Houston, TX - Jury Convicts Texas Man of Hate Crime in the Burning of Victoria, Texas, Mosque

The Justice Department today announced that a federal jury in Victoria, Texas, has returned guilty verdicts on all counts as charged related to the 2017 burning of a local mosque. Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Ryan Pat... More...   $0 (07-17-2018 - TX)

After appellant’s arrest on March 4, 2017, a Fort Bend County Grand Jury
issued a true bill of indictment, accusing appellant of committing the felony offenses
of aggravated sexual assault1 and burglary of a habitation.2 The trial court set
appellant’s bond at $50,000.00. On June 20, 2017, appellant filed an application for
a writ of habeas corpus, asserting that his confinem... More...   $0 (07-16-2018 - TX)

On January 22, 2016, Riechers came to the dispatch window at the Clay County Law Enforcement Center just before 4 a.m. and spoke with the dispatcher, Officer Keith Myers, asking if law enforcement were looking for him. Myers noted that Riechers appeared intoxicated as he was making nonsensical statements, he smelled heavily of alcohol, and he was leaning against the counter. Myers called the on-du... More...   $0 (07-16-2018 - KS)

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2016, a homeowner in Pennington County contacted the Rapid City Police Department and asked that officers remove her son and a woman named Kasey Sybert from her home. The homeowner asserted that there was an active warrant for Sybert’s arrest. The homeowner did not indicate how many people were in the home at the time, but responding officers understoo... More...   $0 (07-15-2018 - SD)

The present prosecution arises out of shootings on October 23, 2011, in 3 Central Islip, New York, in which Robert Faber and Curtis Williams were injured. 4 The operative indictment charged Hernandez in six counts, three with respect to each 5 victim. Counts Four and Five alleged that Hernandez, for the purpose of gaining 6 entrance to, and maintaining or increasing his position in, MS-13, atte... More...   $0 (07-15-2018 - NY)

The Defendant’s convictions relate to events that occurred at The Battery, a Johnson City nightclub, in the early morning hours of March 23, 2014. The second degree murder conviction relates to the shooting death of Deshaun Greer.1 The assault conviction relates to Zachary Breedlove, and the reckless endangerment conviction relates to Jonathan McInturff.
At the trial, Amanda Chappell, test... More...   $0 (07-14-2018 - TN)

On June 17, 2015, the Butler County Grand Jury returned an indictment
charging Rhymer with single counts of improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle and
criminal damaging or endangering. Approximately one month later, Rhymer pled guilty to
improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle charge in exchange for dismissal of the
criminal damaging or endangering charge. ... More...   $0 (07-14-2018 - OH)

In February 2017, Carty, a Navy veteran, was charged in Case No. CR-17-613832-A with the following two counts: Count 1 charged him with operating a vehicle while under the influence (“OVI”), with a specification that Carty has been convicted or pled guilty to five or more equivalent offenses within the previous 20 years; and Count 2 charged Carty with failure to comply. These charges arose ... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - OH)

On May 26, 2017, the Stark County Grand Jury indicted appellant on one count of domestic violence in violation of R.C. 2919.25. Said charge arose from an incident between appellant and his wife, T.H. {¶ 3} A jury trial commenced on August 8, 2017. The jury found appellant guilty as charged. By judgment entry filed August 14, 2017, the trial court sentenced appellant to thirty-six months in... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - OH)

This matter is before the Court on the December 14, 2017 Notice of Appeal
of James M. Huber. Huber appeals from the trial court’s November 17, 2017 Entry
overruling his October 12, 2017 pro se request for a review of his jail time credit. In Case
No. 2006 CR 163, Huber was sentenced to four years for engaging in a pattern of corrupt
activity and four years for conspiracy to e... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - OH)

In Vanderklok v. United States, 868 F.3d 189 (3d Cir.
2017), we declined to imply a Bivens cause of action against
airport screeners employed by the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) in part because they “typically are not
law enforcement officers and do not act as such.” Id. at 208.
We now must decide a related question that we anticipated, but
did not resolve, ... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - PA)

Columbus, OH - City of Columbus police officers arrested Stephanie Clifford d/b/a Stormy Daniesl on three counts of illegal sexually oriented activity.

Ms. Clifford was relased on $6,054 cash bail.

The New York Times reported that the Columbus Police Department had received reports of prostitution and drug activity at the Sirens Gentlemen's Club.

Columbus Police Chief Ki... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - OH)

At the Gwen’s Law hearing, the State made argument to the trial court and
admitted several exhibits; it did not call witnesses. In its argument, the State asserted
that on the morning of April 25, 2018, Defendant hit her mother with a closed fist,
strangled her until she nearly asphyxiated, and then prohibited her from leaving the
residence. Four and a half hours after the in... More...   $0 (07-12-2018 - LA)

Appellant Lawrence Parrish appeals the trial court’s order denying his pretrial
application for writ of habeas corpus seeking a bail reduction. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc.
arts. 11.08, 11.24.
The record reflects that appellant is confined in the Travis County Jail awaiting trial
on a charge of aggravated assault against a public servant. On April 19, 2017, appellant filed a
mot... More...   $0 (07-10-2018 - TX)

In August 2009, B.H. pleaded guilty to one count of attempted insurance fraud in
violation of R.C. 2923.02/2913.47(B)(1), a misdemeanor of the first degree. The trial court
sentenced her to six months in jail, suspended, and ordered her to pay court costs, which she did.

{¶3} In June 2017, B.H. filed an application to seal the record of her conviction
pursuant to R.C. ... More...   $0 (07-09-2018 - OH)

In the summer of 2016, Bell was charged with two counts each of kidnapping, gross
sexual imposition, and attempted gross sexual imposition. The victims were his girlfriend’s
daughters. The older child, who was 11 years of age at the time, stated that Bell would come
into the girls’ bedroom at night and touch them on their buttocks. The younger child denied
that anything hap... More...   $0 (07-09-2018 - OH)

Rudolph was charged by indictment with three counts of committing aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 22.02(a)(2), 37.09(a)(1) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.). Rudolph waived his right to a trial by jury and pled guilty to three counts of aggravated assault in exchange for the State’s dismissal of... More...   $0 (07-07-2018 - TX)

Like many jurisdictions, Indiana has turned to “drug courts” to tackle substance-abuse problems more flexibly than traditional sentencing regimes might al-low. Ind. Code § 33-23-16-5. These non-traditional court pro-grams have been shown to reduce recidivism rates, at least in some jurisdictions. Compare Michael W. Finigan, et al., IMPACT OF A MATURE DRUG COURT OVER 10 YEARS OF
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The underlying facts are not disputed. As this court recited in Wilson's first appeal:

"Dustin Ferguson and Joel Solano lived in an apartment directly across the hall from Wilson. Sometime around 2 a.m. on April 7, 2013, Ferguson returned to the apartment with Michael Lowery, Alexya Mailea, and Christine Kim after a night out in Aggieville. Around 4 a.m., Ferguson and his three guest... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - KS)

On May 5, 2014, Clawson was charged in DC 14-239 with one felony and three
misdemeanor offenses. He pled not guilty on May 15, 2014, and was ultimately released
on bond on August 27, 2014. He subsequently failed to report to a court-ordered Sobriety
and Accountability Program resulting in revocation of his bond and issuance of a warrant
for his arrest. He was re-arrested Se... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - MT)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Theresa Patricia Okoumou, age 44, with trespass in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1865 (1), interfering with agency function in violation with 18 U.S. 1865 (2), and disorderly conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1865 (3) for climbing onto the skirt of the Statute of Liberty to protest United States immigration practices.

Ms. Okoumous is from th... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - NY)

As a result of a traffic stop effectuated by two Henderson County sheriff’s deputies, the Appellant was indicted for DUI; DUI, second offense; possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; and violating the open container law. The true bill reflects the Appellant also was indicted for speeding; however, the indictment did not include a charge of speeding. Nevertheless, at trial, the... More...   $0 (07-01-2018 - TN)

On April 28, 2016, law enforcement officers received a call regarding
a burglary at a rental house. While checking the property, the owner
encountered Defendant inside the house. Defendant fled the scene, but was
identified by a witness and apprehended by officers at her residence.
Officers obtained a search warrant for Defendant’s house and discovered
several items in ... More...   $0 (07-01-2018 - LA)

On May 20, 2013, Shreveport officers with the Caddo-Shreveport Narcotics Task Force conducted a patrol around West Cedar Grove due to recent shootings in the area. During the patrol, Corporal Michael Gerbine observed two black males walking in the middle of the 200 block of West 72nd Street. Upon seeing Corporal Gerbine in his police vehicle, the two men quickly attempted to enter a nearby ... More...   $0 (07-01-2018 - LA)

A jury found appellant Joe David Moon guilty of one count of aggravated
sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual
contact. On both indecency counts, the jury further found that the children were
under 14 years of age at the time of the offenses. For the aggravated-sexual
assault-of-a-child conviction, the jury assessed Moon’s punishment at 60 y... More...   $0 (06-29-2018 - TX)