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United States of America v. Joseph Bradley Garrison
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm.... More...
(03-10-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Christie Engle
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud scheme in which false documents were submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanics liens and titles for vehicles that had previously been reported stolen. Christie Engle, 49, worked as an employee for Dennis Cleveland, the owner of Affordable Towing. Cleveland directed his emp... More...
(01-27-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Darius Burnett
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics and a machine gun. On Nov. 8, 2023, investigators with the ATF, DEA, and Springfield Police Department executed a search warrant at Darius Burnett’s residence. During the search of Burnett’s apartment and vehicle, officers located four loaded semi-automatic pistols, including two wi... More...
(01-16-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Jason S. Thompson
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of ... More...
(01-07-2026 - MO)Daniel Green v. Robert Steele, et al.
Springfield, Missouri, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.... More...
(12-18-2025 - MO)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)State of Missouri v. Brandon Lewis Huddleston
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Brandon Lewis Huddleston, born 1998, was accused of killing Lacey Nix, who was found outside a home on West La Siesta Place with a gunshot wound on Nov. 13, 2023.... More...
(12-17-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Cory Lee Mincks
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary.... More...
(12-17-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Jason L. Helms
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).... More...
(12-16-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Anthony Renell Williams
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Mail. A Springfield, Mo., resident, was sentenced to a period of imprisonment for 15 months, for his theft of mail matter from residential post office boxes. Anthony Renell Williams, 45, pleaded guilty to a single count indictment on March 31, 2025, charging him with theft of mail on Ma... More...
(09-30-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Dontrell A. Powell
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving 19 defendants and over $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Dontrell A. Powell, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Distric... More...
(09-30-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Darius R. Thomas
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and making a false statement during a firearm purchase Springfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms ... More...
(07-24-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Blake Christopher Basten
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms. In the summer of 2022, law enforcement officers twice encountered Blake Basten unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. During the second encounter, Basten and his companion sought to evade law enforcement in their car, twice striking the officer's vehicle ... More...
(07-17-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Patricia Ashton Derges
Springfield, Missouri pro se Defendant sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) is a section of the US Code that allows for the modification of a federal prison sentence under specific circumstances, often referred to as compassionate release or sentence reduction motions. It permits a judge to reduce a prisoner's sentence if certain ... More...
(07-17-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Micah Robinson
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. Micah Robinson was charged with raping and torturing a woman in 2024. A woman texted 911 from inside Robinson's shed. They say she described the shed as a 'torture chamber' with straps on the walls. The woman said that the Defendant threatened to kill her and that he r... More...
(02-14-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Austin A. Ball
Springfield, Mo. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking, Fatal Shooting Springfield Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Trafficking, Fatal Shooting A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal... More...
(01-22-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Benjamin Allen Bodine
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a child and first-degree sodomy. Defendant was the stepfather to the victim, K.L., who was subject to three incidents of alleged sexual abuse occurring sometime in 2016, 2017, and 2018. On May 15, 2020, a forensic interviewer at the CAC conducted a video-recorded intervie... More...
(12-04-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Mark Saleutogi Keleise
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping. Defendant and Victim had an "off and on" relationship, and this case involves two separate incidents between them. On July 10, 2021, Defendant assaulted Victim. Victim called 911 and the responding officer took photographs of Victim's injuries, which included bruising and swelling on her forea... More...
(11-12-2024 - MO)Robert Bingham v. National Liability & Fire Co.
Springfield, Missouri insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. On December 1, 2011, Bingham was travelling to a jobsite in a van owned by his employer, Recovery Chapel, Inc. ("Recovery Chapel"), as part of Recovery Chapel's "Honest Days Work" program.[2] The van and its occupants were involved in a single vehicle roll-over accident. National was ... More...
(11-12-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Elizabeth H. McKeown
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(09-17-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Elizabeth H. McKeown
Springfield, Missouri murder charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Elizabeth McKeown tricked a motorist into exiting her vehicle, then intentionally struck her with a vehicle and ran over her, resulting in the motorist's death. A jury found McKeown guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. She received a three-year sentence for armed cr... More...
(09-16-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Steven A. Benford
Springfield, Missouri second-degree assault criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Steven A. Benford ("Benford") was convicted of assault in the second degree, unlawful possession of a firearm, tampering in the first degree, resisting arrest, and trespassing in the second degree. See sections 565.052, 571.070, 569.080, 575.150, and 569.150, respectively.[1] ... More...
(09-12-2024 - MO)State of Missouri v. Steven Benford
Springfield, Missouri second-degree assault criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. On November 18, 2020, former Springfield police officer Victoria Myers ("Officer Myers") responded to a call reporting a trespass at 731 East Pacific in Greene County, Missouri. The caller reported the trespasser was a black male who was possibly armed with a gun. Officer... More...
(09-12-2024 - MO)United States of America v. Ezekiel Josiah King
Springfield, Mo criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearms ... More...
(09-10-2024 - MO)In the Interest of: P.S.A.
Springfield, Missouri family law lawyer represented the defendant in a parental termination rights case. Following a trial, the trial court entered a judgment terminating parental rights of C.R.A. ("Father") to his child, P.S.A. ("Child"), on the grounds of parental unfitness, neglect, and failure to rectify, and determined termination was in Child's best interest.... More...
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