Iowa Burglary Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dalton Lee Hagen </h2> </center>
Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms in violaiton of 18 USC 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In January 2025, law enforcement officers were investigating a burglary. Officers learned that Da... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Shawn Zak
Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance and unlawful transportation of a firearm. Shawn Zak, 32, from Carroll, Iowa, admitted that from June 2025 through September 2025, he and others conspired to distribute more than 1500 grams of methamphetamine in the Carroll, Iowa, area. On September 11, 2025, Zak was ap... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - IA)<H2> State of Iowa v. Brandon Lyle High Pipe and Luciano Eliseo Sanchez
Rock Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendants charged with burglary and vandalism. Brandon Lyle High Pipe, age 39, and Luciano Eliseo Sanchez, age 18, were accused o breaking into the Lyon County, Iowa Courthouse and valdalizing the interior.... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Joshua Ryan Carmody
Des Moinss, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary and frist-degree murder.<br> <br> Joshua Ryan Carmody, 32, was accused of killing Sayvon Propps, 30, of Des Moines, at the Ramada by Wyndham Des Moines Airport on April 10.... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Don Christopher White, Jr., et al. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent RICO Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nine Quad Cities Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Violent RICO Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Nine Quad Cities men, Don Christopher... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Michael Craig Glynn
<h2><br> Boone, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree arson, etc.<br> </h2><br> Michael Glynn appeals was convicted for first-degree arson, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, and third-degree burglary. ... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Michael Craig Glynn
<h2><br> Boone, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with arson.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2013, P.M. met Michael Glynn. Their relationship became romantic, and within two years Glynn moved into P.M.'s home. The couple married in 2020, but by January 2023, the relationship had soured. P.M. asked Glynn to move out early that year, and she filed for divorce shortly thereafter.<... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Tommy Gretillat </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hancock County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of More than 25 Stolen Firearms and a Pipe Bomb</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A... More...
$0 (08-08-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Patrict Roosevelt Hickman Isabell </center
<h2><br> Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and going armed with intent.<br> </h2><br> <br> In the early morning hours on or about July 14, 2021, Edna Crawley was at home with her daughter, Shinita Crawley, and her grandson, Khalil Crawley. Edna and Khalil both had rooms on the same floor of the ... More...
$0 (03-06-2024 - 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)In the Interest of F.W., a minor child, and R.G. Father
<h2><br> Mount Ayr, Iowas family law lawyer represented the Defendant sued by the State seeking termination of his parential rights.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> The child lived her first few weeks with the mother, then started living with the paternal grandmother around one month later. The father occasionally saw the child during this time but went to prison in Missouri shortly after the child's birt... More...
$0 (05-08-2024 - IA)State of Iowa v. Trapp Leroy Trotter, Jr. </center
<h2><br> Northwood, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with attempted murder, first-degree burglary, and fourth-degree criminal mischief.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In 2018, Trotter was charged with attempted murder, first-degree burglary, and fourth-degree criminal mischief. The court granted a change of venue from Worth County to Bremer County. At trial, Tro... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Anthony Goodshield </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa 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> Felon with History of Violence and Drug Trafficking Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (07-27-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Cassandra Lynne Vonnahme </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Pain Medication </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> <b> Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pain Medication from Patients and Fined $20,000 </b> </h2></center></b><b </b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Carroll... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - 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. Montrel Hamond </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Little, Ark criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> On October 3, 2023, Montrel Hammond, 31, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Moody did not assess the defendant a fine... More...
$0 (03-01-2024 - 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)State of Iowa v. Jibril Yussuf
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempted burglary.<br> <br> Jibril Yussuf was arrested for commission of a string of bizarre break-in attempts.... More...
$0 (07-07-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Qunshaundes Davion McNealy, William McNealy III, Sahjit Mcyle Phillips, and William Rashad Burt
Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with felony transportation of firearms.<br> <br> Qunshaundes Davion McNealy, age 27, William McNealy III, age 22, Sahjit Mcyle Phillips, age 23, and William Rashad Burt, age 28, all from Waterloo, Iowa, each pled to being a felon in possession of at least one firearm. Evidence in this case showed that, on July 6, 2021, law enf... More...
$0 (06-15-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Karon Bennett
Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Karon Bennett, age 22, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 4, 2021 guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.<br> <br> Information disclosed at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on November 21, 2020, Bennett possessed a Smith a... More...
$0 (06-28-2021 - IA)<cente> United States of America v. Andre Tyrone Griffith
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/CedarRapids_3314823070993319616_1360864279914.jpg"><br> </center><br> Cedar Rapids, IA - Man with Extensive Criminal Record Sent Back to Prison<br> Sentenced to Two More Years in Prison Five Months After Starting Supervised Release<br> <br> A Cedar Rapids man with an extensive criminal history, who was released from fede... More...
$0 (03-28-2019 - IA)United States of America v. Wayne Allen Quillen
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/CedarRapids_3314823070993319616_1360864279914.jpg"><br> </center><br> Cedar Rapids, IA - Fort Dodge Man Pleads Guilty to Meth and Gun Charges<br> Quillen, a convicted felon, found in possession of a half-pound of meth, and stolen guns.<br> <br> A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed gun... More...
$0 (03-18-2019 - IA)State of Iowa v. Jerry Darnell Mosley
<center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/photos/26/38/93/2638932-B.jpg "><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> The jury was instructed the State would have to prove the following <br> elements of first-degree burglary: <br> 1. On or about the 6th day of June, 2016, the defendant entered the residence of [a woman]. 2. The residence was an... More...
$0 (11-06-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Isaiah Zacharias
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/eb/2ebc5712-331f-58dc-a34c-8c8cea8242b9/5717f0e277644.image.jpg?crop=480%2C270%2C0%2C185&resize=480%2C270&order=crop%2Cresize "><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Several people conspired to order Chinese food for delivery to an <br> aband... More...
$0 (11-06-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Jason Bendickson
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$0 (10-22-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Alan Nigel Archibald, Jr.
<br> <center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/ea1a5d66710e0881486abf47959d4a4a5795ff9e/c=39-0-672-476/local/-/media/2016/09/01/IAGroup/DesMoines/636083620809585222-archibald.JPG?width=534&height=401&fit=crop "><br> <h2> <fontt color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> Alan Nigel Archibald Jr. appeals from his convictions following bench trial <br> for mu... More...
$0 (10-21-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Kenith Lewis
<center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://localtvwqad.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/kenith-lewis-mug.png "><br> <h2> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> The jury returned guilty verdicts based on the following facts. Tired after a <br> rough week, E.B. fell asleep on the living room couch on a June night in 2015. She <br> awoke early that morning, feeling “somebody on top” of her. The man put h... More...
$0 (09-26-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Benjamin T. Gordon <table> <td>
Benjamin Gordon appeals his convictions, following guilty pleas, of second<br> degree theft and third-degree burglary. He asserts his trial counsel was ineffective <br> in allowing him to plead guilty when there was an insufficient factual basis to <br> establish his intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property. <br> On November 20, 2017, Benjamin Gordon was charged with theft in th... More...
$0 (09-15-2018 - IA)LANCE BROOKS vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
The jury was instructed the State would have to prove several elements of <br> first-degree robbery, including: “The Defendant or the person(s) the Defendant <br> aided and abetted was armed with a dangerous weapon.” The jury also was <br> instructed the State would have to prove several elements of first-degree burglary, <br> including: “During the incident the Defendant or the person(s) h... More...
$0 (09-15-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. AKUK ATAK ALEM AKOK <table> <td>
Akuk Akok appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary, assault while <br> participating in a felony, and child stealing. He first contends the trial court abused <br> its discretion in admitting into evidence incriminating messages sent from his <br> Facebook account. He claims the State failed to authenticate the records. <br> Specifically, he argues there was no showing that he created ... More...
$0 (09-14-2018 - IA)United States of America v. Roman Deon Hellems, Jr.
Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearms Offense<br> <br> Roman Deon Hellems, Jr. sentenced to 96 months for felon in possession of a firearm<br> <br> On August 24, 2018, Roman Deon Hellems, Jr., age 23, of Des Moines, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose and was sentenced to 96 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge a... More...
$0 (08-28-2018 - IA)State of Iowa v. Leon Chevelle Anderson <table> <td>
In December 2016, James Johnson and Stephanie Hubbell moved into an <br> apartment in which Ashley Musick also resided. Anderson lived in a separate <br> building within the same apartment complex. Anderson had Musick’s permission <br> to enter her apartment when no one was present to clean and take care of Musick’s <br> dog. Anderson was a frequent visitor to Musick’s apartment, and John... More...
$0 (08-04-2018 - IA)United States of America v. Gervais (Ken) Ngombwa
The Rwandan Genocide is one of the darkest chapters in human history. Over<br> the span of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people died. At least a million more were<br> displaced. During and shortly after the tragedy, the United States admitted a limited<br> number of refugees from Rwanda with priority given to those who were in the most<br> danger. Among those admitted were Gervais (“Ken”) Ngo... More...
$0 (06-22-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. MARSEAN T. FENTON <table> <td>
In November 2015, the State charged Fenton with burglary in the third <br> degree from a motor vehicle, an aggravated misdemeanor, in violation of Iowa <br> Code section 713.6A(2) (2015). Fenton entered a written guilty plea, allegedly <br> conditioned upon the court’s acceptance of the negotiated sentence including a <br> 180-day suspended jail term. Fenton planned to request a deferred judgm... More...
$0 (06-25-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. CORION JAMAL PURSLEY <table> <td>
The following facts can be gleaned from the minutes of evidence. In the <br> early morning hours of December 27, 2015, Sam Roberts encountered four young <br> males at a gas station in Cedar Falls. At 4:48 a.m., Roberts called the police and <br> advised these individuals followed him home from the gas station and were <br> knocking on his front door. Roberts described the vehicle the subjects ... More...
$0 (06-08-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. JEFFREY JORDAN CASON <table> <td>
In 2016, the State filed thirteen separate charges against Cason under <br> various case numbers. Ultimately, Cason agreed to plead guilty to two separate <br> charges of possession of a controlled substance�marijuana with the intent to <br> deliver, in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(d) (2016), and third-degree <br> burglary, in violation of Iowa Code section 713.6A. The possessi... More...
$0 (06-08-2018 - IA)ANTHONY DONTE RICHARDSON vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>
Anthony Richardson appeals the denial of his application for postconviction <br> relief (PCR). In rejecting his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, the district <br> court observed that Richardson received “a very beneficial plea” as a result of his <br> attorney’s negotiations with the prosecution. On appeal, Richardson insists his <br> attorney was ineffective in failing to secu... More...
$0 (05-18-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. BRETT CALVIN HENSLEY <table> <td>
Brett Hensley pled guilty to third-degree burglary, a class “D” felony, in violation of Iowa Code sections 713.1 and 713.6A (2013). On March 24, 2014, Hensley was sentenced to a suspended five-year prison term and was placed on supervised probation for two years. Among other requirements, the terms and conditions of his probation stated, “Defendant shall complete . . . the treatment progra... More...
$0 (05-05-2018 - IA)STATE OF IOWA vs. MICHAEL CORY KELSO-CHRISTY <table> <td>
In April 2015, Michael Kelso-Christy created a fake Facebook profile of a man, S.P., who had attended his high school. Posing as S.P., KelsoChristy began to send Facebook messages to women who also attended school with S.P. The messages informed women that S.P.’s profile had been hacked and that he had created a new one. Then, Kelso-Christy would attempt to solicit nude photographs or proposi... More...
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