¶1 James Charles Childress was tried by a jury in the District Court of Sequoyah County, Case No. CF 96-292, before the Honorable John C. Garrett, District Judge. Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder (Count 1), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1997, § 701.7, and larceny of a domestic animal (Count 2), in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 1716.1 The jury fixed punishment at ten (10) years' imp

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI felony in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(2).

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny of automobile and domestic abuse.

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old. On November 14 and November 15, 2024, in a proactive law enforcement operation, agents posted and monitored an advertisement on a website commonly used to advertise commercial sex. The advertisement contained images of what appeared to be two minor females, and a conta

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Jennifer Valley, 51, was charged with one count of theft of government money. Valley will make an appearance in federal court in Worcester at a later date. The charging document alleges that Valley stole approximately $100,218 in Social Security retirement benefits from October

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery. Kelijah Richardson, also known as “KeKe,” “Keek,” and “Lijh,” 28, who was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 9, 2026, appeared today in Bridgeport federal court and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. He is released on a $250,000 bond. Anibal Rivera , also kno

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking through facilities of interestate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A, which provides: Whoever- (1) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, inj

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking. Brent Ouellette, 34, engaged in a course of conduct against his victim that included posting sexually explicit videos or pictures of his victim online without consent, contacting his victim posing as other people, and obtaining his victim’s social media login information. The FBI investigated the

Burlington, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Van Jackson allegedly defrauded a Vermont medical practice of at least $400,000. This included $68,000 that Jackson allegedly wired into his personal bank account and then used to pay a settlement with a medical practice in New York. Jackson previously had worked for that medical practice and e

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Clinton Rathan, 33, was charged with four counts of Wire Fraud. He was arrested in Brookyln, New York, on April 16, 2026, and released on $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, on April 30, 2026. Rathan placed over 500 pick-up orders for groceries

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after deportation after felony conviction. Ramon Rodriguez-Gonzalez was deported on April 29, 2019, after he was convicted of false claim of citizenship in March 2019 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Rodriguez-Gonzalez came to law enforcement’s attentio

Montgomery, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Nn April 2021, Queen Naja, age 45, contacted co-conspirator Quentin Diego Sturgeon of Montgomery, Alabama, through social media with a plan to fraudulently obtain funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The scheme involved creating a legal trust, submitting false tax docum

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually and physically abusing two minors while he was stationed overseas with the U.S. Army. Adam Schlueter was stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany from 2009 until 2013, while enlisted in the U.S. Army. In Germany, he physically, emotionally, and sexually abused two minor victims. At trial, both minors described be

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Marlo G. Davis, 47, of Havana, Florida, appeared in federal court for his arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick i

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Between August 2017 and June 2023, Joseph Elegele, Jr. (41, Orlando) was part of a fraud scheme that laundered funds that had been fraudulently obtained from various businesses throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. Elegele’s role in the scheme was to establish bu

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV (“BlackCat”) ransomware variant used by cybercriminals to attack and extort institutions and companies. Beginning in April 2023, Martino abused his r

¶1 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Counts 1 and 3) (21 O.S. 1991, §§ 421 & 801); First Degree Murder (Count 2) (21 O.S. 1991, § 701.7); Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Count 4) (21 O.S.Supp.1997, § 801); and Felonious Possession of a Firearm (Counts 5 and 7). ¶2 On

¶1 Appellant, John William Malaske, was tried by jury in the District Court of Kay County, Case Number CF-2001-221, and convicted of Second Degree (Felony) Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.8 (2). The jury set punishment at ten (10) years imprisonment, and the trial judge sentenced Appellant accordingly. Appellant now appeals his conviction and sentence. * * * ¶4 With respec

¶1 Eric Jose Barnett, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of second degree felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.8(2), in the District Court of Okmulgee County, Case No. CF-2009-2.1 The jury sentenced Appellant to twenty-three (23) years imprisonment. The Honorable H. Michael Claver, District Judge, pronounced judgment and sentence accordingly.2 Mr. Barnett appeals the foll

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. From September 2021 to April 2023, Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, and other individuals conspired to conduct cyber intrusions and virtual currency thefts. The victims and intended victims included interactive entertainment companie

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub, age 51, of Chula Vista,m California, and her co-conspirators billed Medicare nearly $51 million for bogus prescriptions and were paid approximately $20 million, ultimately laundering at least $14 million dollars

Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Mana Elena Reyes, 51, of Wichita had multiple discussions about purchasing and selling methamphetamine and fentanyl with an individual she was unaware was an undercover officer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (SGSO). Deputies then followed her as she drove f

Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of federal government money. Matthew Waits, 41, of Topeka previously worked for the PBPN as manager and program director of the Diabetes Prevention Program. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) / Indian Health Service awarded federal grants and assistance to the tribe. Waits

Jackson, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with walking off the designated boardwalk in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park. Eric Bedient, 50, of Frisco, Texas walked directly on several fragile and dangerous hydrothermal features in the Mammoth Hot Springs area. Those features included Canary Spring, Mound Terrace, Palette Hot Spring, and Jupiter Terr

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law. Dylan Miller, 30, a former Loveland, Colorado Police Department (LPD) officer, was on duty as a LPD officer the evening of Aug. 3, 2023, through the early morning of Aug. 4, 2023. Miller contacted the victim and her friend in North Lake Park and told the victim’s friend

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by committing a series of armed robberies and carjackings across New Mexico in 2024 that culminated in the fatal shooting of a victim during a carjacking in Santa Fe County. Babitz, 40, committed a series of armed robberies, carjackings, and a fatal shooting across Bernalillo, Sant

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. David Estiven Alvear Carcamo, age 21, was found to be in possesson of approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, and a handgun.

St. George, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. In February 2025, while serving a lifetime of supervised release for prior child sex crimes, two probation officers conducted a home visit where Johnston Blackhorse, 42, lived alone in Aneth, Utah.. Pursuant to Blackhorse’s supervised release conditions, the officers conducted a

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement to the small business administration.

Watertown, South Dakota, lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgement actions. Bill Thovson, a South Dakota resident, contacted attorney Seamus Culhane, a South Dakota attorney, following the tragic death of Thovson’s wife, Paula, as a result of a car accident in North Dakota on July 28, 2020. Culhane agreed to represent Thovson and his minor daughter in relation to Paula’

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Alysia Peneaux, 32, served as a sub-distributor for a California- and Nevada-based drug trafficking organization which transported large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California to South Dakota and distributed it in the Sioux Falls area. P

Fargo, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking post-conviction relief.

Fargo, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder in Indian Country and voluntary manslaughter. Kolby Jae McKay, also known as Kolby Woods, age 33, from Fort Totten, North Dakota, was accused of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault of a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner by Strangulation related to an incident on March 13, 2

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Plaintiff’s home was significantly damaged in a fire. She contracted with respondent, a restoration company, to perform work on her home. After the work was completed, she sued respondent for poor workmanship, alleging breach of the contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, negli

Duluth, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol. Eric Petersonstruck and killed 38-year-old Amanda Boshey when driving along Lake Vermilion Reservation Road near the Fortune Bay Casino on the Bois Forte Indian Reservation. Peterson hit Ms. Boshey, who was walking on oot, shortly after he left the

Waukon, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft by taking of a vehicle that was reported stolen in Wisconsin. At approximately 7:30 in the morning on October 1, 2023, Heiller parked an orange 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan SUV bearing Wisconsin license plates in front of a house in Waukon, Iowa. One of the homeowners was on her porch having a cup of coffee. She did n

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Ashley Thompson, age 38, from Tama, Iowa, admitted that on January 14, 2024, she assaulted a woman on the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, Iowa. Thompson was in another person’s home along with the victim. An argument between multiple people occurred. Thompson picked up a

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Alexander Warren Dehogues, 35, secretly recorded two minor children in stages of undress and saved those recordings to his electronic devices. A forensic examination of electronic devices seized from Dehogues’s Kalona residence showed that Dehogues used the devices to record, receive

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple felonies, including second degree murder. On August 15, 2018, Armstrong was charged with seven felonies for events that occurred on June 9, 2018, and with three felonies for events that occurred on August 10, 2018. On February 28, 2019, Armstrong was charged as a prior and persistent offender with th

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. On Feb. 10, 2024, officers were called to the area of Independence Avenue and Van Brunt Boulevard regarding a possible armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers encountered Christopher W. Abrams, 52. During a frisk of Abrams, officers located a sawed off, Winchester, Model 37,

At trial, Kinworthy did not deny he committed the charged crimes. Rather, he asserted he was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (“NGRI”) because he had schizoaffective disorder and was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the shootings. Both Kinworthy and the State presented evidence regarding his mental health.

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering.

Hamburg, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree sexual assault. On October 10, 2023, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Officer Josh Pollock of the Ashley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from then seventeen-year-old MC claiming that she had been raped. According to the probable-cause affidavit, MC told Officer Pollock that she had been asle

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. on November 21, 2024, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to a call of an armed person at an apartment complex. A witness reported that David Robinson, age 21, arrived at the apartment complex, made verbal threats and exposed a handgun in his waistband.

Pocahontas, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of attempted capital murder, fleeing, arson, and five counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. The State charged Bryan Rogers with three counts of attempted capital murder along with arson, fleeing, and five counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. The informat

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. A federal grand jury indicted Daniels, 34, of Mabelvale, in a four-count Indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession wi

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder. Armando Octaviano, 25, of Virginia and Jonny Octaviano, 25, of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, were accused of killing a 21-Year-Old man. According to the evidence, the murder was the result of a conspiracy that began when Jonny Octaviano, while incarcerated on Rikers Island for a separate crime, met an inmat

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Amit Forlit, 58, of Israel, a private investigator is accused of running in global hacking for hire organization that targeted environmental activists.

Concord, New Hampshire civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA), 34 U.S.C. § 12495. In May 2025, the Department of Justice alleged that Defendants David and Lisa Montanus violated VAWA when they unlawfully penalized the complainant by evicting her after she sought police assistance for domestic v

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aggravated white-collar crime, presenting a false insurance claim and destroying insured property. Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village and Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Ararat Chirkinian, 39, all of Glendale, were charged with multiple felonies including aggravated white-collar crime

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.21.1731.2.B.1, ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1731.2.B.1 Date of Offense: 02/22/2026 Kyler, Dixon Bradley Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/15/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME(CF.21.1731.2.B.1) Violation of 21 O.S. 1731.2.B.1 Jones, Faith Ni

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Jason Edge represented the Defendant charged with Aggravate DUI alcohol amended to misdemeanor DUI alcohol (municpal arrest) and spending in a posted zone.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Glen Graham represented the Defendant charged with aggravated DUI alcohol or drugs amended to misdemeanor SUI alcohol (municipal arrest).

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.21.644.C, DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY - 2ND OFFENSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.C, Class: B3 Date of Offense: 01/13/2026 TAYLOR, DANIEL LAFAYE Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/15/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY - 2ND OFFENSE(CF.21.644.C) Violation of

Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material with Intent to Disseminate and one count of Electronic Solicitation of a Child. Logan Thomas, a Journey Middle School teacher, accused of possession of child poor and solicitation of a minor.

Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling narcotics. Rodney L. Roach, 44, Beloit, Wisconsin, distributed what he believed to be heroin to a police informant on four occasions. After the last drug sale, police seized a large amount of suspected heroin/fentanyl and cocaine from his home. Crime laboratory testing revealed that the suspected heroin/f

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with homicide. Antonio D. Brown, 39, a Milwaukee accused of being the gunman in a Dec. 15, 2025, shooting outside Dee’s Elegance Bar in Milwaukee that killed LaTroy Harris and wounded Harris’ nephew. The Defendant was found using Flock automated license plate recognition cameras . * * * Flock Safety te

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return.. Nael Jabbar (age 47) of Franklin, Wisconsin, owned and operated Hot Spot Super Market (Hot Spot) in Milwaukee, which was authorized to accept benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). He signed documents for Hot Spot agreeing to comply with a

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted first-degree murder. Jaquell Hayes, age 31, accused of shooting and seriously injuring a a 31-year-old man in the 100-block of West Adams Street in the Loop.

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking. On the evening of Nov. 2, 2023, DAMARRI CONNER and KENNETH MERRITT carjacked an Audi sedan in the backyard of a residence in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood. A woman and her daughter had just returned home in another vehicle when Conner and Merritt sprang from a hiding place and attacked them. Conne