Idaho Crime Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brayan Adiel Gramajo-Reyes </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful employment of aliens, encouraging illegal reentry of aliens, and use of false statements in an immigration matter. Brayan Adiel Gramajo-Reyes, 31, of Guatemala, was charged with two counts of encouraging illegal entry of aliens to enter the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(a); eight ... More...
$ (03-09-2026 - ID)<H2> United States of America v. Aaron Jacob Balcom
Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. An investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) received CyberTip reports from an online messaging platform. A CyberTip is a report submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”). NCMEC gathers leads and tips regarding ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - ID)State of Idaho v. James Martinez, Kelli Woolum, and Tinas Houlden
Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyers will be representing the Defendants charged with Murder, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and harboring a felon. <br> <br> Kelli Woolum. Woolum and James Martinez are in a dating relationship. Woolum and the victim, Christopher Holloway, were acquaintances. A dispute between Woolum and Holloway erupted before the shooting. ... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - ID)State of Idaho v. Saengutone Ty Maria
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Saengutone Ty Maria, 33, of Nampa, Idaho was charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Police responded to several calls of shots fired and the possibility of an injury in the parking lot of a hotel in the 4100 block of East Flamingo Ave. in Nampa, and found the victim, who had been shot to d... More...
$0 (08-31-2025 - ID)State of Idaho v. Bryan Kohberger
Moscow, Idaho criminal defense lawyers represented Bryan Kohberger who was charged with one count of burglary and four counts of murder.<br> <br> Investigators have said that the murders happened sometime around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022. The victims — Ms. Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 — had spent a typical Saturday night out near the univers... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Paul Lacasse, Venetia Dawn Trischan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Caldwell Couple Sentenced to 133 and 96 Months in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michael Paul Lacasse, 48, and Ve... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Ricardo Rodriguez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ontario Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ricardo Rodriguez, 61, of Ontario, Oregon, was sentenced to 155 months i... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Ricardo Rodriguez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing More than Eight Pounds of Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ricardo Rodriguez, 61, of O... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Ricardo Rodriguez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ontario Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ricardo Rodriguez, 61, of Ontario, Oregon, was se... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Valencia Rosas </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Leader of drug trafficking ring that used social media to communicate and advertise wares sentenced to 10 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The leader of... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Zechariah Scott Chadwick; Nathan Gamble; Ivan Cortez-Monarrez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Drug Traffickers Each Sentenced to Ten or More Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "These defendants are facing the consequences of engaging in ... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Robin Dwain Dunn </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eastern Idaho Attorney Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Robin Dwain Dunn, 69, of Ri... More...
$0 (10-09-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Ernesto Garza </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Extorting H-2A Agricultural Workers and Tax Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Farm Foreman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Extorting H-2A Agricultural Workers and Tax Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ernest... More...
$0 (09-23-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Nicholas Glenn Baker; Rexanna Marie Johnston </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On July 17, 2023, detectives wi... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. James Dougherty; Jessica Dougherty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Husband and Wife Sentenced for Defrauding an Elderly Victim Out of Her Home and Obstruction of Justice</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> James Dougherty, 44, of Boise, was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (09-01-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Juan James Dougherty; Jessica Dougherty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Husband and Wife Sentenced for Defrauding an Elderly Victim Out of Her Home and Obstruction of Justice</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In early 2015, James Dougherty, age 44, of Bois... More...
$0 (08-24-2024 - ID)State of Idaho v. Desiree Elaine Karst
<h2><br> Coeuir d'Alene, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> </h2><br> <br> Karst was a passenger in a car during a traffic stop in Kootenai County. The officer<br> initiating the traffic stop radioed for a drug dog, which arrived and alerted. Karst admitted to having<br> drugs in the car, and additional drugs and paraphernalia were found on Ka... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Gordon Milton Bennett, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withdomestic assault by habitual offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Habitual Domestic Violence Sends Lapwai Man to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gordon Milton Bennett, Jr., 46, of Lapwai, was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Aaron Dana </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Magic Valley Distributing Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Co-Conspirator in Magic Valley Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Brandon Aaron D... More...
$0 (07-21-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Sergio Cisneros-Guzman, a/k/a Salomon Hernandez Medina </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Large Scale Methamphetamine Trafficker and Illegal Alien from Mexico </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Large Scale Methamphetamine Trafficker and Illegal Alien from Mexico Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - ID)United States of America v. Joshua Lee Lopez
<h2><br> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2250(a):<br> </h2><br> <br> (a) In General.—Whoever—<br> (1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;<br> (2)<br> (A) is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registratio... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Joseph Monaco; Eric Charles Weimer; Jason Lou Gneiting </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three East Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> "Curta... More...
$0 (06-13-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Quinn Michael Brockman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Coeur d'Alene, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl Through Idaho </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Montana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Through Idaho </h2></center><br> <br> Quinn Michael Brockman, 34, of Libby, Montana, was senten... More...
$0 (05-02-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Arthur Michael Rhyne, a/k/a Arthur Michael O’Neil </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Providing Illegal Firearms, Including "Glock Switches,†to Californian .</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Twin Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Providing Illegal Firearms, Including "Glock Switches,†to Californian with Cartel Ties ... More...
$0 (04-24-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Michael McClain </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Boise Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine </h2></center></i><br> <br> Michael McClain, 37, of Boise, was sentenced to 80 months in federal priso... More...
$0 (04-10-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Mary Jo Myers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rafficking Meth, Heroin, and Fentanyl .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Nampa Woman Trafficking Meth, Heroin, and Fentanyl Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison. </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Mary Jo Myers was pulled over for ... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Castillo; Cheyanne Juarez; Owenn Mitchell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> U.S. Attorney Hurwit Announces Federal Prison Sentences for Three Southern Idaho Drug Traffickers </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Jason Castillo, 46, of Nampa, and Cheyanne Juarez, 31,... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Jared Michael Crow; Shawn Michael Young; Bradley Allen Pedersen</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Three East Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit... More...
$0 (03-28-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Patricia Gomez </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Idaho Falls Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 11,000 Fentanyl Pills </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> Patricia Gomez, 42, of Idaho Fa... More...
$0 (03-12-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Rendon </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Caldwell Man Sentenced to 46 months for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm </h3></center></i><br> <br> abriel Rendon, 25, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison fo... More...
$0 (03-06-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Tina Jane Morris; Jenika Ann Johnson; Jamie Lee; Tina Morris Coltrin </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> Four members of a drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced to federal prison for distributing large quantities of fentanyl and meth... More...
$0 (02-26-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Lee Coltrin; Daniel Ross Coltrin; Tina Morris; Jenika Johnson </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> Four members of a drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced to federal prison for distributing large quantities of fentanyl a... More...
$0 (02-26-2024 - ID)State of Idaho v. Chris Tapp
Idaho, Falls criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with first-degree murder and justice went to hell.<br> <br> Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building ... More...
$0 (12-31-1997 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Lawrence Osborn, Nathan Mark Law </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sex Crimes Against a Minor Child.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the outcomes in two separate East Idaho cases in which the defendants were sentenced to 10 years in f... More...
$0 (02-08-2024 - ID)<h1> United States of America v. Rembrandt Carlos Kemp </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Shooting and Killing Another Man.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> After a 2 ½ day trial in September 2023, a jury found Rembrandt Carlos Kemp, 33, of Fridley, Minnesota, guilty of conspiracy to distribu... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - ID)Donald Paradis v. A.J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiray, et al.
Donald Paradis, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> Paradis seeks review of his conviction on the following grounds:<br> <br> One. The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Kimberly Palmer was killed in the state of Idaho.<br> <br> Two. The state failed to preserve exculpatory evidence.<br>... More...
$0 (01-24-1992 - ID)United States of America v. Hailey M. Card
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.<br> <br> "The distribution of fentanyl is a serious crime in the United States. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is often mixed with other drugs, such as heroin or cocaine, without the user's knowledge. This can lead to accidental overdoses a... More...
$0 (10-17-2023 - ID)United States of America v. Joel Waters
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interstate stalking.<br> <br> Between October 7 and December 24, 2020, Joel Waters, age 44, traveled between Oregon and Idaho to harass and intimidate the victim who was residing in Boise. Waters took dogs from the victim's home and car, slashed the tires on the victim's vehicle, set fire to the victim's residence in Oregon ... More...
$0 (08-25-2023 - ID)United States of America v. Ramon Morales, Jr.
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with importing and distributing methamphetamine in Eastern Idaho in exchange for firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today.<br> <br> Ramon Morales Jr., 41, of Compton, California, was initially arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol when he was caught attempting to smuggle two pounds of methamphetamine into the ... More...
$0 (08-16-2023 - ID)United States of America v. Richard Russell Kersten
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally harvesting timber from national forest lands.<br> <br> Beginning in late 2018, U.S. Forest Service officers received information about a group of individuals who were causing extensive natural resource damage in the Payette National Forest near McCall. These individuals were cutting and removing timber illegally and ... More...
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