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State of Oklahoma v. Jarrell Dominique Jones and Devyn Kole Smith

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Miranda Snodgrass represents Jarrell Dominique Jones who is charged with felony murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7, which provides: A. A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being. Malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a hum

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State of Oklahoma v. John Doe

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Oklahoma law, specifically 21 O.S. § 645, defines Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon as committing an unjustifiable assault or battery using a sharp or dangerous weapon, or other means, with the intent to cause bodily harm, making it a felony punishable by up to 10 years in

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United States of America v. Stephen Piercy

Louisiville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses. From January 1, 2021, through August 29, 2023, Stephen Piercy, conspired with other individuals to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Piercy was further convicted of distributing over 50 grams of methamphetamine on 5 dates from March through July of 2023; possessin

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United States of America v. Terry Gannon

Ashland, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In February 2025, law enforcement received information that Terry Gannon, 52, was distributing large amounts of drugs from his r

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United States of America v. Tommy Martin

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in relation to his drug trafficking crimes; and possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon. On September 24, 2025, Tommy Martin, 70,

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United States of America v. Brandon Lemar Baines

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute over 12 pounds of methamphetamine. On January 23, 2025, officers with the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET), a multijurisdictional narcotics enforcement team working in the Kalamazoo County area, stopped a van carrying over 12 pounds of methamphetamine as it returne

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State of Oklahoma v. Nicholas Alexander Davis

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder. ¶1 Appellant Nicholas Alexander Davis was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Malice Murder (Count I) (21 O.S.2001, § 701.7(A)), two counts of Shooting with Intent to Kill After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies (Counts II and III), (21 O.S.2001, § 652), and Felonious

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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. Luis Robert Velazquez,

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled drug. Luis Robert Velazquez, 39, of Cockrell Hill, Texas, pled guilty in July 2025, to a drug conspiracy in which he admitted to trafficking narcotics for Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). According to plea documents, in the span of l

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State of Oklahoma v. Kendrick Andre Oakley

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: SEXB, SEXUAL BATTERY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(B) Date of Offense: 07/09/2024 OAKLEY, KENDRICK ANDRE Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/12/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO ASSAULT WITH INTENT(ABDGR) Violation of 21 O.S. 681 Count # 2. Count as Filed: PUBSFT, PEEPING TO

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State of Oklahoma v. Andrew Gene Gerow

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8M, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401B2 Date of Offense: 04/08/2025 GEROW, ANDREW GENE Disposed: DEFERRED, 01/12/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (DU

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United States of America v. Jonathan Tadeo-Neri,

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyers James B. Polk represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of meth. An investigation began in January 2023, when a confidential source contacted DEA agents regarding a methamphetamine dealer in the Raleigh area. DEA identified the drug dealer as Jonathan Tadeo-Neri, a 31-year-old Mexican alien, and con

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United States of America v. Kevin Russell Beasley

Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Nov. 1, 2024, law enforcement intercepted a parcel, shipped from California, containing over three kilograms of cocaine. Investigators performed a controlled delivery of the parcel to the intended address in Portsmouth, a

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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. Maurice Kelly Johnson, aka “Reese"

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm by a convicted felon. On May 22, 2025, Johnson provided a Smith & Wesson model M&P Shield M2.0 9mm pistol that was sold to a confidential informant in Huntington. As part of his guilty plea, Maurice Kelly Johnson, also known as “Reese,” 58, of Huntington, admitted to possessing th

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In the Matter of E.H.

Muskogee, Oklahoma family law lawyer represented the Mother in a parental rights termination case. ¶1 The State filed its petition to adjudicate children deprived and to immediately seek termination of mother's parental rights due to mother's failure to protect her children from heinous and shocking sexual abuse by the father. The record on appeal contains clear and convincing evidence that th

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United States of America v. Eddy Mendez Carmona

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Eddy Mendez Carmona, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute and one count of distributing controlled substances. Mendez Carmona will be removed from the United States upon the completion of his prison sentence. Charges are still p

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United States of America v. Juan Francisco Castaneda

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and money laundering. Juan Francisco Castaneda, also known as “Pariente,” 44, guilty pleaded guilty. Castaneda ran his drug trafficking and money laundering organization with the use of contraband phones while he was serving multiple life sentences f

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United States of America v. Nicholas Ferlando Haynie

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Cocaine and Heroin. Following a trial in September 2025, a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nicholas Ferlando Haynie, 45, of Camden, Arkansas, was a member of a dru

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United States of America v. Michael Dwayne Banks and Victor Valente-Reynoso

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled substances and possession of a machine gun. On August 23, 2022, Victor Valente Reynoso, an illegal alien from Mexico, sold 536 fentanyl pills outside a gas station in Clayton County, Georgia. Following that deal, Reynoso and his conspirators arranged to sell 5,000 fentanyl pills at a church

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United States of America v. Taxavier Ford

Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. Taxavier Ford, 29, from Alta, Iowa, was charged one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ford was previously convicted of possession of a narcotic drug, in the State of Indiana in 2017, and possession of marijuana, with intent to deliver and possession of a firear

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United States of America v. Victor Villarreal

Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of Aug.

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United States of America v. Jason S. Thompson

Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of

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United States of America v. Carlan Travis Penney, Jr.

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion, enticement, and transportation of minor for sexual purposes. Carlan Travis Penney Jr., now 46, pleaded guilty in October to coercion and enticement of a minor and transportation of a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity. He admitted meeting the 15-year-old onlin

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United States of America v. Eddie Marcus Love

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death (Death penalty eligible) Possess, Brandish, and Discharge a Firearm in Furth

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