Kidnapping Law
 
United States of America v. Robert Lee Harrison, Jr.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition, attempted kidnapping and carjacking. On April 6, 2022, a federal grand jury charged ROBERT LEE HARRISON JR., 52, of Oklahoma City, with illegal possession of ammunition, carjacking, kidnapping, and use and discharge of a firearm during the carjacking. On January 11,

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State of Oklahoma v. Brandi Ladonna Gentry

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741 Date of Offense: 12/09/2024 GENTRY, BRANDI LADONNA Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/13/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID) Violation of 21 O.S. 741 Count # 2. Count as Filed: HDRO, INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CA

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United States of America v. Ricardo Francisco Ordaz

Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers Jessica Fay Phillips and Rhonda Quafliana represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and illegally transporting aliens resulting in death. Ricardo Franco Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek, Texas, arranged to transport victims from an area near the United States-Mexico border and bring them to a stash house near Austin, Texas. Once there, Ordaz,

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State of New York v. Rasi Vendryes

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a woman. Rasi Vendryes, 48, of Queens, has been arraigned on an indictment for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a 25-year-old woman in an East New York area commonly known as the “Penn Track,” a stretch of roadway along Pennsylvania Avenue near Malta S

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State of Florida v. Natalie Fonseca and Nafis Reynolds

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, carjacking, robbery, arson, and tampering with evidence. The Defendant beat and robbed a man, cut his throat, and threw him off a bridge, but he survived.

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United States of America v. Kari Eugene Leslie

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with with sexual abuse and kidnapping. Karl Eugene Leslie, 42, of Whiteriver, Arizona, is charged in a 15-count indictment, returned Dec. 23, 2025, with Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Kidnapping (including one count of Kidnapping-Victim Under 18), Sexual Abuse through Fear, Sexual Abuse through Coercion, and Deprivation of Ri

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State of South Carolina v. Tony Middleton

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Dfendant, Tony Middleton, 35, charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. A.I. Google: In South Carolina, "first-degree murder" isn't a distinct statutory term; rather, murder is defined as a killing with malice aforethought, leading to penalties of 30 ye

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State of North Carolina v. Corey Thomas Powell

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. A.I. Google: North Carolina first-degree murder is the most serious homicide charge (a Class A felony), defined under G.S. § 14-17(a) as any killing that is willful, deliberate, and premeditated. A conviction results in a mandatory sentence of either life imprisonment without the po

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United States of America v. William Kuduk

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities and unemployment wire fraud. William Kuduk, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found responsible for trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana from his used car dealership. He also trafficked over five kilograms o

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State of Oklahoma v. Melvin Tyrone Perry

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Kidnapping, Second Degree Burglary, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, all After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies. Melvin Tyrone Perry, appellant, was convicted of First Degree Murder, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Kidnapping, Second Deg

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State of Oklahoma v. Kenneth Ray Kinchion

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and ; First Degree Murder; Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and Felonious Possession of a Firearm. ¶1 Appellant Kenneth Ray Kinchion was tried by jury and found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Counts 1 a

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United States of America v. Elga Eugene Harper

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping in Indian Country; Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country. In May 2022, Elga Eugene Harper, age 43, showed up at Ellen Finlay's (Ellie)

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State of North Carolina v. Cheyenne D. Woods

Lumberton, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged withf first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into occupied property, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping, and malicious conduct of a prison

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United States of America v. Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, a/k/a “Chino San Vicente,” and Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a/k/a “Jovani San Vicente,” a/k/a “El Viejo”

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), Racketeering Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2, Hobbs Act Robbery, Aiding and Abetting 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2, Using and Carrying a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Which Was Discharged, Aiding and Abetting

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United States of America v. Victor Sanchez, et al.

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with one kidnapping, two shootings, illegal firearms sales, and trafficking of narcotics, including methamphetamine cocaine, fentanyl, and carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. The defendants arrested today include: Victor Sanchez, 24, a.k.a. “Pollo” and “Chicken,” o

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United States of America v. Colby Smith

Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapped two individuals at gunpoint in two different carjacking incidents in the greater Dayton area. Colby Smith, 32, has been in local law enforcement custody since the day of the alleged crimes. He is now charged federally with kidnapping, carjacking and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Ac

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State of Texas v. Kevin Andrew Frimpong

San Marcos, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted kidnapping. Kevin Andrew Frimpong, 38, accused of approaching a woman at the San Marcos City Cemetery and another at a nearby residence.

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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

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United States of America v. Kimon Burton-Roberson, Jamil Salahuddin, and Stephanie Bultes-Ramirez

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder committed by members of the Shotgun Crips gang. The Shotgun Crips, including targeted the victim, a 35-year-old Wilmington resident, after he and Burton-Roberson became embroiled in a dispute. Shortly after midnight on July 21, 2021, members of the gang—including Burton-Roberson, Sal

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United States of America v. Patric J. Ferguson

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r civil rights, firearms, kidnapping, and obstruction offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Patric J. Ferguson, 34, a former Memphis Police Department Officer, was sentenced to prison. “This defendant committed a premeditated murder while using his position

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State of Oklahoma v. Christian Dylan Guerrero

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with kidnapping and vehicular homocide. On October 5th, 2025, around 2:10 a.m., Officers responded to a fatal crash at 21st and Memorial. A Jeep Wrangler collided with a Dodge pickup, causing the truck to wrap around a traffic pole and the Jeep to hit a utility pole. Two men in the pickup truck were thrown out, and bo

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United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán López

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to kidnapping, distributing drugs, and money laundering. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father, Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo,” as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal drug charges. “The Sinaloa Cartel is a terrorist or

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State of Texas v. Taylor Rene Parker

Boston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

In November 2022, Taylor Rene Parker was tried for and convicted of capital murder pursuant to Section 19.03(a)(2) of the Penal Code for committing the murder of an individual in the course of committing or attempting to commit a
kidnapping. TEX. PENAL CODE § 19.03(a)(2).

The medi

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United States of America v. Bryan Douglas Conley

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ransporting a minor for criminal sexualactivity, kidnapping, bank fraud, identity theft, and interstate threats.

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United States of America v. Bryan Douglas Conley

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting a minor for criminal sexual activity, kidnapping, bank fraud, identity theft, and interstate threats.

Bryan Conley created fake dating profiles to lure and trick two female victims: a minor (A.Y.) and an adult (R.W.). Using the dating platform PlentyofFish.com, Conley created profiles posin

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