Madison, WI - The United States of America charged Jeremiah Edwards with armed robbery.

Jeremiah Edwards, 34, Madison, Wisconsin, was found guilty yesterday evening of armed robbery of an O’Reilly Auto Parts store, brandishing a firearm during that crime, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing THC-products with an intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WI)

Richmond, VA - The United States of America charged Derrick Leon Williams, Jr. with distribution of heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A Richmond man pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute.

According to court documents, Derrick Leon Williams, Jr., 22, was arrested by Richmond Police ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - VA)

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Raymond Maestas with possession with intent to distribute meth.

Raymond Maestas, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 4 to charges of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, carrying a firearm during and re... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - MN)

Milwaukee, WI - The United States of America charged Zachary S. Gauthier with transporting a minor across states lines to engage in activity and possession child porn.

U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Zachary S. Gauthier (age: 26) to a total sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and 20 years’ supervised release after Gauthier pled guilty to Transporting a Minor Across State... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - WI)

Fort Wayne, IN - The United States of America charged Odonis Parker with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Odonis Parker, age 29, was sentenced after being found guilty after a trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Parker was sentenced to 114 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release

According to documents in this case, Mr. Parker w... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - IN)

Greeneville, TN - The United States of America charged Brandon David Meacham with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Brandon David Meacham, 37, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.

As part of the plea agreement, Meacham pled guilty to one count of be... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - TN)

The Privette/Hooker doctrine limits the circumstances
in which the hirer of an independent contractor can be liable for
injuries to the contractor’s employees. (Privette v. Superior Court
(1993) 5 Cal.4th 689; Hooker v. Department of Transportation
(2002) 27 Cal.4th 198 (Hooker).) In a negligence action, the hirer
of an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor’sMore...   $0 (02-06-2020 - CA)

New Orleans, LA - The United States of America charged Michael Morgani with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Michael Morgani, age 32, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on January 29, 2020 to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser.

According to court paperwork, MOR... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)

Laredo, TX - United States of America charged Pablo Xavier Castillo with conspiracy to import meth.

A 31-year-old Mexican national has admitted to conspiring with others to import approximately 25 kilograms of 100% pure meth from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Pablo Xavier Castillo Jaramillo planned to import meth from Mexico on Aug. 22, 2019, along with Edgar ... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - TX)

Laredo, TX - United States of America charged Pablo Xavier Castillo with conspiracy to import meth.

A 31-year-old Mexican national has admitted to conspiring with others to import approximately 25 kilograms of 100% pure meth from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Pablo Xavier Castillo Jaramillo planned to import meth from Mexico on Aug. 22, 2019, along with Edgar ... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - TX)

Stillwater, OK - Shylah D. Beall sued Deere & Company and P & K Equipment, Inc. on a wrongful death product liability theory claiming that her husband James Beall, age 38, was killed in a tractor rollover accident on May 25, 2014 while operating a John Deere tractor purchased from P & K Equipment, Inc. Plaintiff claimed that the tractor, as sold to her husband, was defective and unreasonably dang... More...   $0 (01-25-2020 - OK)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Shannon Wicker with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

Shannon Wicker, also known as “Bishop,” 34, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

According to ... More...   $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

Mobile, AL - The United States of America charged Jackson Alexander Vera Cabeza with drug smuggling.

United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Jackson Alexander Vera Cabeza, an Ecuadorian national, for being caught in international water in the act of smuggling 1,916 kilograms of cocaine.

Court records established that on August 4, 2018, while on routine patro... More...   $0 (01-21-2020 - AL)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Matthew Sean Bremond with for drug distribution.

Matthew Sean Bremond, 32, of Soldotna, Alaska, was sentenced yesterday by Sr. U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to serve nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing large quantities of heroin throughout the Kenai Peninsula. In Septem... More...   $0 (01-20-2020 - AK)

Springfield, MO - The United States of America charged Richard G. Wacker with possession with intent to distribute meth.

Richard G. Wacker, 60, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from March 30 to Oct. 18, 2017.

By pleading guilty, Wacker admitted that he traveled to Kansas City on several occasions to purchase... More...   $0 (01-18-2020 - MO)

Baton Rouge, LA - The United States of America charged Tevontae Harris with possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Tevontae Harris, age 25, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 97 months in federal prison to run consecutive with his other pending state charges, following his conviction of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court... More...   $0 (01-15-2020 - LA)

Mark and Eric Bingener appeal the trial court’s grant of
the City of Los Angeles’s (City) motion for summary judgment.
The City argued that it was not liable for the injuries caused by
Kim Rushton because he was not acting within the course of his
employment at the time of the accident. Specifically, the City
argued that the coming and going rule insulated it from liability.More...   $0 (01-10-2020 - CA)