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)

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)

In the afternoon of July 11, 2012, Andrew Stanley was shot and killed at his home during an armed robbery and home invasion involving the defendant and three coventurers. The defendant, Steven M. Webster, was convicted of murder in the 2 first degree on a theory of felony-murder, home invasion, armed assault in a dwelling, armed robbery,1 and carrying a firearm without a license.2 The defen... More...   $0 (08-01-2018 - MA)

In September and October 2016, there were a series of breaking and entering
offenses committed at gas station convenience stores in Medina County. During each offense,
two men would use a large rock or block of concrete to smash open the glass door of the store
then enter it carrying large garbage cans. Once inside, they quickly collected cartons of
cigarettes inside the gar... More...   $0 (07-31-2018 - OH)

Defendant-appellant, Keith Sims Jr., appeals his conviction following a jury trial in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas for one count of murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(A), an unclassified felony, one count of murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), an unclassified felony, and one count of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), a felony of the second degree. {¶2} On Octo... More...   $0 (07-31-2018 - OH)

Foster was charged with aggravated assault family violence.
Originally, the indictment alleged that Foster assaulted Morris by “intentionally, knowingly, and
recklessly caus[ing] serious bodily injury to . . . Morris” in the following different ways: (1) “by
grabbing . . . Morris with his hand,” (2) “by squeezing . . . Morris with his hand,” (3) “by striking
. . . Morris with his ... More...   $0 (07-29-2018 - TX)

The allegations in this case are troubling,
to say the least. The appellant, Jane Doe, claims that she
was sexually assaulted by a security guard at her middle
school while she was in eighth grade. Seeking redress, she
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filed suit against the Madison Metropolitan School District
un... More...   $0 (07-26-2018 - WI)

Sniceson Fleury, a criminal defendant charged with drug trafficking offenses, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus challenging a pretrial release condition requiring him to show that the source of funds used to post bond is not derived from illegal activity (“the bond source condition”). We deny the petition and certify conflict with Sparrow v. State, 240 So. 3d 841 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018), and Casi... More...   $0 (07-26-2018 - FL)

According to proof introduced at the hearing on the matter, Mr. Kelvin Pell, a bondsman for Cumberland, was arrested on February 8, 2017, after law enforcement conducted a “sting” to establish that he had been trading bonds for sexual contact. The matter became public via an article in the local newspaper on February 10, 2017. On Monday, February 13, 2017, Cumberland mailed a petition to cancel M... More...   $0 (07-26-2018 - TN)

Here, Garner was arrested for the murder of her husband, Jon Kevin Garner. Bail
was initially set at $2,000,000; however, after Garner filed her first application for writ of
habeas corpus seeking reduced bail, the trial court lowered the bail amount to $1,000,000.
Thereafter, Garner filed a second application for writ of habeas corpus seeking to further
Ex parte Garner Page ... More...   $0 (07-25-2018 - TX)

On November 28, 2017, Huerta was arrested for an alleged Class C misdemeanor
theft offense and detained in the Lubbock County jail. Bail was not posted. On November
29, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration
detainer, against Huerta.1 A Department of Homeland Security administrative “warrant
for arrest of alien” also was signed. More...   $0 (07-24-2018 - TX)

After being involved in a car accident, appellant Troy Allen Timmins was indicted in
Bandera County for manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He was arrested and
subsequently released from confinement on bail. The State moved to revoke Timmins’s bail,
alleging he had used drugs in violation of the conditions of his bail bond. The trial court set a
hearing on the State... More...   $0 (07-23-2018 - TX)

The U.S. government brought a civil in rem forfeiture action against the Coxes as a result of their involvement in illegal gambling and money laundering operations, seeking disgorgement of “property constituting or derived from proceeds traceable to violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1955 and 1956.” S.A. 6‒7.1 In December 2010, the Coxes reached a settlement agreement with the government in wh... More...   $0 (07-22-2018 - NC)

Rutland, VT - Mexican Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Reentering the United States

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and the Swanton Sector Office of the United States Border Patrol announce that Zein Diaz-Ventura, 27, a citizen of Mexico, was convicted and sentenced on July 17, 2018 in United States District Court in Rutland for reentering the United States after having... More...   $0 (07-22-2018 - VT)

This is an appeal brought by appellant from the judgment of the Lucas
County Court of Common Pleas. In this case, appellant was indicted on October 18,
2016, in case No. CR0201602924 on three counts. The grand jury charged appellant with
three violations of the Ohio Revised Code, each being a felony that occurred on
October 11, 2016, in Lucas County, Ohio. Count 1, a charged... More...   $0 (07-20-2018 - OH)

In late 2015, a single count complaint was filed in Mahoning County Court Number 4 against Appellant. The complaint alleged Appellant engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity in violation R.C. 2923.22, a first-degree felony, from 2010 through 2015. 12/16/15 Complaint. The complaint was filed as a result of a 2013 investigation by the FBI, Canfield Police Department, and other Northeast Ohio po... More...   $0 (07-18-2018 - OH)