... More...
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