On July 14, 2017, Appellant was indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury on one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A); 2929.11(C)(1)(a). (Doc. No. 1). On July 25, 2017, Appellant was released by the trial court on an OR bond. (Doc. No. 7). As part of his OR bond, Appellant was subject to the following conditions: 1) Do not ... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - OH)

In June 2014, Mr. Davis was looking after his granddaughters, ten-year-old M.D., and nine-year-old E.D., while Grandmother was at work. Mr. Davis asked M.D. to try on her swimsuit and when she needed help fastening it, Mr. Davis “went under [her] swimsuit and touched [her] boob.” Not long after this incident, Mr. Davis called M.D. into his bedroom, and he touched her under her shirt on he... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - MO)

The evidence at trial, in the light most favorable to the verdicts, was that at approximately 7:30 p.m. on April 17, 2016, Daniel Wallace was on Maplewood Circle in Marshall, Missouri, speaking with Crystal Bowlen and other friends. Wallace and Bowlen observed a car driven by Marcus Lewis stop nearby, and observed Vincent Barriere exit the back passenger seat of that vehicle. Barriere then p... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - MO)

Jason Lampkin (“Movant”) appeals from the judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Because we find Movant’s amended motion was untimely, we reverse and remand to the motion court to determine whether Movant was abandoned by post-conviction counsel. In a substitute indictment, Movant was charged as a prior offender with two counts o... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - MO)

At trial, David Godsey testified that on the night of the accident, he saw the body of Charlene Payte lying partially in the road on the edge of Highway 182. He stopped to investigate and found Charlene Payte facedown and unresponsive; he called 911, but she passed away before she could receive medical assistance. Godsey heard Joe Payte yelling; he found Joe lying in the ditch severely injur... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - AR)

On March 28, 2017, appellant Derrick Johnson was found guilty by a Faulkner County jury of fifteen counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. On appeal, Johnson claims that the circuit court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence found on his mobile phone. We affirm. This case began when an eleven-year-old girl, M.P... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - AR)

On November 16, 2016, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Defendant with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1 (count one),1 and obstruction of justice, in violation of La. R.S. 14:130.1 (count two), in district court case number 16-4704. The bill of information alleged that on or between July 21, 2016 and July 2... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - LA)

Miami, FL - Former Biscayne Park Chief of Police Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Other Officers to Violate Victims’ Civil Rights by Making False Arrests
Former Village of Biscayne Park Chief of Police, Raimundo Atesiano, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring with subordinate officers to violate individuals’ civil rights by making false arrests, announced U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Gre... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - FL)

In trial court cause number 09-CR-1906-G (appellate cause number 13-17-00215CR), Nevels was charged by information with possession of cocaine. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115(a). In 2009, he pled guilty to the offense pursuant to a plea agreement. Nevels’s sentence of two years in state jail was suspended and he was placed on community supervision for three years. In trial court ca... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - TX)

When the State called K.B. to testify, crying was heard outside the courtroom door.
The court immediately granted the parties’ request to meet in chambers to discuss what
had happened. In chambers, the State explained that when the courtroom door was
opened for K.B. to enter from the hallway, K.B. saw Carter and started crying and
hyperventilating. According to the State, K.... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - TX)

Miami, FL - Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Surreptitiously Producing and Distributing Pornographic Audio and Video Recordings of Himself Engaged in Sexual Activity with At Least 80

A Homestead, Florida man who was charged with surreptitiously producing and distributing pornographic audio and video recordings of himself engaging in sexual activity with multiple men, pleaded guilty on Septemb... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - FL)

Appellant was charged with the murder of Alexis Baker by blunt force trauma to the head allegedly caused by a claw hammer. The complaint alleged that
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Appellant made a statement admitting that he killed Baker because “she was deceitful with him and he did not want her to spread his seed.” On August 12, 2015, Appellant filed both a notice suggesting that he was insane at the time ... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - TX)

Denver, CO - Weld County Man Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography

Defendant possessed over 1,000 images of child pornography

Frank Steven Wietecha, Jr., age 49, of Weld County, Colorado, was sentenced late last week by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 130 months (over 10 years) in federal prison for possession of chi... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - CO)

On October 21, 2015, law enforcement arrested Appellant and discovered that he was carrying methamphetamine in his pocket. The trial for the possession offense occurred on May 17, 2016. Appellant testified during the guilt/innocence phase that, on the date of his arrest, he believed that he was carrying bath salts rather than methamphetamine. The jury subsequently found Appellant guilty of poss... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Brent Wallace Sparcino (Sparcino or Appellant) appeals his conviction for possession with intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance, a first degree felony. Sparcino pleaded guilty to the charge and pleaded “true” to both enhancement paragraphs, which alleged consecutive convictions for two prior felonies. The trial court accepted his pleas and conducted a punishment hearing. The ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Mitchell Wayne Petrea was highly intoxicated when he attempted a U-turn in front of an oncoming tow truck, causing a crash that resulted in the death of his wife, Katelyn. Petrea was charged with intoxication manslaughter and entered an open plea of guilty. The trial court accepted his plea, declared Petrea guilty,1 held a bench trial on punishment, found that a deadly weapon was used in the ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

A jury convicted Argustus Charles Choyce of family violence assault with a prior conviction, a third-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.01(b)(2) (West Supp. 2017). After Choyce pled true to the State’s two enhancement allegations, he was sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Choyce argues that (1) the trial court erroneously struck a panel member for cause, (2) the in... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

The child involved in this case was Garza’s great-grandson, G.G.,3 who was five years old at the time of the assault. The child involved in the companion case, C.V., was six years old and was visiting Garza’s home at the time of the assault. G.G.’s mother, Lacy,4 testified that Garza was living with Lacy’s mother, whom G.G. called Nana, in a house in Windom during the late summer of 2016 and ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

A traffic stop in early 2018 by Hopkins County Deputy Jeremy Dixon precipitated the revocation of Lafayette Trey Crosby’s community supervision.1 Crosby was a passenger in the back seat of the stopped vehicle, in which was a “strong smell” of marihuana, and in which there was also methamphetamine, marihuana, and K2 (a synthetic drug). In revoking Crosby’s community supervision and ordering t... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

In response to an early-morning report of trouble, police officers arrived at a Longview apartment complex occupied by Shayne Daniel Afzal and others. As the officers approached the apartment that appeared to be the epicenter of the trouble, they heard “several blasts” coming from what sounded like a shotgun. After officers took cover, they heard Afzal “screaming unintelligibly.” They obser... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Appellant Logan Trey Field was indicted for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. In cause number 5811, Field was charged with possession of marijuana in an amount of five pounds or less but more than four ounces; and in cause number 5812, Field was charged with possession of tetrahydrocannabinol in an ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

At trial, Mother3 testified that she began dating Monroe right before Christmas
2013. She met him on a social website, and he moved in with her and her two
children sometime around June 2014. Mother averred that on June 11, 2016, she,
Monroe, Girl, and Boy attended a family reunion at a nearby lake. Girl was six years
old at the time.
According to Mother, the group left... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

On June 3, 2012, a disgruntled tenant set off a gas explosion in the basement of one of Weisser’s Mitchell, South Dakota rental properties. The explosion lifted the house off its foundation and caused extensive damage to the interior. After visiting the site, Weisser contacted Schoenfelder to demolish the home and grade the property to normal elevation. [¶3.] Shortly after Schoenfelder began te... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - SD)

Adel Abdirahman Hussein appeals the district court's criminal judgment entered on a jury's verdict finding him guilty of simple assault on a peace officer. Hussein challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for the jury's verdict, arguing the State did not present evidence that the peace officer was "impaired of physical condition." Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - ND)

James Kibble appeals from a criminal judgment following a jury verdict of aggravated assault arising out of Kibble's striking another person in the hand with the dull side of a meat cleaver knife. Kibble argues the State did not present evidence sufficient to support an inference by the jury that Kibble had the requisite intent to cause serious bodily injury to the victim.... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - ND)