Legal News for Kenner, Louisiana
State of Louisiana v. Lenton James VanBuren
The Defendant was found guilt.... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Markel Lee
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder charge, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon, Markel Lee, age 17, accused of shooing and killing three people at Mall of Louisiana.... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the small business administration. By Kent Morlan Chelsea Powell, age 34, of of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loa... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Richard Lance Cline, Jr.
criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute. By Kent Morlan On February 25, 2021, and March 3, 2021, Richard Lance Cline Jr., age 35, of Walker, Louisiana, sold 50 grams or more of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. On March 9, 2021, he was arrested in possession of 50 grams or more of methamp... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Sadig Rauf Perry
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. By Kent Morlan This case arose from a parent reporting her 14-year-old daughter to have run away from home after the mother found her engaging in inappropriate communications with someone online claiming to be 18 years old. Shortly... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Brandon Dunn
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver�... More...
(04-03-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Kleider Enrique Garcia Ocho
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female and transfer of obscene material to minors.Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, age 30, a Venezuelan national who is present in the United States without authorization, used social media applications and the name “Conociendo” in an attempt to convince someone he believed was a 15-y... More...
(04-03-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jack Montoucet
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exchange for one-third of the profit that would result from the contract, with the other two-thirds divi... More...
(04-03-2026 - LA)United States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54, of New Orleans, fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP”) loan, which was author... More...
(04-02-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Vanessa Motta, Jason Giles, Diaminike F. Stalbert, Motta Law, L.L.C. and The King Firm, L.L.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Vanessa Motta, age 44, Jason Giles, age 44 and Diamanike Stalbert, age 35, were charged in the federal probe into the staging of fake automobile collisions in the New Orleans metro area. Count 1 charged all five defendants with conspira... More...
(03-22-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Dwight David Celestine
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. The crime occurred on April 21, 2019 at the victim’s home in Youngsville, and the victim was at home in bed when the incident occurred. The case was immediately reported by the victim and was investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Celestine claimed he was intoxicated and “pro... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Eutravious Houston
Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a handgun at a police drone. On July 30, 2025, Shreveport police, along with the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force, were executing arrest warrants in the 1500 block of Belwood Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. While looking for another individual suspected to be inside a residence, off... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Jerbin Albarec, Kevin Nunez, and Joshua Bonifacio
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murdering Kristie Thibodeaux in 2022.... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, obstruction of justice, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 2 In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, Defendant and Markitha Sinegal (“Victim”) were engaged in a heated argument at 7434 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana (the “Howard residence”). Shortly afterward... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Janette Ramirez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to receive ransom payments. Janette Ramirez, age 34, co-defendant Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez kidnapped the victim. They bound the victim’s hands and legs together, held him at gunpoint in Mondragon-Flores’s apartment, and demanded the pa... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Cody Gaspard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postal employ. Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, approached a United States Postal Service worker who was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Livingston Parish and began using aggressive and racially charged language. Gaspard’s conduct interfered with the postal worker�... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. David Fail
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was arrested for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”). Fail, who had been convicted for possessing and receiving child pornography in 2006 and for sexually exploiting a minor in 2013, was th... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Misty Roberts
DeRidder, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor. Former DeRidder, Louisiana, mayor Misty Robert, age 43, was accused for raping a 16-year-old boy.... More...
(03-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Hannah Kinchen
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and producing child pornography. Beginning in at least July of 2020 and continuing through at least February 2021, Hannah Kinchen, age 41, of Gonzales, Louisiana, communicated with a photographer who self-identified as a pedophile, using the Internet, about the minor victim’... More...
(02-25-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Brian Paul Desormeaux, Amy Desormeaux Hernandez, and Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Desormeaux was the executive director of Regional Nutrition Assistance, Inc., a non-profit sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federal program operated by the USDA and administered by the Louisiana Department of Education. ... More...
(02-25-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the... More...
(02-18-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney G... More...
(02-16-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Thomas Mills V
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. On or about October 22, 2018, officers with the Zachary Police Department were dispatched to an area on Highway 19 in reference to a suspicious vehicle. An anonymous caller advised that an unknown male was parked in an alley behind a party store. Upon arrival, officers approached the... More...
(02-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams and Raven Gray
Alexandria, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kedrick Donell Moses, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria; Edward Paige, a.k.a. “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Natchitoches; Donovan Solitaire, a.k.a. “NuFive,” “Five,” and “Nuda,” a 26-year-old resident of Natchez; Quenderrick W... More...
(02-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Anthony L. Williams
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing meth.... More...
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