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United States of America v. Violetta Mailyan

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United States of America v. Jald Jensen

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. om violation of 15 U.S.C.78, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Jald Jensen, age 73, was a regional sales manager for BizJet, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. During

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United States of America v. Arlin James Fleckenstein

Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Arlin James Fleckenstein, 36, of Belington, West Virginia, was employed as a resort bus driver and living on the grounds of the resort. A search warrant for his electronic devices uncovered more than 1,000 illegal images and videos, along with additional con

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United States of America v.Della Palestino

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft. Della Palestino, 60, of Lexington, South Carolina, visited four financial institutions in the Southern District of West Virginia and used a different individual’s personal identifying information, including a forged signature, to access that individual’s bank account without

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State of Oklahoma v. Martell Kirkland and Skyler Simon

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, child neglect, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Martell Kirkland, age 31, and Skylar Simon, age 36, were found sleeping in a car with three children. A search of the vehicle produced a gram of fentanyl and a small amount of cocaine.

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State of Oklahoma v. Jose Trujillo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Jose Trujillo , age 52, got into an argument with a in a parking lot and hit the man with whom he had a disagreement with a piece of concrete.

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State of Oklahoma v. Jonathan Earl Schopp

McAlester, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER FORMER FELONY CONVICTION 2. ALTERING FIREARM SERIAL NUMBER 3. DRIVING A MV WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL 4. FAILURE TO STOP FOR YIELD SIGN 5. SPEEDING IN EXCESS OF LAWFUL MAXIMUM LIMIT The information filed by the States claimed that Jon Schop

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United States of America v. Oscar Salvador Pelayo-Guzman

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Oscar Salvado Pelayo-Guzman, age 55, a Mexican national and most recently of Kansas, is associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel operating in Mexico and a principal member of a Kansas City-based drug trafficking organization involved in th

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United States of America v. Eduardo Gallardo Maldonado

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with voting as an alien, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 611, which provides: (a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of R

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United States of America v. Victor Kensington Colbert Jr. ,/center>

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. Victor Kensington Colbert Jr., submitted loan application documents for the Paycheck Protection Program to Tulsa Federal Credit Union and received a total of $217,490. However, several Oklahoma Heartland Heroes Foundations employees testified at trial that Colbert never

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United States of America v. James Bost

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and felony possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. In 2002, Bost carjacked someone, threatening to kill the driver unless she gave him money. To get that money, he drove to her mother’s home, where she escaped from the car, scream- ing for help. The right to keep and bear a

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United States of America v. Melissa G. McClain

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1201. Defendant and others learned that a group of drug traffickers had offered a bounty for a particular person, whom the group suspected of having stolen 50 kilograms of cocaine that belonged to them. McClain met with some of her co-conspirators

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United States of America v. Johnny Barros Branado

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a temporary emergency passport application. Brandao applied for this replacement passport at the U.S. Embassy in Senegal after he fled Cape Verde, where he was facing two homicide charges. The government's theory was that Brandao, an American citizen, faced serious charges in Cape

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State of Oklahoma v. William Jared Garcia

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with obstructing and officer, in violaton of 21 O.S. 540, which provides: Any person who willfully delays or obstructs any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from recording the activity of law en

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State of Oregon v. Devin Ordish

Bend, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Devin Ordish, 22, called 911 to report that he had stabbed another person during a dispute near Southeast Aune Street and Southeast Scott Street in Bend.

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State of Minnesota v. James O'Keefe Cam Higby

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with unlawful voting and identity theft. James O’Keefe and influencer Cam entered polling places during state primary election voting on Aug. 11 and identifying themselves using the names of registered voters in those precincts without those voters’ knowledge or permission.

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State of Oklahoma v. Scott T. Buckner

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving a motor vehicle under the influence on alcohol, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.

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United States of America v. Alberto Alegria

New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute over 11 pounds of cocaine and over two pounds of heroin, possession with intent to distribute more than one pound of cocaine and over two pounds of heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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State of Oklahoma .v. Glen Caswell

Ponca City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with armed robbery, obstruction of justice, and possession of CDS. Glen Caswell, age 31, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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State of Oklahoma v. Richard Dewayne Thedford

Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender.

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State of Oklahoma v. Patrick Ray Cook

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. FALSELY PERSONATE ANOTHER TO CREATE LIABILITY-FELONY 2. DUI ALCOHOL-FELONY 3. RECKLESS DRIVING-MISD. 4. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE IS CANCELED/SUSPENDED/REVOKED-MISD.

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State of Oklahoma v. William Jonathan Bell

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: second degree burglary. Under Oklahoma Statutes §21-1435, second-degree burglary occurs when a person breaks and enters into an unoccupied dwelling, commercial building, room, booth, tent, railroad car, vehicle, or other structure where property is kept, or forcibly opens a coin-operated or vending machine, wit

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United States of America v. Matthew S. Pleisse

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and possession of child porn, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252. Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, a police detective, possessed child pornography from the darkweb depicting prepubescent minors. More...   $ (10-28-2026 - PA)

United States of America v. Tal, Oren and Alon Aexander

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1594, and coercion or enticement of females, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422. From at least in or about 2008, up to and including at least in or about 2021, Alon Alexander, age 39, of Miami, Florida, Tal Alexander, age 40, of Miami, Florida, and Oren Alexander, age 39

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State of New Mexico v. Matt Martinez

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with voyeurism, in violation of New Mexico Statutes Section 30-9-20 defines voyeurism as intentionally viewing or recording the intimate areas of an unconsenting person without their knowledge in a private space or anywhere with a reasonable expectation of privacy. Definition and Prohibited Acts Under New Mexic

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United States of America v. Sophie Dufort

Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and payment of illegal kickbacks, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320. Sophie Dufort, age 57, or Gainesville, Florida, , conspired with Paula Pirone, 70, of Ocala, Florida, and others to

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State of Florida v. Irene Miller

Kissimmee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. Irene Miller, age 50, left her four kids home alone while traveling to Las Vegas for nearly a week.

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State of Oklahoma v. Allen James Brooks

Wagoner, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283..

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State of Oklahoma v. Erik Alexis Rosales-Leon

Wagoner, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer M.J. Denman represents the Defendant charged with second degree murder, leaving the scene of fatality accident and failure to pay taxes due the state.

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State of Oklahoma v. Humberto Macias

Wagoner, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated DUI, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-901, and transporting an open container.

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State of Oklahoma v. William Joseph Thompson, Sr.

Wagoner, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute and possession of paraphernalia.

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State of Oklahoma v. Christopher Alexander Sandoval

Wagoner, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in drugs and possession of CDS.

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United States of America v. Brett Michael Dadig

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking, interstate stalking, and interstate threats. From May through November 2025, Dadig harassed, stalked, threatened, and intimidated 11 female victims through posts on social media, his podcast, text messages, phone calls, and in person. Dadig’s harassment of his victims included showing up t

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Norristown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Destino Jean-Louis accused of killing 45-year-old Latosha Cooper, who was shot outside the Walmart in Cedarbrook Plaza. The killing may have stemmed from a failed immigration-related marriage arrangement.

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United States of America v. Christopher Matthaei

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, Christopher Matthaei, 48, of Brielle, New Jersey, worked as a partner and senior salesperson at a broker-dealer with offices in Red Bank, New Jersey. Matthaei conspired with his then-client and close personal friend, Sean Wygovsky, to engage in an insider trad

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The People of the State of California v. Robert Arias

Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with torture, forcible rape, and 13 other crimes. Robert Arias, age 56, allegedly subjected woman to a series of attacks beginning shortly after his release from jail.

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United States of America v. Edwin Brant Frost IV

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with running a Ponzi scheme. Edwin Brant Frost IV, conned 300 hundred investors out of $70 million.

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State of Florida v. Anthony Rivers III

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with eleven counts of 1 counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a delinquent. Anthony Rivers III, age 15, shot eleven people after a college football game in Tallahassee, Florida. Rivers will be tired as an adult and not a juvenile. Florida attempted second-degree mu

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United States of America v. Richard Teplitsky

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341. Richard Teplitsky, age 72, of Williamsville, New York, was the president of the Woodhill Capital Corporation. As president, he and other Woodhill personnel would solicit funds from investors within the Western District of New York and elsewhere, representing to investors th

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State of New York v. Albino Zacarias-Garcia

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Frament, 76, was found suffering from stab wounds and head trauma on April 18, 2024, along the Mohawk Hudson Bike Hike Trail and later died from his injuries. He was killed by Albino Zacarias-Garcia, age 25.

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United States of America v. Sarah Blood

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal program theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C.666A. Sarah Blood, age 44, of Richmondville, New York, served as the executive director of SARL from August 2019 to October 2023. SARL is a not-for-profit organization managed by state and local legislators for the purpose of promoting cooperation and education amon

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State of New York v. Elijah Medina

Bronx, New York, Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Elijah Medina, 25, the Bronx, scammed prospective renters and accepting payments for apartments he had no authority to lease. The defendant leveraged social media to lure his victims, taking advantage of their need to line his own pockets. The victims handed over thousands of dollars for apartments the de

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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a

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State of New York v. Andrew Pashinin

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Andrew Pashinin, 20, of Harrison, New York, accused of r shoving a stranger onto the subway tracks at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays station in Brooklyn.

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United States of America v. Felix Cordobas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns containing fictious children, fictitious solar expenses and fictitious business expenses, and related charges of wire fraud. Felix Cordoba, age 66, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, for the tax years 2020 and 2021, prepared false and fraudulent Forms 1040 and associated schedules an

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United States of America v. Village of Atlantic Beach, New York

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona

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State of Minnesota v. Eduart Gomez Ochoa

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with kidnapping and burglary.

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United States v. Daniel Taylor

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846. Former Texas Tech University professor, Daniel Taylor, manufactured and distributed fentanyl — including a branded mixture known as “pink flamingo.”

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Janice Steidley, et al. v. John Singer, et al.

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec

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United States of America v. Michael Reilly

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 875. Between Nov. 14, 2025 and Nov. 18, 2025, Michael Reilly, age 53, used a Facebook account with the public username of “Mike Reilly” to post numerous threatening communications concerning an individual, ident

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United States of America v. Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri

Worcester, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry into the United States by a deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Tacuri was first encountered by immigration officials in October 2015, while he was incarcerated on charges of operating under the influence in Holliston, Mass. At the time, it was Tacuri’s third operating under t

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United States of America v. David Williams, a/k/a "Lavish David"

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking, in violation 18 U.S.C. 922 and 26 U.S.C. 5841, unlawful possession of a machine gun, possession of unregistered machine guns, smuggling goods into the United States. On June 16, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport examine

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United States of America v. James F. Burgman

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact with a minor on an airplane, in violation of 49 u.S.C. 46506 and assault and battery within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of 49 U.S.C. 46506(1), 18 U.S.C. 113(a)(5), and 18 U.S.C. 3238. James F. Brugman, 54, was accused of simple assault involvin

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United States of America v. Lenin Nova-Nova

Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing controlled drugs with intent to distribute. In November 2023, Lenin Nova-Nova, 45, Dominican Republic national, was a passenger in a vehicle that East Millinocket police officers stopped due to a headlight issue. An officer observed an unnatural bulge under Nova-Nova’s clothing. Nova-Nova identified hims

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Rachelle Rand, et al. v. Eyemart Express, L.L.C.

Dallas, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the on an unauthorized disclosure of private health information. Plaintiffs are five Facebook users who used the Site. They brought suit under the Federal Wiretap Act, the Missouri Wiretap Act, and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, in addition to an intrusion upon seclusion tort claim and breach of contract claims. They contend that the inform

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Lizette Lucio, et al. v Brownsville Independent School District, et al.

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Coach and teacher Marc Lucio refused to shake the hands of several Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) board members and employees during a meeting he was invited to attend to celebrate the successes of a team he coached. He claims his actions were motivate

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State of Oklahoma v. Nikki Marie Flores

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dirving under the influence of alcohol - second offense, in violation of 47 U.S. 1`1-902.C.3, Class B4, and unsafe lane use, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-309.

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State of Oklahoma v. Krishalla Lashell Ballard

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.47.11-902.P1, AGGRAVATED DUI ALCOHOL AND / OR DRUG, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.P1, Class: B3 Date of Offense: 07/04/2026 Party Name Disposition Information Ballard, Krishalla Lashell Disposed: DEFERRED, 10/16/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: AGGRAVATED DUI ALCOHOL AND

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