Malcolm French first entered the logging business as a college student, contracting with landowners to cut down trees. He grew the business, first hiring his own crew, and then buying land of his own. By 2009, French -- either personally or through various companies he controlled -- owned approximately 80,000 acres of land, including an area in Washington County, Maine, known as Towns... More...   $0 (09-23-2018 - ME)

Office of the City Attorney, Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney, and Carmen A.
Brock, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Appellants.
Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Nina M. Bottini, and the Bernate Ticino Trust dated March
9, 2009, Trust 3 (the Bottinis) applied to the City of San Diego for a coastal development
permit (CDP) to construct a single-family home on a vacant lot in La Jolla.... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - CA)

Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Firearms Offense

Daryl D. Shack (28, Jacksonville) was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Shack pleaded guilty on May 15, 2018.

According to court documents, on July 17, 2017, officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s O... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - FL)

On November 16, 2016, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Defendant with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1 (count one),1 and obstruction of justice, in violation of La. R.S. 14:130.1 (count two), in district court case number 16-4704. The bill of information alleged that on or between July 21, 2016 and July 2... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - LA)

Appellant Logan Trey Field was indicted for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. In cause number 5811, Field was charged with possession of marijuana in an amount of five pounds or less but more than four ounces; and in cause number 5812, Field was charged with possession of tetrahydrocannabinol in an ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Portland, OR - Portland Marijuana Business Owner Receives Federal Prison Sentence for Tax Crimes

Oregon’s first state-legal retail marijuana proprietor sentenced for federal tax crimes

Matthew Price, 32, of Portland, was sentenced today to seven months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $262,000 for willfully failing to file federal income tax returns in four consecu... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - OR)

Adan Rivera pled guilty in two separate Reno County cases—Case No. 14-CR279 and Case No. 15-CR-344. In the first case, he pled guilty to possession of synthetic marijuana. In the second case, he pled guilty to two counts of possession of marijuana and one count of driving while suspended. Although Rivera fell within a presumptive imprisonment range, the district court granted him a durational depa... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - KS)

On August 23, 2016, Issa pled guilty to one count each of distribution of marijuana and driving while under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. In exchange, the State agreed to dismiss a possession of drug paraphernalia charge and to join Issa's sentencing request for a dispositional departure to probation. The district court sentenced Issa to a controlling prison term of 49 months but granted the par... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - KS)

On June 2, 2013, Reginald Johnson parked his black SUV in a convenience store parking lot near 38th Street and Leavenworth Road in Wyandotte County, Kansas. After exiting the SUV, Johnson looked up and saw a man wearing a light-blue hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and his hand inside the sweatshirt pocket. Johnson saw the man get out of an SUV parked directly in front of the store. As the man c... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - KS)

Hammond, IN - Former East Chicago Councilman Sentenced To 20 Years in Prison

Robert Battle, age 45, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his guilty plea of discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, causing death of another person.

U.S. Attorney Kirsch said, “Mr. Battle was a drug dealer, while at the same ti... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - IN)

Chicago, IL - Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Engaging In Prostitution With Minors

A Chicago man was sentenced on September 13, 2018 to 25 years in federal prison for engaging in numerous paid sexual acts with underage girls, along with restitution of approximately $240,000 to be paid into a trust fund for the victims and a $100,000 fine.

WILLIAM WHITL... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - IL)

On February 12, 2015, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Defendant on charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, convicted felon in possession of a handgun, and evading arrest. Jury trial Marcus Merriweather, the victim, testified that he had been previously convicted of posse... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - TN)

On April 27, 2016, Detective Lowell Smittle of the Columbus Division of Police applied for a search warrant requesting a search be authorized at 643 Belvidere Avenue "and the curtilage" thereof in Columbus, Ohio. (Aff. in Support of Warrant to No. 17AP-807 2 Search at 2; Search Warrant at 1.) The affidavit in support of the warrant to search provided by Smittle states: In January 2016, D... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

In July 2002, a jury found Buehner guilty of two counts of murder and one
count of attempted murder in connection with the shooting death of Jerry Saunders on
May 24, 2001. Lawone Edwards testified at trial that shortly before the shooting, he and
Saunders were selling crack cocaine to passing motorists near the corner of Marah
Avenue and East 93rd Street in Cleveland when a b... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

In March 2017, Licking County Sheriff's Office Detective Kyle Boerstler was
working surveillance at a known drug house in the city of Newark. Boerstler had
information indicating that the residents of the home were dealing either marijuana or
cocaine. While watching the home, Boerstler observed Lewis and his wife arrive at the
house, take some bags out of their car, and enter ... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On July 7, 2017, Gary was indicted for one count of trafficking in marijuana
in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2), a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of possession
of marijuana in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a minor misdemeanor. The charges arose
after a detective observed clear, plastic baggies of marijuana in Gary’s half-open
backpack while the backpack was lying on... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - OH)

Boone police officers observed the driver of a truck engaging in a possible
drug transaction in a store parking lot. They followed the truck and stopped it after
noticing that it lacked a license plate or working license-plate light. The officers
arrested the driver for driving with a suspended license.
Destiny Sumpter was one of two passengers in the vehicle. Officers More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

On the evening of Saturday, January 7, 2006, Holly Michael, Becky Sittig,
Ashleigh Attig, and Harper hung out at Michael’s house in Fort Dodge beginning
at around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.2 From then until the early morning hours of January
8, the group drank alcohol, smoked marijuana, and consumed cocaine. The group
left the residence to go to a nearby bar at which they arrived arou... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

On September 28, 2016, appellant Breanna Rene Talbert pleaded guilty to
negligent homicide and two counts of third-degree battery. These charges arose out of an
incident where Breanna negligently operated her motor vehicle by traveling on the wrong
side of the road, resulting in a collision that killed the driver of the other vehicle and
injured two passengers. On October 6, ... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - AR)

On October 15, 2013, defendant, Timrek Andrews, was arrested following a
traffic stop by two New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”) officers for a
damaged driver-side mirror on defendant’s vehicle. During the traffic stop, the
officers requested defendant exit and step to the rear of the vehicle for officer
safety. After defendant exited the vehicle, the officers observed def... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - LA)

Greenville, NC - Bolivia Man Sentenced To 18 Years After Conviction Of Narcotics Offenses

DAVIN LAMONT SMITH, 43, of Bolivia, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Judge Howard sentenced SMITH to 216 months of imprisonment followed by 6 years of supervised release.

SMITH was charged in a six-coun... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - NC)

Columbia, SC - Columbia Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Firearms Charge

Terrelle Marsh, age 34, of Columbia, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months imprisonment (15 years) with 3 years of supervised release to follow. Marsh plead guilty earlier this year to felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 924(a)(... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - SC)