Maryland Excessive Force Law
United States of America v. Lawrence Nathanial Harris
Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession with intent to distribute drugs. Lawrence Nathanial Harris, 33, of Temple Hills Maryland, admitted that on November 16, 2022, while law enforcement executed a residential search warrant at his home, he threw a firearm and a bag of marijuana from his room. He possessed ... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - MD)<H2> United States of America v. Duane Watts
Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer David Walsh -Little represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Beginning in May 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Duane Watts, 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and ... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - MD)<H2> United States of America v. Vanessa Valdez
Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with an unemployment insurance (UI) fraud scheme. Beginning in at least May 2020, and continuing through at least September 2021, Vanessa Valdez, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland, and other co-conspirators, engaged in a conspiracy and sch... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Tamika Nicole Jones </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Identity Theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Miami Woman Indicted on Federal Aggravated Identity Theft Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> ... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Andre Rush </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Washington, D.C. Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carjackings and Armed Robberies </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Spree of Carjackings and Armed Robberies Results in a 108-Month Prison Sentence</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <c... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. David Jamal Watson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Two Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Prince George's County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Two Children</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. David Epstein </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore County Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans</h2>... More...
$0 (05-08-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Cooley, Jr., aka “Micheal Cooley Jr.†“5Micmusik†and “Michael White†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme During COVID-19 Pandemic</h2></cen... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Andra Shirone Thompson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud and Commercial Loan Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud and Commercial Loan Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A... More...
$0 (03-19-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Jorge Echeverri </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property, false statements, passport fraud, social security misuse, and false statement of citizenship. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Indicted for Theft of Government Property and Passport Fraud </h2><... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Gillespie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bribery And Covid-19 Cares Act Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Baltimore Department Of Finance Employee Sentenced To Four Years In Connection With Bribery And Covid-19 Cares Act Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Victor Ojo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Harford County Man Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Jul... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. James Aliyu </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $6-Million-Plus Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Foreign National Facing Federal Charges Related to $6-Million-Plus Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> James Aliyu, 29, the last of three defendants... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MD)Terry Proctor, et al. v. Carolyn J. Scruggs, et al.
Baltimore, Maryland civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Plaintiffs' allegations arise out of Mr. Proctor's death after he was stabbed by another inmate on December 14, 2020, while he was incarcerated at Dorsey Run Correctional Facility ("Dorsey Runâ€) in Jessup, Maryland. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 24.) Plaintiffs allege that shortly before 11:... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MD)Charles Cox v. Andrew D. Stallings, et al.
<h2><br> Annapolis, Maryland personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a government tort claim theory.<br> </h2><br> On December 30, 2018, appellee Corporal Andrew Stallings, a police officer with the Anne Arundel County Police Department ("AACPD"), responded to a call for police assistance at the residence of appellants Charles and Annette Cox. There, Missy, the Coxes' three-year-... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Sarah Katherine Magid </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Overdose Death </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Files Criminal Complaint Against Burtonsville Woman in Connection With Fentanyl Overdose Death</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sarah Kat... More...
$0 (11-14-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Eugene Edward Golden </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Soliciting Sexually Explicit Images of Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Soliciting Sexually Explicit Images of Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Eugene Ed... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Tomeka Glenn, a/k/a “Tomeka Harris†and “Tomeka Davis†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining And Attempting To Obtain More Than $3 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Windsor Mill Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years' Imprisonment In Connection With Conspiracy Involving Fraud... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Henry </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-1... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Troy Spencer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition By A Prohibited Person And Possession Of A Firearm In A School Zone </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore Man Sentenced For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition By A Prohibited Person And Poss... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Damilola Ojo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Scheme with Fraudulent Bank Transactions </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore County Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Over $1.8 Million In Fraudulent Bank Transactions </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (08-07-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Stephawn Watson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Capitol Heights Man Sentenced To 53 Months In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-22-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Karim Abdul Turay </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bladensburg Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (07-11-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Gerrod Davis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Laundering More Than $1.8 Million In Drug Proceeds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Sentenced To Over Six Years In Federal Prison For Laundering More Than $1.8 Million In Drug Proceeds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (06-28-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Ahmed Sary </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Covid-19 Loans </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Connection With A Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Almost $18 Million In Fraudulent Covid-19 Loans</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - MD)United States of America v. Ahmed Sary
<h2><br> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> </h2><br> <br> "Ahmed Sary will now pay the price for living luxurious from stolen COVID-19 pandemic relief funds that others needed to keep a business open or to keep a roof over their heads,†said U.S. Attorney Barron.<br> <br> "Ahmed Sary is a swindler and a che... More...
$0 (06-26-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Rodley Balthazar </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Laurel Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa</h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (06-06-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Wayne Prince </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Teresa&l=Whalen&i=94994&z=20910" target="_new">Teresa Whalen</a> represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced T... More...
$0 (05-22-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Dixson Jr.; Gregory Cornell Dixson III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Brandon&l=Williams&i=146759&z=63108" target="_new">Brando L. Williams</a> and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=John&l=Davis&i=143951&z=63144" target="_new">John Davis</a> represented the Defendants charged with Trafficking Cocaine.</font <br> </color=... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Orlando Ray Coleman, Sr. </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Dealing .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Annapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></i><br> <br> <br> U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Orlando Ray Coleman, Sr., age 44, of Mil... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Madani Ilara Tejan </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Use of a Firearm in Connection With a Murder and a Robbery and for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b>Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Use of a Firearm in Connection With a Murder and ... More...
$0 (03-05-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Akame Ngwese Ay Makoge </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> Laurel Man Sentenced to 53 Months in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Loss... More...
$0 (03-02-2024 - MD)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Farace </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Greenbelt, Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Laundering Drug Trafficking Bitcoin Proceeds</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Joseph Farace, age 72, of Sparks, Maryland was sentenced to to 19 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for a money laundering conspiracy. His son... More...
$0 (01-08-2024 - MD)Commonwealth of Maryland v. Michael Owen, Jr.
Upper Marlboro, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defendant with murder and other charges. <br> <br> Officer Michael Owens, Jr. was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and misconduct in office for shooting and killing William Green, age 43, who was setting handcuffed in the front seat of Owen's police car in 2020.<br... More...
$0 (12-08-2023 - MD)United States of America v. Lawrence A. Walker
Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and fraudulently obtaining more than $262,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPPâ€), intended to provide financial assistance to small businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARESâ€) Act.<br> <br> From March 2021 through December 2... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - MD)Charles Chesnut, et al. v. City of Baltimore, et al.
This case arises out of the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Plaintiffs Alfred <br> Chestnut ("Chestnutâ€), Andrew Stewart, Jr. ("Stewartâ€), and Ransom Watkins ("Watkinsâ€) <br> (collectively, "Plaintiffsâ€) for felony murder of a 14-year-old boy named DeWitt Duckett in <br> 1983. (ECF No. 1.) On November 25, 2019, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted the <br> Pl... More...
$0 (02-27-2022 - MD)Alfred Chestnut, et al. v. Donald Kincaid, et al.
Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> This case arises out of the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Plaintiffs Alfred <br> Chestnut ("Chestnutâ€), Andrew Stewart, Jr. ("Stewartâ€), and Ransom Watkins ("Watkinsâ€) <br> (collectively, "Plaintiffsâ€) for felony murder of a 14... More...
$48000000 (04-28-2021 - MD)United States of America v. Shanese Butler
Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with engaging in a racketeering conspiracy related to a scheme to smuggle contraband the Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center.<br> <br> From June 2020 to November 2020, Shanese Butler, age 35, of Baltimore, engaged in a romantic relationship with Christopher Mann while he was a detainee at the Metropolitan Transition Center, an... More...
$0 (04-13-2023 - MD)United States of America v. James Albert Borum
Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2 and carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2119.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/maryland/news/greenbelt/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Greebelt</a><br> </f... More...
$0 (01-13-2023 - MD)United States of America v. Sirron Little
Greenbelt, Maryland criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking of a minor to engage in commercial sex acts.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/maryland/news/greenbelt/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Greenbelt</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> Sirron Little, age 32, from Washington, D.C., recrui... More...
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