Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping. Reported by Kent Morlan Hao Qiu, age 39, a citizen of China, has three children with a United States citizen who resided in Fayette County. Qiu and the children’s mother negotiated an agreement, through their attorneys in a custody case, for Qiu to drive the children on a

Pawhuska, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Reported by Kent Morlan represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. 21 O.S. Section 652, which provides: A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully shoots another with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent to k

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault of a Spouse by Strangling and Attempting to Strangle in Indian Country and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Reported by Kent Morlan In August 2025, Tulsa Police officers were dispatched to a home in East Tulsa. When officers arrived, the victim told officers that Rodney Neal Stach, age 45,

Claremore, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with abuse of caretaker and child neglect. By Kent Morlan

Claremore, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect, and cruelty to animals. By Kent Morlan

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering charges after his extradition from Germany. By Kent Morlan “Poul Thorsen allegedly stole more than $1 million in federal grant money by submitting fabricated invoices and diverting funds to

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wityh a convicted sex offender with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). By Kent Morlan Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography. , Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was accused of knowingly viewing or accessing CSAM in November 2025

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with robbery affecting commerce and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. By Kent Morlan In September of 2024, twin brothers Javae McClain, 19, of Aurora, and Javaris McClain, 19, of Aurora, committed an armed robbery of a convenience store in Denver. Both were charged with aggravat

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country. Reported by Kent Morlan Jamon Charles Phetsacksith, 27, was drinking and hanging out with his girlfriend. Phetsacksith had a key to his work and drove his girlfriend to pick up his paycheck

Norman, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued as the parent and next friend of C.Z., a minor, on an auto negligence theory. By Kent Morlan The Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant failed to exercise due care in the operation of his automobile and caused an accident that injured her child.

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with armed bankruptcy. By Kent Morlan Brailen Weaver entered a US Bank in Berea, Ky, on April 30, 2026, at approximately 1:57 p.m. Upon entering the bank, Weaver immediately shot and killed a bank employee and then killed a bank teller. Weaver checked multiple drawers in the bank and immediately left. Investigators

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with interstate travel for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact with a minor and tampering with a victim to destroy evidence. By Kent Morlan Kasey Lynn Skaggs, 27, of Jacksonville, Florida, was indicted on two counts in the indictment charging her with one count of interstate travel for the purpose of engagi

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape and possession of child pornography. By Kent Morlan

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. By Kent Morlan Bernardo Gomez accused of sexually abusing a minor. In March 2020, a victim, who was 11 at the time, told their mother that Gomez had sexually abused them over multiple years, from when the victim was in kindergarten and continuing through fifth grade.

Marshall, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. By Kent Morlan On March 17, 2023, a search warrant was executed at Avis Delyn Jones’ University Avenue residence in Marshall resulting in the discovery of 440.7 grams of methamphetamine co

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-For-Hire. By Kent Morlan Michael Seery hired Ricardo Obando to kill a man he believed had an affair with Seery’s wife while Seery was in prison. Cell phone evidence demonstrated how Obando conducted extensive surveillance and a failed attempt on the victim before finally executing the plot. Obando sh

Jacksonville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with communicating threats and cyberstalking. Dylan Warbritton, age 23, accused of sending threatening text messages to the victim, including messages that threatened physical harm. * * * North Carolina, stalking is defined as willfully following, harassing, or intimidating another person on more than

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHGEN, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5E Date of Offense: 09/01/2023 Mercado, Gabriel Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/27/2026. Nolo Contendere Plea Count as Disposed: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE(CHGEN) Violation of 21 O.S. 843.5E Count # 2. Count as Filed: SEXB, SEXUAL BATTER

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a machinegun. Derrick Carl Andrew Chatman, 25, of Broken Arrow, converted in semi-automatic weapon turning it into a machinegun at a Tulsa gun show in 2025. In July 2025, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was contacted by the Tulsa Police Department about recoveri

Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault, resisting, and impeding a federal officer. In December 2022, Duane Rouillard, III, age 37, was in custody at the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Adult Correctional Facility, in Todd County, South Dakota. On the evening of December 29, 2022, Rouillard assaulted a corrections officer by punching him multiples times

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with illegally documenting Air Force planes located at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. Tianrui Liang, 21, of China, drove to New York after being confronted by the FBI in Nebraska. The FBI obtained an arrest warrant for Liang who was subsequently arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On July 2, 2024, Tommy Avance, 41, of Little Rock, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a four-count Indictment for possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being a felon in po

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms. Alexander Martinez-Quiroz, age 35, of Chicago, possessed a rifle and handgun from December 2025 to April 2026. Martinez-Quiroz fired three shots from the handgun while standing in front of a Chicago building on Dec. 18, 2025. While firing the shots, Martinez-Quiroz calls out that h

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of visual depictions involving a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Terence Lorenzo Clemons, 52, of Lexington, Kentucky was a County Extension Agent that operated 4-H programs in the Bath County School System. In April 2024, Clemons began a romantic “relationship” with a minor victim in t

Washington, D.C., criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal employee with a deadly weapon. Cole Thomas Allen, age 31, of Torrance, California went to Washington, D.C. looking for members of the Trump administration. Allen was taken into custody shortly after charging through a security checkpoint and exchanging gunfire with federal law enforcement off