Kidnapping Law
 
State of Florida v. William Olsen, Jr.

Inverness, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with Defendant charged with breaking into an Inverness man’s home and violently beating him during a 2019 robbery.

William Olsen, Jr., age 31, was charged with armed kidnapping, robbery with a firearm, a principal to a residential burglary involving a battery, and witness tampering.

The state charged th

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State of West Virginia v. Davide Hudson

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder and murder without mercy.

Davide Hudson was charged for the 2018 slaying of Amber Meadows and the kidnapping of Meadows and two other women at a Beckley motel.

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The People v. Tyrone Anderson

San Luis Obispo, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping, rape, assault with a deadly weapon, false impriosonment and burglary.

Tyrone Anderson, age 41, was accused of multiple sexually related crimes in San Luis Obispo involving two different women.

DNA evidence tied the Defendant to the crimes.

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Robert Eric Watkins v. The State of Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree rape.

Appellant Robert Eric Wadkins appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Choctaw County, Case No. CF-2017-126, for First Degree Rape (Count 1), in violation of 21 O.S.2011, §§ 1114 and 1115 and Kidnapping (Count 2), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 741, each after former

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State of Oklahoma v. Skipper, James Sameul

El abogado de defensa criminal de Tulsa, Oklahoma representa al Acusado, acusado de KIDNAPPING

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 12/09/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
Skipper, James Sameul Disposed: DISMISSED, 01/12/2022. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)

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State of Oklahoma v. GARRETT WINSTON

El abogado de defensa criminal de Tulsa, Oklahoma representa al Acusado, acusado de KID, KIDNAPPING

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 05/02/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
WINSTON, GARRETT Disposed: DISMISSED, 01/10/2022. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation of 2

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA v. JAVAN SAMUEL DAVIS

El abogado de defensa criminal de Tulsa, Oklahoma representa al Acusado, acusado deDOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 644 D 1
Date of Offense: 04/24/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
DAVIS, JAVAN SAMUEL Disposed: DISMISSED, 01/10/2022. Dismis

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United States of America v. Antonio De La Cruz-Garcia Child Sexual Predator

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with an
attempted sexual assault on a child charge.



Border patrol agents stopped Antonio De La Cruz-Garcia just north of the United
States-Mexico border on December 5, 2007. He admitted that he was a citizen of Mexico
and was in the United States illegally

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United States of America v. Dillon R. Rose

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.

Universal Aryan Brotherhood member Dillon R. Rose, 30, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.

“Dylan Rose took an active role in the Universal Aryan Brotherhood. As part of his nefarious crimes, he kid

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State of Alabama v. Brady Kane Witcher and Brittany Nicole McMillan

Huntsville, Alabama criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with first-degree murder.

Brady Kane Witcher, age 41, and Brittany Nicole McMillan, age 28, were charged with nine counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Shari Yates, age 59, her son Andrew Brooks, age 30, and John McMillian, age 32, who were found death in a residence located in the 300 block of Mill Stre

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United States of America v. Sean Cutting United States of America v. Brian Melland United States of America v. David Lonich

San Francisco - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with fraudulent schemes concerning bank loans and real estate charges.



The panel affirmed Sean Cutting’s, Brian Melland’s, and
David Lonich’s convictions, but vacated their sentences and
remanded for resentencing, in a complex case arising from
f

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State of Oklahoma v. Erick Wanjiku

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, ASSAULT AND BATTERY - DOMESTIC - BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644 J
Date of Offense: 08/22/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
WANJIKU, ERICK Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/05/2022. Jury Trial
Count as Disposed: ASSAULT AND BATTERY - DOMESTIC

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United States of America v. Josh Small and Joni Johnson

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with aiding and abetting a kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping charges.



Small and Johnson were indicted for aiding and abetting a kidnapping and
conspiracy to commit kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1), (c). At trial, Linda
Spo

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United States of America v. Delwin McClaren, Dedrick Keelen, Jawan Fortia, Bryan Scott, and Lionel Allen

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with a violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the Federal Gun Control Act, and the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering Act (“VICAR”) charges.



Defendants were members

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United States of America v. Thomas Hammond

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with attempted bank robbery and one count of bank robbery charges.



In 2017, Hammond pleaded guilty to one count of attempted bank robbery and one
count of bank robbery, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Before sentencing, the
probation officer prepar

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United States of America v. Steven Brown, a/k/a "BI"

New York, New York criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with racketeering.

Steven Brown, a/k/a "BI" was charged for participating in the August 2, 2009, murder of Derrick Moore in the Bronx.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “More than a dozen years ago, Steven Brown, the leader of a violent drug crew, ordered the killing of rival street crew member Derri

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United States of America v. James Capers

New York, New York - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), conspiracy to distribute narcotics, and murder through the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime charges.



At trial, Capers explicitly c

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. KAMRYN PALMER, A/K/A KAMRYN PARKER, Defendant.

El abogado de defensa criminal de Tulsa, Oklahoma representó al Demandado, acusado de KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 02/23/2021



Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 02/23/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
PALMER, KAMRYN Disposed: DISMISSED, 05/21/2021. Dismissed- Request of

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MARIA LETICIA GARCIA-AGUILAR v. MATTHEW G. WHITAKER, ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL

Boston, MA - Immigration Appeals lawyer represented defendant with a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her untimely motion to reopen removal proceedings.



We set the stage. The petitioner entered the United
States illegally in 2005 near El Paso, Texas. Following a 2007
raid at the factory where

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United States of America v. James Terry Wood

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with felony drug and firearm possession.

James Terry Wood, 37, possessed over 18 grams of fentanyl and a Browning .40 caliber handgun. Wood had previous felony convictions for reckless homicide, facilitating burglary and kidnapping, possessing controlled substances, being a felon in possession of a firearm, evad

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United States of America v. Darek Lathan

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Darek Lathan, 52, of Toledo, Ohio, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

In the spring of 2017, the FBI began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization importing kilograms of cocaine and other narcotics to be sold in Tol

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United States of America v. JORGE DE LA MORA-COBIAN

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a driving under the influence and an ignition interlock charge.



Jorge De La Mora-Cobian testified at the hearing in
support of his motion to dismiss his indictment that he first
entered our country in 1999, crossing the Mexican border at

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United States of America v. Gabriel Bush

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges.



This case offers a window into the vi‐
olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which op‐
erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, “The
2 Nos. 17‐16

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United States of America v. William Ford

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges.



This case offers a window into the vi‐
olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which op‐
erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, “The
2 Nos. 17‐1

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United States of America v. Serge Nkorina

Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a firearm felony.

Serge Nkorian, age 60, kidnapped a man at gunpoint and tortured him inside a storage container with a blow torch.

At trial, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert F. Moore and Marc Chattah presented evidence that from late 2018 to early 2019, Serge Nkorina an

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