Legal News for Desmoins, Iowa
State of Iowa v. Michelle Evette Williams.
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter. Michelle Evette Williams, age 57, accused of runing over and killing a pedestrian crossing MLK, Jr. Parkway. Williams was identified with the use of FLOCK camera.... More...
(09-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Bobbe Thompson
Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ulawful possession of a firearm in violation of 19 U.S.C. 922(g). On September 22, 2025, law enforcement observed a vehicle, being driven by Bobbe Thompson, ate 20, from Kansas City, Missouri, was driving 104 mph, in a 70-mph zone in Cerro Gordo County. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop and as the officer w... More...
(09-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Tianzhu Chen, Yong Chen
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with engaging in a racketeering conspuiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962, interstate transportation of stolen property in violation of 12 U,.S.C. 2314. Tianzhu Chen, 33, of Flushing, New York, and a Chinese National, pleadd guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Money Laundering and Yong Chen, 33, of Brooklyn, New Yo... More...
(09-17-2026 - IA)Untied States of America v. Courtney Derrell Bennett
Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession and transportation of a firearm in violation of 18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Reported by: Kent Morlan Courtney Derrell Bennett, 54, was arrested in Council Bluffs by the United States M... More...
(08-24-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Deveil Oliver Jean Westerfield
Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession and transportation of a firearm in violation of 18:922(g)(1), 924(a)(8). Reported by: Kent Morlan Deveil Oliver Jean Westerfield, 28, possessed multiple firearms, including a rifle with an ... More...
(08-24-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Yoni Duenas
Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). Digested by: Kent Morlan On January 2, 2026, just before midnight, a Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop for an ... More...
(07-29-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Daniel Thomas Coldewey
Council Buffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant distribution of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily innjury - Lesser Included Offense (Fentanyl). Digested by: Kent Morlan Daniel Thomas Coldewey, 33, distributed counterfeit pills containing fentanyl... More...
(07-29-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Bryon David Manning
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal contempt in violation of 18 U.S.C. 401(3). Reported by Kent Morlan Bryon David Manning, age 21, from Dubuque, Iowa, refused to testify before a grand jury. Manning, who was previously convict... More...
(07-10-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Metallie Leigh Gillette
Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251 and distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252. Reported by Kent Morlan Metallie Leigh Gillette, 27, created child sexual... More...
(07-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Henry J. Schappert,
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a PPP loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. Reported by Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called Allied Exterio... More...
(06-26-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Dalton Lee Hagen
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 Kent Morlan In January 2025, law enforcement officers were investigating a burglary. Officers learned that Da... More...
(06-24-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Henry J. Schapper
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making fraudulent loan in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014, make a false oath and committing bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 152. Reported by: Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called... More...
(06-19-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Eric Leo Newsom
Cedar Rapids, Iowan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampered with an assisted living resident’s prescription pain medication. By Kent Morlan Eric Leo Newsom, age 34, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, diverted narcotics from his current and former patients. One of his former patients was elderly, had c... More...
(05-19-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Jose Luis Rodriguez
Des Moimes, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. By Kent Morlan Jose Luis Rodriguez, age 20, accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy.... More...
(05-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Jodi Dyan Spargur-Tate
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft from an Iowa nonprofit receiving federal funds. Jodi Dyan Spargur-Tate, 55, was employed by Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) between 2015 and 2022. During her time as Program Director, Spargur-Tate submitted false and fraudulent reimbursement requests, including falsified invoices and receipts. Spargur-Ta... More...
(04-28-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Dillon Michael Heilier
Waukon, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft by taking of a vehicle that was reported stolen in Wisconsin. At approximately 7:30 in the morning on October 1, 2023, Heiller parked an orange 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan SUV bearing Wisconsin license plates in front of a house in Waukon, Iowa. One of the homeowners was on her porch having a cup of coffee. She did n... More...
(04-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Ashley Thompson
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)United States of America v. Alexander Warren Dehogues
Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Alexander Warren Dehogues, 35, secretly recorded two minor children in stages of undress and saved those recordings to his electronic devices. A forensic examination of electronic devices seized from Dehogues’s Kalona residence showed that Dehogues used the devices to record, receive... More...
(04-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Pry’Shayn Mosley
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. Pry’Shayn Mosley, 21, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, admitted that between May 2022 and October 2022 he enticed two minors under the age of 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct in order to produce visual depictions of such conduct. Mosley furthe... More...
(03-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Ricardo Wiley Steward
Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute. In February 2025, Ricardo Wiley Steward, 46, a felon, illegally possessed a loaded, stolen pistol, at a residence in Coralville. Additionally, Steward sold marijuana from 2024 to 2025 in the Iowa City area. As a felon, Steward was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Furth... More...
(03-27-2026 - IA)Monica Perkins v. City of Des Mmonies, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. When Deputy Tart fired, Perkins was approximately sixty to seventy-five feet away from him and standing on the road outside her daughter’s vehicle. As Perkins describes the situation, she was verbally confronting another driver, walking back and forth between her daughter’s vehicle and th... More...
(03-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Wenona Oropeza
Woodbury, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance. A number of times over one year in 2024-2025, Wenona Oropeza, 48, from Omaha, Nebraska, would have other persons drive her from Omaha, Nebraska to Sioux Falls, South Dakota with several ounces of methamphetamine to distribute in Sioux Falls where she could double and tr... More...
(03-06-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Joseph Lee Rhodes
Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Joseph Lee Rhodes, Jr., 41, of Muscatine County, was detained pending trial today in connection with an indictment charging him with five counts of transportation of child pornography. On January 14, 2026, Rhodes made his initial appearance. Following the March 2, 2026, detention ... More...
(03-06-2026 - IA)Rosemary Loper v. Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim. 147.140 Expert witness — certificate of merit affidavit. 1. a. In any action for personal injury or wrongful death against a health care provider basedupontheallegednegligenceinthepracticeofthatprofessionoroccupationorinpatient care, which includes a cause of action for which expert testimony... More...
(02-28-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Devon Jackson
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a teenager. Devon Jackson, 23, is charged with one count of third-degree sex abuse.... More...
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