Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. On March 20, 2023, Aaron T. Fant, age 36, of Kansas City, Kansas, attempted to push his way into the apartment of a female acquaintance. As the adult female resisted and tried to close the door, Fant punched the female in the chest to gain entry. The adult female’s 16-yea

Lansing, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearm. Andrial Ortiz was a felon who was not allowed to possess a gun, and the moment he did he used it to shoot a police officer. My office was happy to prosecute this case. We accept the 15-year sentence as a just response. I hope everyone reading this will take a minute to remembe

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm. Lamont Johnson, 43, was sentenced to 210 months (17.5 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after pleading guilty last October to the following charges in an indictment: Possession with Intent to Distribute a Contro

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm AFCF, possession of controlled drug in jail, endangering others by eluding a police officer, and driving while suspended. 21 O.S. 1283 which provides: A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this st

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Miranda Snodgrass represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm AFCF, possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the United States to have in his or he

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 652, which provides: A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully shoots another with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent to kill any person, including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, s

West Chester, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of persons not to possess a firearm, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a).

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Corey Adkins, 28, entered the guilty plea before Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to (1) possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, and (2) possession o

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of child endangerment. Brendan Banfield, age 40, was accused of killing his wife and Joseph Ryan, the man with whom she was having an affair. Juliana Peres Magalhães, Banfields au pair, with whom he was havi

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Carl Birkhead represented the Defendant changed with transporting a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.13A, which provides: A. Any person stopped pursuant to a moving traffic violation who is transporting a firearm in or on the vehicle in violation of any law related to the carrying or transporting of firearms in the vehicle,

West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony possession of a firearm. John Ray Melvin was accused of cocaine possession and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. In 2022, a business known as “Traveling Graces, LLC” was registered with the State of Connecticut with Melanie Ham as its registered agent and “Dr. Marc Anthony Alexander,” formerly of Milford, Connecticut, as its manager. Between July 2023

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm. Tanya Hunter, 40, made a false statement in connection with acquiring a firearm. On December 20, 2023, Hunter purchased the gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Hudson, New Hampshire, for a Massachusetts man. Hunter lied o

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with kidnapping and assault. Turner accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he knew between Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Police said the victim was driven to a bank during the incident to withdraw money, where she was able to alert employees to contact police. Turner was found in possession of a firearm at the t

Montgomery, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possesson of ammunition by a convicted felon. In late 2024, Jeremy Dionne Smiley, age 36, was residing in Montgomery while on federal supervised release after completing a 71-month prison sentence for a prior federal firearms conviction. On December 20, 2024, law enforcement officers responded to a domestic dist

Valdosta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer Chauntilia Adaway represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ricky Ill, age 39, of Lakeland, Georgia had prior drug and assault convictions before being arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. A total of 18 defendants have now been sentenced in the culmination of a four-year-long investigation into a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City and elsewhere. According to law

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute drugs and felny possession of a firearm. In August 2025, investigators learned that Mario Rocha, 27, Rocky Ford, Colorado, was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine out of his Rocky Ford home and that he was in possession of numerous firear

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (50 U.S.C. § 4819). Shota Yamamoto, 29, of Tokyo, Japan, conspired with another person to export firearm components and tactical accessories from the United States to Japan without the required licenses. Yamamoto intended to use those items to retrofit airsoft eq

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Sean Mobley, 45, agreed to supply an individual with fentanyl powder to distribute to a third party. Mobley and the intermediary drove to a residence in Wasilla, where the intermediary sold the powder to an adult victim for $100. Shortly after the sale, the adult victim used the substance and o

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted second-degree murder. The State prosecuted James A. Wilson based on events that began with a confrontation over a food delivery and ended when he fired a gun at a police officer. Wilson was ultimately convicted of attempted second degree murder, two counts of use of a firearm to commit a felony, dischar

Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited personal in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Sam Reede, age 38, was indicted by a grand jury.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree murder. ¶1 Phillip Dean Hancock, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.7(A) (Counts 1 and 2); and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 1283 (Count 4), in Oklahoma C

Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking. Derrick Newton, 55, charged with two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, one felony count of taking and driving a vehicle without the owner's consent, one felony count of possession of a firearm as a felon, and one misdemeanor count of violating a harassment order.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a machine gun to commit a carjacking. Donte Patterson (age 33), committed an armed carjacking in Chicago on August 20, 2025, and then traveled to Milwaukee where, on the following day, Patterson committed a second armed carjacking and then an armed robbery in West Milwaukee. During each of the carjacking