Irma Yolanda Munoz Soto sued Union Pacific Railroad
Company and two of its employees, Scott King and Robert Finch
(collectively Union Pacific parties), for wrongful death (premises
liability and general negligence) after Soto’s 16-year-old daughter
was struck and killed by a freight train on an at-grade railroad
crossing in Santa Clarita. The court granted the Union Pacific
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Baton Rouge, LA - The United States of America charged Jonathan Francis Kimbrell with attempted enticement of a minor.

Jonathan Francis Kimbrell, a 45-year-old resident of Livingston, Louisiana. Kimbrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 20, 2019, and charged with the attempted enticement of a minor.

After a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelle... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - LA)

Tacoma, WA - The United States of America charged Michael Kellar with conspiracy to produce child porno and viewing child porn.

A 58-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to produce child pornography. MICHAEL KELLAR, and his girlfriend, Gail Lynn Burnworth, 52, were arrested in August 2017, after an alert passenger on a July 31, 2017, flight to San J... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WA)

Statesville, NC - The United States of America charged Ronnie Dean Brown with possession of child porn.

Ronnie Dean Brown, 36, of North Wilkesboro, N.C., to 121 months in prison on child pornography charges, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Brown was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and was ordered to register as a sex offe... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - NC)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged the defendant(s) with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHAB, CHILD ABUSE BY INJURY, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (A)(B)
Date of Offense: 12/13/2011
Party Name Disposition Information
SILCOTT, CHELCEA PAIGE Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/13/2019. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: CHILD ABUSE BY INJURY(CHAB)
Violation of 21 O.S. 84... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - OK)

Clarksburg, WV - The United States of America charged Jack Clark Rice with possession of child pornography.

Jack Cark Rice, of Elkins, West Virginia, has admitted to a child pornography charge.

Rice, age 56, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography.” Rice admitted to having images of child pornography depicting minors under the age of 12 in January 2018 in Ha... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - WV)

Charleston, WV - The United States of America charged Julie M. Wheeler with health care fraud.

Julie M. Wheeler entered a guilty plea for federal health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Wheeler, 43, of Beckley, faces up to 10 years of incarceration, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release when sentenced on May 20, 2020. She will also be subject ... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - WV)

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Anthony Rocco Major with sexually exploiting a child.

Anthony Rocco Major, 47, of Willow Grove, PA was sentenced to 325 months’ imprisonment and 20 years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge Joel Slomsky for multiple child exploitation offenses.

In July 2019, the defendant pleaded guilty to multiple coun... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - PA)

In this child custody matter, appellant Kayvon Shams-Shirazi seeks
relief from an order awarding respondent Nicole George $13,000 in attorney
fees as sanctions under Family Code section 271.1 On appeal, he contends
the ruling is subject to reversal because the motion for sanctions was
untimely filed. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The parties, who were never m... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - CA)

Syracuse, NY - The United States of America charged John Angwin with possession and distribution of child pron.

John Angwin, age 30, of Holland Patent, New York, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Offic... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - NY)

Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged William Stewart with possession of child porn.

A Waterville man was sentenced in federal court in Bangor for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced William Stewart, 64, to 80 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Stewart was also ord... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - ME)

Savannah, GA - The United States of America charged Darick McPherson with transportation with intent engage in criminal sexual activity.

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for picking up a Savannah runaway and taking her across state lines for sex.

Darick McPherson, 20, of Ridgeland, S.C., pled guilty to Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal ... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - GA)

Jacksonville, FL - The United States of America charged Harlon David Prater with producing child porn.

Harlon David Prater (28, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to two counts of producing images depicting the sexual abuse of children, and one count of transporting images of sexual abuse of a child. Prater faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to 80 years, in federal prison... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - FL)

Miami, FL - The United States of America charged Andrew Melendez-Gonzalez with transferring of obscene material to minors, selling or buying of children, activities relating to materials constituting child porno and interstate domestic violence.

U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks sentenced Andrew Melendez-Gonzalez, 22, of Loxahatchee, Florida, to 20 years in federal prison, follow... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged the defendant(s) with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LEWD, LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSAL TO A CHILD, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123
Date of Offense: 03/26/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
CERVANTES, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL Disposed: DISMISSED, 02/10/2020. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSAL T... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged the defendant(s) with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHEND, CHILD ENDANGERMENT (DUI), in violation of 21 O.S. 852.1
Date of Offense: 05/04/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
GUYTON, HOMER LAMONT Disposed: DEFERRED, 02/10/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: CHILD ENDANGERMENT (DUI)(CHEND)
Violation of 21 O.S. 852.1
C... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - OK)

Stilwell, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Johnnie Lee Cochran with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (F)
Date of Offense: 05/18/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
COCHRAN, JOHNNIE LEE Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/04/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12(CHSA)
Violation of... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - OK)

Pocatello, ID - The United States of America charged John R. Godfrey with possession of sexually explicit images of a minor.

John R. Godfrey, 52, of Heyburn, Idaho, pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Godfrey was indicted by a Pocatello federal grand jury on February 26, 2019.

According to court records,... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - ID)