Excessive Force Law
 
BARNES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BARNES, DECEASED v. FELIX ET AL.

Respondent Roberto Felix, Jr., a law enforcement officer, pulled over Ashtian Barnes for suspected toll violations. Felix ordered Barnes to exit the vehicle, but Barnes began to drive away. As the car began to move forward, Felix jumped onto its doorsill and fired two shots inside. Barnes was fatally hit but managed to stop the car. About five seconds elapsed between when the car started movi

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State of Oklahoma v. Keith Bernard Mack

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder. ¶1 Keith Bernard Mack was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Murder in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 701.7(A), in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2014-1754. In accordance with the jury's recommendation the Honorable James M. Caputo sentenced Mack to life imprisonment wit

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State of Oklahoma v. Wesley Wayne Williams

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. ¶1 Wesley Wayne Williams was tried by a jury and convicted of Murder in the First Degree (Counts I and II) in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.7(A), in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-93-6031. In Count I, the jury found Williams was previously convicted of a felony in

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United States of America v. Clayton Willis Caddell and Robert Alfonso Cazarin

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine. Clayton Willis Caddell, 48, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 181 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on January 9, 2026. Robert Alfonso Cazarin, 37, pleaded guilty to co

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United States of America v. Wynn A.D. Charlebois

Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses. from 2015 to 2022, Charlebois used companies he owned and controlled, including WC Private, Wilcox Hybrid, Damon Investments, and others, to perpetrate a multi-million-dollar fraudulent investment scheme. Charlebois used his past emplo

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United States of America v. Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr.

New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers Kelly Dagger and Paul Sun represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. After officers arrested Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., age 20, for armed robbery while using a gun, a state court judge released him in March 2022. A few months later in November 2022, while Locklear roamed free o

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United States of America v. Duane Watts

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer David Walsh -Little represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Beginning in May 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Duane Watts, 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and

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United States of America v. John Ladelle Puryear

Capbell, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as “crack.” On January 16, 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at John Ladelle Puryear’s apartment in Huntington and seized approximately 299 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of fentanyl an

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United States of America v. Paul Jorgensen

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing securities fraud in connection with a multimillion-dollar scheme to trade in stock and options of Doximity based on inside information in advance of the company’s quarterly earnings calls. Former Chief Revenue Officer Paul Jorgensen Admits to Repeated Illegal Trading in Doximity in Advance of Quarte

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United States of America v. Benjamin Charles Fisher

Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Benjamin Charles Fisher, 44, of Clearwater, admitted to using a social media messaging platform to correspond with other sex offenders to trade child sexual abuse materials. He used multiple alias accounts and connected to the internet from his home and from his work while committi

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United States of America v. Simon Meza

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person. On September 20, 2023, Simon Meza, 45, Denver, entered the Huntington Bank at 18520 E. Green Valley Ranch Blvd in Denver and robbed the bank by demanding money from the teller. Meza took the money and fled. Eight days later, on Septembe

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United States of America v. Mountazar Altalibi and Jaafar Altalibi

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing Alpha-yrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or “bath salts. Mountazar Altalibi, 36, of Salt Lake County, Utah, and Jaafar Altalibi, 44, both of Salt Lake County, were charged with distributing Alpha-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or

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State of Oklahoma v. Alan Jesus Martinez Bucio

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHEND, CHILD ENDANGERMENT(APC/DUI) DRIVER, in violation of 21 O.S. 852.1(A)(4) Date of Offense: 11/14/2025 MARTINEZ BUCIO, ALAN JESUS Disposed: DEFERRED, 01/06/2026. Nolo Contendere Plea Count as Disposed: CHILD ENDANGERMENT(APC/DUI) DRIVER(CHEND) Violation of 21 O.S. 852.1(A)(4)

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United States of America v. Steven E. Graham

Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force were investigating Graham not only for drug trafficking, but beca

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United States of America v. Michael Malekzadeh

Eugene, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged or his role in a vast fraud conspiracy that cost customers more than $65 million in unfulfilled orders and defrauded financial institutions out of more than $15 million. Michael Malekzadeh, 42, a Eugene was found guilt. “This million-dollar fraud was fueled by the defendant’s insatiable greed and wreaked havoc on

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United States of America v. Jason Baca

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. 18:922(g)(1) and 924: Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; 18:111(a) and (b): Assault on a Federal Officer; 18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii): Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to, and in Furtherance of, a Crime of Violence. An Albuquerque man is federally charged

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United States of America v. Michael Robinson-Brown

Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a leadership role in a drug trafficking operation in Monongalia County. law enforcement had received several complaints about suspected drug activity at an apartment complex in Morgantown. Investigators determined Robinson-Brown was transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Detroi

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United States of America v. Kareem Middlebrook

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. From in and around December 2021 to in and around March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Middlebrook conspired with others to distribute and possess

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United States of America v. Daniel George

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm felonies. Daniel George, age 37, engaged in armed fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in Farrell, Mercer County. He did so despite his prior convictions, and years of incarceration, for drug trafficking, firearm, and domestic violence crimes. He also did so from a location where

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United States of America v. Christian Sturdivant

Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Christian Sturdivant, of Mint Hill, allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has been arrest

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State of New York v. Kareem Alston

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. On June 24, 2020, at approximately 8:12 p.m., Albany Police received reports of a man firing several rounds toward individuals who were standing in the area of Ontario Street and Third Street. No injuries were reported during the incident. Detectives from APD

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United States of America v. Edenilson Velasquez Larin, also known as “Agresor,” Saturno,” “Tiny,” and “Paco,”; Hugo Diaz Amaya, also known as “21”; Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique leader Jose Espinoza Sanchez, also known as “Cable,” “Bleca,” and “Fantasma”; and Fulton member Jose Arevalao Iraheta, also known as “Splinter,” “Inesperado,” and “Daniel.”

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering. Velasquez Larin was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketee

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United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt

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United States of America v. Matthew Melton

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud manipulative and deceptive devices and wire fraud. Matthew Melton was extradited from the United Kingdom to face securities fraud and wire fraud charges. The charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged scheme by MELTON to raise millions of dollars in investor money by falsely representi

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State of Connecticut v. Edward Casigne

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-35(a)(1), Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-38(a), Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-202w(c)(1), and Criminal Possession o

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