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State of Washington v. Shawn Rutherford Kueck
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with animal cruelty. Digested by Kent Morlan T.K. and Shawn Kueck were married and lived on a rural farm in Rice, Washington. In September 2023, the parties separated after a fight and T.K. left the home with... More...
(07-31-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Tasha Hoggatt
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.c. 666(a)(1). Digested by Kent Morlan Between October 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022, Tasha Hoggatt, age 51, of Valencia, Californ... More...
(07-31-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Patrick Alan Bucknum
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Patrick Alan Bucknum, age 55, formerly of Wenatchee, Washington was the Chief Executive Office of Community Clinic Network (CCN), a company located in Wenatchee, Wash... More...
(07-12-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by Kent Morlan Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M... More...
(05-28-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The recall was classified as a Class I recall... More...
(03-27-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human S... More...
(01-28-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Steven E. Graham
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force were investigating Graham not only for drug trafficking, but beca... More...
(12-30-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Zachary C.Kelty
Spokane, Washington crimicriminal defense lawyer represented Zachary C. Kelty, age 38, was charged with raping and molesting a family member.... More...
(12-30-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Kenneth H. Crause
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. The Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit had an active drug trafficking investigation into Kenneth H. Crause, age 55, who was already on federal supervision for a prior drug trafficking conviction. Based on that investigation offi... More...
(12-29-2025 - WA)Randey Thompson v. Central Valley School District No. 365, et al.
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on retaliation in violation of the First Amendment theory. Thompson was placed on paid administrative leave and subsequently transferred to a teaching position as a result of his posting on Facebook a comment about the Democratic National Convention that used epithets, slurs, and violent language.... More...
(12-29-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The potential health risks identified at the... More...
(12-19-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Johnathan Leslie Allen, AKA Lohnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute meth and felony possession of a firearm. Facebook records (1) were admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b) to support the government's theory on identity; and (2) complied with Fed. R. Evid. 403, where the records were relevant in tying Allen to his crimes, unfairly prejud... More...
(11-18-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Defendant claimed that the government commit grand jury abuse by offering perjured testimony. Allen alleges that testimony from an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was false because Allen did not “meet” with ag... More...
(11-17-2025 - wa)United States of America v. Saul Juan Cruz
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribution. ... More...
(10-29-2025 - WA)Brook Lang, M.D. v. Providence Health and Services
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used on a employment discrimination civil rights violation theory. ... More...
(10-19-2025 - WA)Lindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. In Washington, an insurance company can be sued for bad faith if it acts unreasonably, such as by delaying a claim without cause, misrepresenting facts, or improperly denying a claim after a flawed investigation . Proving bad faith requires showing the insurer's actions ... More...
$1 (10-19-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Dupree L. Meadows
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree assault and first-degree arson. Bond was set at $100,000. Dupree L. Meadows, age 52, was accused of setting a man on fire beneath the Browne.... More...
(10-08-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Adam Lee SiJohn
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assautl resulting in serius bodily injury in Indian Country. ... More...
(10-08-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Tawny Youngman, aka Tawny Rhodes
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual meth. ... More...
(10-08-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Katie AL. Sims
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree malicious mischief. SPD officers responded to an auto dealership located in the 1300 block of West 3rd Avenue on what was initially reported as an argument. Officers contacted the complainant and were advised that as two subjects were arguing near the dealership, one of them began throwing roc... More...
(09-26-2025 - WA)Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway's sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington... More...
(09-26-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Burkey
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, second-degree assault, and drive-by shooting. Defendant Burkey, a/k/a Muggsy, was accused of shooting Gavin Looper, age 13, who was watching TV in his living room when he was shot and killed. Looper was not the intended target. ... More...
(09-26-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Israel Garcia
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled drugs and shooting at police officers. Garcia was transporting 10,000 fentanyl pills from Yakima to Spokane. During a traffic stop in Spokane, Garcia fled his vehicle and began shooting at Spokane police officers. One officer was injured but recovered, while Garci... More...
(09-19-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Timothy Gary Maddox
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Running Commercial Pill Press Operation Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Commercial Pill Press Operation in Hillyard ... More...
(09-11-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Michael A. Helms
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer will represented the Defendant charged with assault and batter with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder. Michael A. Helms, age 33, was accused to stabbing a woman in an apartment complex in the 500 block of E. Hawthrone Road.... More...
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