Missouri Dram Shop Law
<H2> United States of America v. Jason L. Hemingway
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and for laundering over $35,000 of PPP funds. Jason L. Hemingway, 47, was charged with two counts each of bank fraud and making a false statement on a loan applicatio... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Heather Marty
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a stolen vehicle and owning, maintaining and/or operating a chop shop. ... More...
$0 (10-27-2023 - MO)United States of America v. Junaid “Jay†Sahibzada
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with evading federal reporting requirements for cash transactions.<br> <br> Junaid "Jay†Sahibzada, 37, of Lenexa, Kan., waived his right to an indictment and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to a federal information that charges him with one count of evading federal reporting requireme... More...
$0 (08-04-2023 - MO)United States of America v. Dennis G. Russell
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in trafficking in stolen property.<br> <br> Dennis G. Russell, 65, was charged with one count of conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines. He allegedly fenced more than 14,000 stolen items and sold them on eBay.<br> <br> During the scheme, Russell was one of two members of the board of direc... More...
$0 (03-24-2023 - MO)Shannon Noonan vs. Troyeco, LLC, and Division of Employment Security
<center><h2><font color="red"> Saint Louis, MO – Employment lawyer represented Appellant with appealing the decision denying her unemployment benefits. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Claimant worked as a key carrier for Troyeco, LLC (Troyeco), a frozen yogurt shop,<br> from August 24, 2019, to March 15, 2020. On May 18, 2020, Claimant filed a claim for <br> unemployment benefits, w... More...
$0 (09-10-2022 - MO)State of Missouri v. Stephan Cannon
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree robbery, first-degee burglary, and stealing.<br> <br> Stephan Cannon, age 26, was charged with being involved in the robbery of a pawn shop that resulted in the death of retired St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn on June 2, 2020 who was guarding the shop.... More...
$0 (07-20-2022 - MO)United States of America v. Luis Ortiz Rodriguez
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.<br> <br> On Sept. 7, 2021, RLuis Ortiz Rodriguez, 39, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Rodriguez als... More...
$0 (03-25-2022 - MO)United States of America v. Muhammad Anwar
<center><h2><font color="red"> St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> "We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict.†United<br> States v. Payne–Owens, 845 F.3d 868, 870 n.2 (8th Cir. 2017) (quoting United States<br> v. Stevens, 439 F.3d 983, 986 (... More...
$0 (01-13-2022 - MO)United States of America v. Shirley J. Hicks and Shaun M. Ross
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Shirley J. Hicks, 64, and Shaun M. Ross, 44, both of West Plains, were conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.<br> <br> Hicks, the leader of the conspiracy, and Ross each pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy ... More...
$0 (12-17-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Emmanuel Robinson
<center><h2><font color="red"><center>St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a <br> being a felon in possession of a firearm charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 10, 2017, Detectives William Hooley and David Kellgren with the<br> Kansas City, Missouri Police Department went to a used car lot and repair shop in<br> Kansas City to speak with a man named ... More...
$0 (10-01-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Tyler Andrew Hilderman
Jefferson City, Missouri possession of stolen firearm criminal defense lawyer represented Tyler Andrew Hilderman, age 27, with possessing stolen firearms taken during the burglary of Tiger Pawn Shop in Columbia, Mo.<br> <br> Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of possessing stolen firearms and one count of stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer.<br> <br> Co-defendant Alexander Mears, ... More...
$0 (10-16-2020 - MO)United States of America v. Devante Coffie
St. Louis, MO - The United States of America charged Devante Coffie with theft of firearms.<br> <br> Devante Coffie, 19, of Valley Park, Missouri, was charged by a federal complaint with stealing 32 handguns and two long guns at the Southside Pawn Shop. <br> <br> <center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" ta... More...
$0 (06-08-2020 - MO)State of Missouri vs. Patricia Prewitt
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="200" src=" https://web.mo.gov/doc/PhotoServer/viewPhoto?8266729485.jpg"> <br> </td><br> <td><br> <img width="200" src=" https://web.mo.gov/doc/PhotoServer/viewPhoto?8266759771.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Patricia Prewitt and William Prewitt (Bill)3 were married August 8, 1968. In 1976,... More...
$0 (06-03-2019 - MO)State of Missouri vs. Roger J. Beck
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="200" src=" https://web.mo.gov/doc/PhotoServer/viewPhoto?12100495359.jpg "> <br> </td><br> <td><br> <img width="200" src=" https://web.mo.gov/doc/PhotoServer/viewPhoto?121004982019.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> The victim, Michael Kirkpatrick (“Kirkpatrick”), has been diagnosed with a... More...
$0 (05-02-2019 - MO)Julian Rodriguez v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/LimbaughCths_1426626273446.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Julian Rodriguez, who suffers from various medical conditions, applied for<br> social-security-disability benefits. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) concluded<br> that Rodriguez was disabled, but only as of May 1, 2015, not the earlier date that he<br> had l... More...
$0 (04-15-2019 - MO)United States of America v. Joseph Marin Melendez
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/images/courthouse_jeffcity.jpg"><br> </center><br> Jefferson City, MO - Versailles Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Nine Firearms Stolen from Pawn Shop<br> <br> A Versailles, Mo., man who stole nine firearms during the burglary of a local pawn shop pleaded guilty in federal court for illegally possessing the firearms.<br>... More...
$0 (10-15-2018 - MO)United States of America v. Jeremy L. Roark
Jefferson City, MO - Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearms After Officers Confiscate 50 Weapons<br> <br> A Jefferson City, Mo., man who tried to sell firearms to a local pawn shop pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing firearms after law enforcement officers confiscated 50 weapons from him.<br> <br> Jeremy L. Roark, 33, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty before... More...
$0 (08-28-2018 - MO)Vincent McFadden v. State of Missouri <table> <td>
The detailed facts are set out in Mr. McFadden’s prior appeals and will be repeated here only insofar as they are relevant to his postconviction claims. On May 15, 2003, Eva Addison1 was at Maggie Jones’ house on Blakemore in Pine Lawn when Mr. McFadden arrived at the house with a friend.2 Eva and Mr. McFadden had a child together. When Mr. McFadden got out of the car, he kissed the chi... More...
$0 (07-19-2018 - MO)Ricky Griffitts vs. Old Republic Insurance Company, BNSF Railway Company, and James M. Campbell
Appellant Ricky Lee Griffitts (“Griffitts”) was rear-ended by James Campbell (“Campbell”), an employee of BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), in Springfield, Missouri. Campbell was driving a BNSF company vehicle and was intoxicated at the time of the collision. Numerous lawsuits ensued, including the instant equitable garnishment action that Griffitts filed against BNSF and its insurer, Old... More...
$0 (07-15-2018 - MO)United States of America v. Rodney Gardner
St. Louis, MO - Career Robber Pleads Guilty to Robbery of Ice Cream Store in Central West End<br> <br> Rodney Gardner, 52, St. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with interstate commerce by robbing Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. He appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber. <br> <br> According to court documents, on March 6, 2018, Gardner ent... More...
$0 (06-18-2018 - MO)State of Missouri v. Gregory Allen Heidbrink
Gregory Alan Heidbrink (Appellant) appeals from the trial court’s judgment<br> entered after a jury trial convicting him of receiving stolen property. We affirm in part,<br> reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.<br> Factual and Procedural Background<br> The State charged Appellant, as a prior and persistent offender, with one count of<br> receiving stolen property, a class C Felony, in v... More...
$0 (02-08-2018 - MO)STATE OF MISSOURI v. CHARLES LEE MILLER <table> <td>
In April 2015, Miller approached James Meyers ("Meyers"), proposing that Meyers <br> trade his 1972 Chevrolet Nova valued at approximately $6,000 for a motorcycle in Miller's <br> possession. Meyers met Miller to inspect the motorcycle, which was a Suzuki Intruder that <br> had been converted into a chopper. The two men agreed on a trade. Miller took possession <br> of the Nova, and Meyers took... More...
$0 (01-05-2018 - MO)Ulysses White v. Conagra Packaged Foods, LLC
Patricia White (“Claimant”) appeals the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) denying workers’ compensation for the death of her husband, Ulysses White (“White”). White suffered a fatal cardiovascular event while at work. Claimant contends the Commission erred by applying the wrong burden of proof to claims under sections 287.120 and 287.0201 of the... More...
$0 (12-19-2017 - MO)State of Missouri v. Orlando M. Naylor <table> <td>
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$0 (03-16-2017 - MO)United States of America v. Shawn Michael Browning
Jefferson City, MO - Four Fulton Men Plead Guilty to $6.6 Million K2 Conspiracy<br> <br> Four Fulton, Mo., men pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in drug-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracies related to the distribution of more than $6.6 million of synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, at Callaway County, Mo., businesses.<br> <br> <br> Shawn Michael Browning, 26, Timothy Ch... More...
$0 (12-31-2016 - MO)United States of America v. Patrick O. Chapin
Kansas City, MO - KC Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Child Porn<br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., man who photo-shopped images of child pornography to appear as if he was engaged in sexual activity with children pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court.<br> <br> Patrick O. Chapin, 68, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark and was sentenced to six years an... More...
$0 (12-15-2016 - MO)State of Missouri vs. Orlando Naylor
Naylor was arrested and charged as a prior and persistent offender with one count of first<br> degree burglary (Count I), one count of stealing (Count II), and one count of driving with a <br> revoked license (Count III). Count I charged that Naylor committed first-degree burglary “in <br> that on or about May 16, 2014, in the County of Ste. Genevieve, State of Missouri, the defendant <br> know... More...
$0 (06-25-2016 - MO)Lemuel G. Williams vs. State of Missouri
Late in the afternoon on November 16, 2009, a gold Pontiac Grand Prix pulled into the <br> parking lot of a strip mall on North Oak in Gladstone. The car parked in front of an iTalk store. <br> The iTalk store’s video surveillance camera showed that, from 4:24 until 4:30 p.m., when the <br> iTalk store closed, no one got out of the gold Pontiac. <br> The iTalk store was located next to a PDQ ... More...
$0 (05-31-2016 - MO)Richard D. Davis vs. State of Missouri
In May 2006, police discovered Spicer’s body in a shallow grave in Lafayette <br> County. Movant was identified as a suspect in that investigation. Search warrants <br> executed on Movant’s apartment and workplace recovered numerous items, including a <br> video camera and several videotapes. The videotapes depicted Movant and his girlfriend <br> repeatedly physically and sexually assaultin... More...
$0 (04-06-2016 - MO)United States of America v. Charles Sterling Austin, Jr.
Jefferson City, MO - Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Related to K2 Distribution<br> <br> The owner of Puff N Snuff, LLC, with two locations in Camdenton and Eldon, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to the distribution of synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as K2.<br> <br> <br> <br> Charles Sterling Austin, Jr., 6... More...
$0 (10-28-2015 - MO)Sonya Hubbard v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
Sonya Hubbard sued Federated Mutual Insurance Co. in state court for<br> vexatious refusal to pay a claim. Federated removed the case to federal court;<br> Hubbard moved to remand. The district court denied remand and dismissed<br> Hubbard’s claim. She appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court<br> affirms.1<br> I.<br> Federated, a Minnesota corporation with its principal p... More...
$0 (09-09-2015 - MO)United States of America v. Matthew James Oakley and Daryl Bradley Maples
Springfield, MO - Two Springfield Men Plead Guilty to Stealing Guns from Pawn Shop<br> <br> Two Springfield, Mo., men have pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing 23 firearms during a burglary at an Ozark, Mo., pawn shop.<br> <br> Matthew James Oakley, 24, of Springfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to aiding and abetting in the theft of firearms from a license... More...
$0 (08-05-2015 - MO)Elsie Glickert v. The Loop Trolley Trans
In 2013, four individuals—Elsie Beck Glickert, Jen Rivenes Jensen, Irene<br> Franklin, and Peter Sarandos—filed a five-count complaint (“the Complaint”) against<br> a number of defendants seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the<br> 1The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the<br> Western District of Arkansas, sitting by designation.<br> -2-<br> organiza... More...
$-12 (07-01-2015 - MO)Stevon Anzaldua v. Northeast Ambulance and Fire
Stevon Anzaldua worked for the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection<br> District (“Fire District”) as a full-time paramedic and firefighter. After the Fire<br> District suspended Anzaldua for purportedly failing to respond to a directive issued<br> by Chief Kenneth Farwell, Anzaldua emailed a newspaper reporter expressing<br> concerns about the Fire District and about Chief Farwell in parti... More...
$0 (07-10-2015 - MO)Elise Beck Glickert v. The Loop Trolley Transportation Development District
In 2013, four individuals—Elsie Beck Glickert, Jen Rivenes Jensen, Irene<br> Franklin, and Peter Sarandos—filed a five-count complaint("the Complaintâ€) against<br> a number of defendants seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the<br> The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the<br> 1<br> Western District of Arkansas, sitting by designation.<br> ... More...
$0 (07-01-2015 - MO)Phil Rosemann v. Martin Sigillito
Phil Rosemann appeals the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment<br> in this diversity action alleging legal malpractice against now-disbarred attorney<br> Martin Sigillito. We agree with the district court that in negligence cases like this<br> one, Missouri law requires expert-witness testimony about the duty of care owed.<br> Without providing an expert, Rosemann's claim is invalid.... More...
$0 (05-04-2015 - MO)United States of America v. Jeffrey Lavelle
St. Louis, MO – The final defendant in a bribery/kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts, JEFFREY LAVELLE, owner and operator of J. L. Manufacturing, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. J.L. Manufacturing of Everett, Washington, is an aerospace job machine shop specializing in hard metals, with the capability of producing small to medium ... More...
$0 (11-30--0001 - MO)United States of America v. Jeffrey Lavelle
St. Louis, MO – JEFFREY LAVELLE, owner and operator of J. L. Manufacturing pled guilty to multiple counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with a bribery/kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts.<br> <br> Boeing Company Defense Space and Security Division is a defense contractor providing military-style aircraft to the United States Department of Defense and the United S... More...
$0 (07-28-2014 - MO)Michael Young v. Builders Steel Company
Michael Young brought this employment discrimination case claiming race discrimination and retaliation against his former employer Builders Steel Company ("Builders Steel"). The district court 1 granted summary judgment to Builders Steel on both claims. Young now appeals. We affirm.<br><br>I<br><br>Young, an African-American male, was employed with Builders Steel for twenty-six years. Builders Ste... More...
$0 (06-09-2014 - MO)United States of America v. Michael J. Saguto
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced a Kirbyville, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as K2.<br> <br> Michael J. Saguto, 43, of Kirbyville, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to participating in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud a... More...
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