| In the Matter of the Adoption of C.J.B and S.A.B., Minor Children, Clay Alan Butler v. Joseph Berney Vasquez |
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El Reno, Oklahoma family law lawyers represented Petitioners seeking to adopt two children. Joseph Berney Vasquez (Step-Father) and Jennifer Lynn Vasquez (Mother), Petitioners/Appellees/Petitioners, filed a petition for adoption and application to determine minor children eligible for adoption without consent of the natural father. Clay Alan Butler (Father), Respondent/Appellant/Respondent, obj $ (10-19-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Charles Barranco |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession for child exploitation material. Charles Barranco, age 71, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found to be in possession of child sexual abuse material linked to Barranco’s Google account. Investigators later determined that Barranco was associated with multiple additional CyberTips. Court filings also show tha $ (10-29-2026 - OK) |
| State of New Mexico v. Yailasha Smith |
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Albuquereque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree felony arson and child abuse. New Mexico child abuse laws (outlined primarily in New Mexico Statutes Section 30-6-1 and the Children's Code) make it a crime to knowingly, intentionally, or negligently endanger, abuse, or neglect a child under the age of 18. Justia Law +1 Key Definitions $ (10-30-2026 - NM) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Judith Marie Cook |
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Newkirk, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: ASSAULT & BATTERY W/DANGEROUS WEAPON (FEL) (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BATTERY OR A&B W/DANGEROUS WEAPON) $ (03-03-2025 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v Matthew Paul Cazes |
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Newkirk, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BATTERY, OR A&B WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON (FEL) 2. ASSAULT, BATTERY, OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY W/DANGEROUS WEAPON (FEL) Under Oklahoma law (21 O.S. § 644(D)(1)), domestic assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon is a felony charge involving an assault or batter $ (08-11-2025 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Brett Howard Russell |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery resulting in great bodily harm, in violaiton of 11 O.S. 644, and obstructing an officer, in violation of 21 O.S. 540. 21 O.S. 644.F, provides: " F. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of this section that results in great bodily injury to the victim shall $ (10-28-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Arlin James Fleckenstein |
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Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Arlin James Fleckenstein, 36, of Belington, West Virginia, was employed as a resort bus driver and living on the grounds of the resort. A search warrant for his electronic devices uncovered more than 1,000 illegal images and videos, along with additional con $ (10-29-2026 - WV) |
| United States of America v. Brett Michael Dadig |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking, interstate stalking, and interstate threats. From May through November 2025, Dadig harassed, stalked, threatened, and intimidated 11 female victims through posts on social media, his podcast, text messages, phone calls, and in person. Dadig’s harassment of his victims included showing up t $ (10-27-2026 - pa) |
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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a $ (10-23-2026 - NY) |
| Janice Steidley, et al. v. John Singer, et al. |
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Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec $ (07-31-2023 - OK) |
| State of Colorado v. Nycole Power |
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Grand Junction, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with o a felony and two misdemeanors in the case for crimes related to the abuse, including tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. Nycole Power, age 32, who worked as a Grand Mesa Youth Services parole office, accused to sexually abusing a 18-year-old parolee. $ (10-24-2026 - CO) |
| State of Oklahoma . Mathew Wesley Hamilton and Kayla Jean Hamilton |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5(a) and failure to report child abuse, in violation of 10 A O.S. 1-2.101C. $ (10-19-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Nathan Young, et al. |
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Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 134, conspiracy to pay illegal remunerations for referrals to clinical treatment facilities, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 220, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. $ (10-23-2026 - CA) |
| State of Utah v. Houston Raefat Hararah |
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Farmington, Utah, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with aggravated kidnapping, attempted rape, and three counts of forcible sexual abuse. Houston Raefat Hararah "matched" with a woman (Victim) on a dating app, and the two began messaging each other. Then in a subsequent phone call, the two agreed to meet in person. Hararah picked Victim up from her apartment, after whic $ (10-19-2026 - UT) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Lubuto Musondra |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Lubuto Musonda, was tried by a jury and convicted in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CF-2015-770, of Count 3: Child Abuse by Injury, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2014, § 843.5; Count 4: Second Degree Robbery, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 791; Count 5: As $ (01-10-2019 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Austin Lee Kirkwood |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing evidence of prior bad acts to be admitted at trial. Appellant's claim primarily centers on the introduction of evidence relating to a violent domestic incident that occurred between Appell $ (04-12-2018 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Paul Greeno |
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Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252, and felony possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Paul Allen Greeno, o, 46, was engaging in inappropriate behavior toward children. In June 2022, during the course of the investigation, law enforcement executed a search warrant for M $ (10-16-2026 - AK) |
| The People of the States of California v. Andrew Stuart Luster |
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Ventura, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. Andrew Stuart Luster was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting 86 women. Luster engaged in sadistic sexual abuse of their comatose bodies. Case Background & Sentencing • Conviction: In 2003, Luster was convicted in absentia on 86 felony counts—including rape $ (06-10-2003 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Alfredo Gallegos Guillen |
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Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111. In 2023, Alfredo Gallegos Guillen was charged in the State of Idaho with multiple criminal offenses. Guillen failed to appear for court hearings and warrants were issued for his arrest. While on warrant status, Guillen was arrested and convicted in Washi $ (10-16-2026 - WA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Christopher Paul Suder |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with indecent exposure, in violation of 1021, which provides: A. Every person who willfully and knowingly either: 1. Lewdly exposes his or her person or genitals in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; provided, however, for purposes of this section $ (10-15-2026 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Dillon OCO Foster |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance, in violaiion of 63 O.S. 2-402B, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation 63 O.S. 2-405. 63 O.S. 2-402 provides: B. 1. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement for not more than one (1) year and by a fin $ (10-12-2026 - OK) |
| State of California v. John Doe, et al. |
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San Diego, California criminal defense lawyers represented for people charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute. Four people were arrested on felony drug-related charges as part of the investigation, while one was also charged with felony child abuse and misdemeanor possession of an unserialized gun, according to a complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court. The seizures, $ (10-14-2026 - CA) |
| State of Indiana v. Austin Earl William |
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Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with numerous felonies and misdemeanors. Austin Earl Williams, 37, accused in four different case in which he was charged with burglary, robbery, domestic battery, strangulation, criminal confinement, residential entry, interfering with reporting a crime and resisting law enforcement. $ (10-09-2026 - IN) |
| United States of America v. Juan Carlos Barturen |
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Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and advertisement of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Juan Carlos Barturen, 47, of Loretto, Tennessee, sexually abused a minor victim for a period of almost five years and that Barturen had first raped the victim when she was ten years old. The victim also disclosed that Barturen dem $ (10-09-2026 - IL) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Antonio Marqui Woodfork |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Glen Graham represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, in violation of 47 O.S. 4-102, domestic assault and battery , in violation of 21 O.S. 644, and obstructing an officer, in violation of 21 O.S. 540. $ (10-06-2026 - OK) |
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