Iowa Assault Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ashley Thompson </h2> </center>
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Ashley Thompson, age 38, from Tama, Iowa, admitted that on January 14, 2024, she assaulted a woman on the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, Iowa. Thompson was in another person’s home along with the victim. An argument between multiple people occurred. Thompson picked up a ... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Sie Jones
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with willful injury causing serious injury, assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, and interference with Official Acts. Sie Jones, age 25, was accused of assault and battering a 61-year-old man and polic officers.... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - IA)<H2> United States of America v. Anthony Isiah Pennell
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. Information from the sentencing hearing showed that, on October 9, 2024, in a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids, Anthony Isiah Pennell fired a gun. Following an argument between an individual who was with Pennell and another person, Pennell grabbed a gun out of a purse belongi... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IA)<H2> United States of America v. Desmond Collins
Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of a controlled substance. Desmond Collins, age 34, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, admitted that in October 2024, he distributed a total of approximately three ounces of methamphetamine to a person cooperating with law enforcement in Fort Dodge, Iowa. At the time of the distribution, Collins wa... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - IA)<H2> United States of America v. Brandon Mitchell
Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Brandon Mitchell, 29, from Mason City, Iowa, was previously convicted twice for domestic abuse assault in the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County. The convictions prevented Mitchell from legally possessing firearms. Mitchell had two prior convicti... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - IA)Sandra K. Mormann, et al. v. City of Manchester, Iowa and James Louis Wessels
Manchester, Iowa personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a assault and battery theory.<br> <br> In the afternoon of December 10, 2020, Iowa State Trooper Eric Payne was driving his marked squad car eastbound on Highway 20 near Manchester. Payne encountered a motorcycle speeding in the opposite direction at ninety-nine miles per hour; the posted speed limit was sixty-five mil... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Tywrone Morrow
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and assault on a police officer.<br> Tywone Morrow, age 31, was accused for shooting and killing man at 3600 Kennedy Drive in Des Moines.... More...
$0 (07-12-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Marquise Darius Dickerson </h1></h1>
Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. <br> <br> A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to more than four years in federal prison.<br> <br> Marquise Darius Dickerson, age 33, from Monroe, Michigan, received the prison term after an April 17, 2025 guilty plea to possession o... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Marquise Darius Dickerson </h1></h1>
Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.<br> <br> A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to more than four years in federal prison.<br> <br> Marquise Darius Dickerson, age 33, from Monroe, Michigan, received the prison term after an April 17, 2025 guilty plea to possession o... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Marquise Darius Dickerson </h1></h1>
Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon<br> <br> A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.<br> <br> Marquise Darius Dickerson, age 33, from Monroe, Michigan, received the prison term after an April 17, 2025 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.<br... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Adam Geman Tennih, Rickey Cutis Meneweather, and Antonio Luis Alexander
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendants charged with assault and battery with attempted murder.<br> <br> Adam Geman Tennih, 19; Rickey Curtis Meneweather, 23; and Antonio Luis Alexander, 22, were charged with attempted murder an various firearm felonies.... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Isadore Jiles </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Officers with a Car and a Loaded Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hiawatha Man Who Assaulted Officers with a Car and a Loaded Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Mitchell </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Domestic Abuser Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Brandon Mitchell, 28, from Mason City, Iowa, pled guilty t... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Dashaune Terrell Burns-Johnson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Charles City Man Sent to Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man who possessed a firea... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Conrad Lyons </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man with History of Violence Sent to Federal Prison for Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Conrad Lyons, age 36, from Sioux City, p... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Jorey Daniel Karl Butterbaugh, </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on person assisting federal officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Coralville Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Assault Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Coralville man was sentenced to 78 ... More...
$0 (09-28-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Marshaun Daniel DeMoss </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marshaun Daniel DeMoss, age 23, from Cedar Rapi... More...
$0 (08-07-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Walter Pacheco
<h2><br> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking.<br> <h2><br> Walter Pacheco, 29, of Pleasant Hill, had been convicted of the same crime before, but this criminal charge was enhanced to a felony by the existence of a protective order that barred the two from having contact. <br> <br> Iowa Pencal Code Section 708.11 provides:<br> <br> 1 ASSAULT, �... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Akuk Atak Alem Akok
<h2><br> Nevada, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, assault while participating in a felon, and child stealing.<br> </h2>... More...
$0 (04-29-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Dean Hanus, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wright County, Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michael Dean Hanus, Jr., 45, from Clarion, Iowa, ... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Krusen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm as a Felon and Drug User </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux City Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm as a Felon and Drug User</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Woodbury County Sheriff... More...
$0 (06-24-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Abigail Margarete Knight </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington County Woman Sentenced to 600 Months in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Riverside woman ... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Calvin Wright </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Mason City, Iowa Man Sentenced to 18.5 Years Federal Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </h2></center><br> <br> A man from Mason City... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Tristan Walker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Mason City, Iowa Man Sentenced to 18.5 Years Federal Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </h2></center><br> <br> A man from Mason City... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Dominic Gregory Lacava </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Firearms Charge.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Crip Gang Member Sentenced on Firearms Charge to 180 Months in Federal Prison </h2></center><br> <br> A Des Moines man was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison, the maximum sentence allowed... More...
$0 (04-15-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Shaquan Coffer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Firearm.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Arrested for Possessing Firearm after Release from Federal Prison </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A Waterloo man who illegally possessed a firearm shortly after his release ... More...
$0 (03-28-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin DeWolf </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm .</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Arion Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. </h3></center></i><br> <br> A man, who was found with a firearm after being a... More...
$0 (03-04-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. John Andrew Alcorn, III, Robert David Lyons, and Rebecca Marie Lyons
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> John Andrew Alcorn III, 31; Robert David Lyons, 61; and his daughter, Rebecca Marie Lyons, 39; were convicted after a week-and-a-half trial. In addition to attempted murder, Alcorn and Robert Lyons were also convicted of two counts of willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony... More...
$0 (02-09-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Victor Arquis Garcia </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stabbing His Brother.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b>Victim was stabbed 10 times </h2></center></i><br> <br> A Tama man who stabbed his brother 10 times was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison. <br> <br> Victor Arquis G... More...
$0 (01-29-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Booker Deon McKinney </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Ammunition While a Drug User.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> A Cedar Rapids man who possessed ammunition and firearms while being a drug user was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.<br> <... More...
$0 (01-26-2024 - IA)United States of America v. Richard Thomas Ball
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking three adult females by force, fraud, and coercion and kidnapping one of the adult females; 30 years for sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor female; and 10 years for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. <br> <br> Richard Thomas Ball, 47, used deceptive and coercive tactics as... More...
$0 (10-27-2023 - IA)United States of America v. John Edward Miller
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate violent threats to family or federal official in violation of 18 U.S.C. 115, which provides:<br> <br> (a)<br> (1) Whoever—<br> (A) assaults, kidnaps, or murders, or attempts or conspires to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder a member of the immediate family of a United State... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - ia)Ethan Lee Palmer v. Brian Gardner, Linn County Sheriff
Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a prisoner civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> <br> On January 7, 2019, plaintiff provided information to law enforcement agents that Justin Michael Buehler ("Buehlerâ€) regularly sold methamphetamine to other employees at a business in Independence, Iowa.<br> <br> In January of 2019, plaintiff c... More...
$1 (08-07-2023 - IA)United States of America v. Carl Murphy
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin for his role in a large-scale heroin and fentanyl conspiracy.<br> <br> Over the course of a 14-month investigation, including the use of wiretaps, law enforcement identified Carl Murphy, age 53, also known as "P†and "C-Note,†as a heroin/fentanyl supplier for numerous street-le... More...
$0 (05-23-2023 - IA)United States of America v.
Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Davenport_IA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Davenport, Iowa"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Davenport, Iowa><br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/iowa/news/davenport/" target... More...
$0 (02-17-2023 - IA)State of Iowa v. John Eddie Hanes, III
Davenport, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with criminal gang participation, a class "D" felony.<br> <br> On April 28, 2021, Davenport police detectives were conducting surveillance at an apartment on Emerald Drive following a gang-related homicide. The detectives observed a suspect leave the apartment, meet briefly with the occupants of an older model Cadillac sedan at a ne... More...
$0 (11-04-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Charles Edward Ford
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing meth.<br> <br> Evidence at the sentencing hearing showed that on three occasions between March and April 2021, Charles Edward Ford, age 54, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, distributed ice methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Between February and April 2021, Ford purchased an additional twelve pounds of ice met... More...
$0 (10-25-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Johnny Blahnik Church
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2), which provide:<br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> and <br> <br>... More...
$0 (10-17-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Romelle Darryl Smith
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as an Armed Career Criminal.<br> <br> On July 20, 2020, Minneapolis Police officers pulled over a GMC Envoy with Romelle Darryl Smith, 33, riding in it. Believing Smith was a suspect in a shooting investigation, officers ordered him out of the car. Smith told the officers he was carrying a Ruger LCP hand... More...
$0 (08-25-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Darion Daquan Gardner
Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering, Causing Death Through Use of a Firearm, and Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering.<br> <br> In 2016 and 2017, as a member of Savage Life Boys (SLB), a Davenport-based street gang, Darion Daquan Gardner, age 27, was involved in multiple shootings, including at a dice ... More...
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