New Orleans, LA - Ponchatoula Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors and for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act

DANIEL JUSTIN MAHAN, age 42, a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty yesterday to receipt of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attor... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - LA)

On March 30, 2017, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted McRae on one count of aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(B). Doc. 1. The indictment also included a specification that McRae was a repeat violent offender. Id. On April 6, 2017, counsel for McRae filed a motion for a bill of particulars, a request for discovery, a notice of demand for testimony, and a request for notice o... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - OH)

On March 7, 2017, pursuant to an agreement with the State, Barnhart pleaded guilty to possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine, a state-jail felony offense. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115(b) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.). The range of punishment for a state-jail felony is not more than two years or less than 180 days and a fine of not more than $10,000. TEX.... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - TX)

Spokane, WA - Sureno Gang Member Sentenced to 172 Months in Federal Prison for His Involvement in Discharge of a Firearm During Crime of Violence and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Angel Abel Campos, age 24, of Toppenish, Washington, a documented Sureno gang member, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty in May 2018, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and parti... More...   $0 (08-29-2018 - WA)

Oklahoma Ctiy, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Casey Ray Branscum with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ODO, ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN CDS BY A FORGED PRESCRIPTION- PERCOCET, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401-2-420
Date of Offense: 07/21/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
BRANSCUM, CASEY RAY Disposed: DEFERRED, 01/24/2018. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN... More...   $0 (08-27-2018 - OK)

Philadelphia, PA - Lancaster Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment

Jose Enrique Gonzalez, 48, of Lancaster, PA, was sentenced today by the Honorable Joseph F. Leeson to 20 years in federal prison and 8 years of supervised release for possession with intent to deliver heroin, carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, possession of an illegal firearm, and p... More...   $0 (08-23-2018 - PA)

In December 2002, law enforce-ment seized $100,120 in United States currency from a passen-ger on an Amtrak train. The federal government initiated a civil forfeiture proceeding against the currency. The passen-ger and the owner of the funds, neither of whom were ever charged with committing any crime related to the funds, joined the suit as claimants. After fourteen years and two ap-peals, the ca... More...   $0 (08-22-2018 - IL)

This is a consolidated appeal of 30 separate lawsuits. Most plaintiffs-appellants are individuals with severe autism. Defendant-appellee is Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. (“Disney”), a division of The Walt Disney Company.
In separate lawsuits, plaintiffs filed claims alleging that Disney, at six of its theme parks, fails to accommodate their disabilities, in violation of Title III of t... More...   $0 (08-21-2018 - FL)

Jermaine Gray, Clifford Gray, and Appellant were involved in a violent assault against an individual. Initially, Jermaine and the victim engaged in an altercation. During that altercation, Appellant provided Jermaine with a firearm. Jermaine then shot the victim several times causing the victim’s death. The State issued an arrest warrant for Appellant, and Appellant turned himself into authorit... More...   $0 (08-20-2018 - TX)

On August 31, 2017, Terry Lynn Heath was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. On these charges, his bail was set at
$500,000.00 and $45,000.00, respectively.1 The trial court found that Heath was indigent and
appointed counsel for him. On December 14, 2017 (past ninety days since the date of his arrest),
Heath ... More...   $0 (08-20-2018 - TX)

Appellant was sixteen years old when he allegedly committed these
offenses. The capital murder case stems from a July 26, 2016 incident in which
multiple suspects entered a house in Mansfield at 10:45 p.m., displayed their
pistols, and demanded the occupants’ cell phones and illegal drugs. During the
robbery, the suspects fired their pistols, killing one of the occupants and ... More...   $0 (08-19-2018 - TX)

On July 11, 2015, Karen Harvey filed an affidavit and petition for involuntary commitment in Forsyth County, North Carolina. The affidavit stated that her son, Kevin Harvey (“Harvey”) was mentally ill and a substance abuser dangerous to himself and others. It claimed that Harvey had not been taking his depression medication, had been diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, had attacked... More...   $0 (08-17-2018 - )

During the 1980s and ’90s, Fattah served in both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, first as a member of the House of Representatives and later as a Senator. In 1995, Fattah was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s Second Congressional District. In 2006, Fattah launched an unsuccessful run for Mayor of Philadelphia, setting in motion the events that wo... More...   $0 (08-16-2018 - PA)

Kendle was charged with shooting two men in the parking lot of Club Lexx a/k/a Club Ro-lexx, a strip club where Kendle was employed as a security guard on, or about, June 1, 2012. Kijuan Lamar Byrd died from his injuries. Michael Smathers survived, but is paralyzed from the waist down. At all relevant times, Kendle claimed that the shooting was justified under Florida’s Stand Your Ground L... More...   $0 (08-16-2018 - FL)

Petitioner was convicted in Case No. 12-01054 (“the assault case”) of aggravated assault by use of a deadly weapon and evading arrest in a motor vehicle creating a high risk of death or injury. Several Shelby County Sheriff Department Officers were attempting to arrest Petitioner after he was indicted in Case No. 11-05220. They located
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Petitioner and his eighteen-year-... More...   $0 (08-15-2018 - TN)

The jury could have found the following facts. On September 15, 2015, at approximately 1:50 A.M., State police Trooper Matthew Stone was on patrol in a marked sport utility vehicle on Armory Street in Springfield, a high crime area. Stone saw a pickup truck traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. As Stone increased his speed to catch up with the pickup truck, the truck rapidly slowed d... More...   $0 (08-15-2018 - MA)

The defendant was found to be in violation of his probation for violating a special condition of his probation, which required that he stay away from the victim. The facts of the violation itself are not of consequence to the appeal.2 The defendant now argues that the judge violated his right to due process by failing to issue written findings.3 Further, he 1 This contenti... More...   $0 (08-15-2018 - MA)

On August 11, 2016, Bonner was indicted on one count of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), a second-degree felony, along with a repeat violent offender (“RVO”) specification. Previously, Bonner served nine years in prison after being convicted of felonious assault with a firearm. State v. Bonner, Erie C.P. No. 2007-CR-487. Bonner pleaded not guilty to the charge of felon... More...   $0 (08-14-2018 - OH)

Virginia law criminalizes the possession, purchase, or consumption of alcohol by someone who has been interdicted by a Virginia court. Interdiction is a civil order designating that a person is a “habitual drunkard” or has been convicted of driving while intoxicated. In this case, a group of homeless people suffering from alcoholism challenged the constitutionality of Virginia’s interdiction statu... More...   $0 (08-14-2018 - VA)

The record shows that on December 15, 2015, Evans was charged in
juvenile court with aggravated robbery, carrying concealed weapons, and receiving
stolen property. The following day, the state filed a motion asking the juvenile court
to relinquish jurisdiction under Juv.R. 30. Evans filed a motion in opposition, in
which he challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory-bi... More...   $0 (08-13-2018 - OH)

Lemons was charged with possession of a controlled substance for possessing methamphetamine on March 14, 2008. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115. Lemons was subsequently charged with bail jumping on June 27, 2008. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 38.10. On January 26 2009, Lemons pleaded guilty in both cases1 and was placed on five years’ deferred adjudication probation. In May 2009... More...   $0 (08-12-2018 - TX)

Appellant Casey Don Cureton appeals from his conviction, on an open plea of
guilty to a jury, of the offense of bail jumping and failure to appear1 and the resulting
sentence of fifteen years of confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.2 Appellant’s attorney has filed a brief in compliance with
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (19... More...   $0 (08-07-2018 - TX)

The Defendant’s convictions relate to the September 7, 2014 homicide of Kenneth Koster in a tool shed in Campbell County. The Defendant and Brad Phillips fatally shot the victim and fled to Sevier County, where Mr. Phillips was killed by police officers, and the Defendant was arrested for public intoxication. The Defendant was later indicted for one count of first degree premeditated murder and ... More...   $0 (08-05-2018 - TN)

Baltimore, MD - Bail Bondsman that Assisted Former Baltimore Police Department Sergeant to Sell Drugs and Rob Citizens Sentenced to Federal Prison

United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Donald Stepp, age 51, of Middle River, Maryland, today to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, heroi... More...   $0 (08-04-2018 - MD)

In November 2014, the Sullivan County Grand Jury charged the defendant with vehicular homicide by intoxication, leaving the scene of an accident involving death, two counts of reckless endangerment, failure to exercise due care, and running a red light; the defendant was also charged with alternative counts of driving under the influence: driving under the influence of an intoxicant, driving with ... More...   $0 (08-01-2018 - TN)