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United States of America v. Juan Gomez, et al.
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Ryan D. Rivera-Meister
<h2><br> Grand Island, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with attempted intentional child abuse resulting in death.<br> </h2><br> In August 2016, the 16-month-old child of Rivera-Meister's girlfriend was fatally injured while in Rivera-Meister's care. Rivera-Meister called the 911 emergency dispatch service and told first responders the child fell and struck his ... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Antoine C. Johnson
Grand Island, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder, etc.<br> <br> In 2021, Johnson was convicted by a jury of one count of attempted second degree murder, one count of first degree assault, one count of discharge of a firearm in a city of the first class, and three corresponding counts of use of a deadly weapon (firearm) to commit a felony; the d... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas McHenry </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b><br> <br> Grand Island Man Sentenced for Gun Possession </h2></center><br> <br> Thomas McHenry, 49, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced April 12, 2024, in federal court in Lin... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - NE)United States of America v. Michael Melgaard
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of attempted production of child pornography. <br> <br> Beginning in January of 2022, an investigation involving Michael Melgaard, age 54, of Alda, Nebraska, was instituted. As a result of the investigation, several search warrants were received and executed for Melgaard's home and electronic devices. Melgaard... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - NE)United States of America v. Michael Glaspie
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_NE_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/nebraska/news/lincoln/" target... More...
$0 (02-23-2023 - NE)United States of America v. Hugo Martha-Mejia
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing meth.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Omaha_NE_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Omaha, Nebraska"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Omaha, Nebraska</a><br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/nebraska/news/o... More...
$0 (02-08-2023 - NE)Katherine Williams v. Katelyn Williams
Lincoln, Nebraska family law lawyers represented the parties grand parent visitation case.<br> <br> <br> Katherine Williams appealed to the Nebraska Court of Appeals from the order of the district court for Lancaster County which dismissed her amended complaint for grandparent visitation. After it determined that it lacked jurisdiction because the minor child's father had not been given notice of ... More...
$0 (06-17-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with assault and battery charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation of Neb. Rev. ... More...
$0 (06-06-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a third degree domestic assault charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation o... More...
$0 (06-05-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DILLEN C. GARCIA
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dillen C. Garcia with <i> appealing from an order of the district court for Hall County denying his motion to transfer his case from the district court to the juvenile court.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On April 20, 2020, the State filed an information in district court charging Garcia with first<br> degr... More...
$0 (01-22-2021 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. ROBERT S. HONKEN
<center><h2><font color="red">Grand Island, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Robert S. Honken with <i>pleadings requesting relief, including a verified motion for postconviction relief, a petition for writ of error coram nobis, and a motion for new trial.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case arose out of Honken’s attempt to hire two different individuals, including... More...
$0 (11-04-2020 - NE)OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL V. MONIQUE PETERSEN
Lincoln, NE - Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court denying certain portions of a claim<br> <br> <br> Petersen was an employee of Omaha Steaks from July 10, 2017, through January 26, 2018,<br> working as a freezer assembler. On August 28, 2017, she suffered bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome<br> in an accident arising out of and in the course of her employment wit... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - NE)Marcus McFarland a/k/a Marcus Travell McFarland v. State of Mississippi
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://www.ms.gov/mdoc/inmate/Search/GetImage?path=%255c%255cOTFILES%255cPRINTRACK%255cProduction%255c2018%255c40%255c0PG368V000USJJKD"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> ¶2. McFarland and Blakely were jointly indicted in February 2018 by a Clarke County<br> grand j... More...
$0 (06-30-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JORGE ALVARO
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/photo?DcsId=74961"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> In November 2018, Alvaro was charged with count I, first degree assault; count II, use of<br> a deadly weapon (firearm) to commit a felony; count III, second degree assault; c... More...
$0 (06-29-2020 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. RYAN S. FUENTES
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/photo?DcsId=210537"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On July 26, 2016, Fuentes was charged with one count of resisting arrest, second offense.<br> At his initial arraignment, Fuentes pled not guilty. On October 31, 20... More...
$0 (06-27-2020 - NE)United States of America v. Steven G. Peterson
<center><br> <img src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/resized_image/Denney_FB_570_0.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Lincoln, NE - The United States of America charged Steven G. Peterson, age 41, with receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> On April 24, 2018, a search and seizure warrant was executed at Peterson’s residence in Grand Island, Nebraska for any electronic devices that may contain child po... More...
$0 (06-18-2020 - NE)United States of America v. Christopher Charles Heinz
Omaha, NE - The United States of America charged Christopher Charles Heinz with identity theft and unlawful use of a social security number.<br> <br> Senior United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Christopher Charles Heinz, age 30, of Romulus, Michigan, to 54 months’ imprisonment, placed him on supervised release for three years, and ordered him to make restitution in the ... More...
$0 (11-28-2019 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. BEAU A. LEHN
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On December 11, 2016, Lehn and Yiho Frances got into an argument about an alarm system Lehn was trying to install. Lehn ended up throwing “a thing of duct tape” at Fr... More...
$0 (04-05-2019 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JOEL J. CARMENATES
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28404&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionist Services</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> In October 2017, the State charged Carmenates by information with one count of theft by deception (over $1,50... More...
$0 (03-18-2019 - NE)United States of America v. Orlando James Lasley
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> Orlando James Lasley appeals from his assault convictions, arguing that the<br> district court erred by admitting certain evidence and by constructively amending the<br> indictment through a supplemental jury instruction. We agree the jury instruction<br> constructively amen... More...
$0 (02-28-2019 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. MICHAEL J. POCHOP
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Alfred&l=Morlan,%20Esq.&i=28591&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps Lawyers Make Money</a><br> <font><br> </h1></center><br> In June 2017, the State charged Pochop with subsequent offense violation of a protection order, a Class IV fel... More...
$0 (02-01-2019 - NE)Thompson L. Awnings v. Joshua Fullerton; Ryan Duncan; Jeremy Cather; Todd Roberts; and Travis Banks
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Thompson Awnings sued, among others, Officers Joshua Fullerton, Ryan<br> Duncan, and Tarvis Banks of the Lincoln Police Department (LPD) under 42 U.S.C.<br> § 1983 in their individual capacities. Awnings’s suit alleged multiple constitutional<br> violations by the of... More...
$0 (01-04-2019 - NE)James L. Dean; Lois P. White, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph White, deceased; Kathleen A. Gonzalez; Thomas W. Winslow; Ada Joann Taylor; Debra Sheldon
DNA evidence exonerated Joseph E. White and the five other plaintiffs of rape<br> and murder. They sued Gage County and the officers involved in their case. After<br> an appeal from summary judgment and a mistrial on remand, the district court<br> dismissed plaintiffs’ conspiracy claim and all claims against Gage County. The<br> -2-<br> district court denied qualified immunity to the officers. H... More...
$0 (08-30-2018 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Antonio Leon-Simaj, also known as Antonio Leon-Batz <table> <td>
Antonio Leon-Simaj, also known as Antonio Leon-Batz, was charged with one count of first degree sexual assault and two counts of possession of child pornography stemming from his relationship with E.Z. E.Z. was 14 years old at the time of trial and 13 years old at the time of the events in question.<br> <br> .Z.’s Testimony<br> There are no pretrial motions in the record. Trial began with the te... More...
$0 (06-28-2018 - NE)United States of America v. Dionte Dortch, aka “Killa Tay”
Lincoln, NE - Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Racketeering Conspiracy in Nebraska<br> <br> A violent member of the Crips gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release for participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving multiple acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, assaults, witness tampering and drug distribution, announced A... More...
$0 (07-26-2017 - NE)United States of America v. Dionte Dortch, a/k/a “Killa Tay"
Lincoln, NE - Crips Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy in Nebraska<br> <br> A violent member of the Omaha-area Crips Gang pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving acts of violence including attempted murder and assaults, witness tampering and drug distribution.<br> <br> Dionte Dortch, aka “Killa Tay,” 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, pleaded guilty before... More...
$0 (05-24-2017 - NE)<b>State of Nebraska v. Marco E. Torres, Jr.,</b>
Torres was involved in drug trafficking in Grand Island,<br> Nebraska. Through his drug activities, Torres knew a man<br> known as Billy Packer, who was also involved in drug trafficking.<br> It was through Packer that Torres met Jose Cross, Gina<br> Padilla, and Timothy Donohue.<br> Edward Hall allowed Donohue to live in Hall’s house in a<br> room on the second floor. Hall also allowed Padilla ... More...
$0 (02-18-2017 - NE)<b>State of Nebraska v. Dustin Chauncey</b>
On July 11, 2008, police officers responding to a call to a house in Gering, Nebraska, found the body of 2-year-old Juliette Geurts. Juliette had lived in the house with her twin sister, Jaelyn Geurts; their mother, Charyse Geurts; and Chauncey, who was Charyse’s boyfriend. Charyse’s ex-boyfriend, Brandon Townsend, also lived in the house. When the first police officer entered the house, she s... More...
$0 (01-10-2017 - NE)United States of America v. Aaron C. Kreifels
Lincoln, NE - Grand Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking<br> <br> Aaron C. Kreifels was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay a total of $300 in special assessments, following his convictions for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute psilocybin mushrooms, and felo... More...
$0 (11-21-2016 - NE)<b>State of Nebraska v. Rosario Betancourt-Garcia</b>
On November 15, 2003, officers of the Madison Police<br> Department responded to a call and found a young man who<br> had been bound and gagged. After the young man related that<br> Betancourt had kidnapped him, the Madison Police Department<br> conducted an immediate search for Betancourt, but did not<br> find him.<br> On November 17, 2003, the Madison County Court issued<br> warrants for the arr... More...
$0 (12-07-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Marvin R. Iron Teeth, Jr.
Grand Island, NE - The State of Nebraska charged Marvin B. Iron Teeth, Jr., age 39, with committing child abuse intentionally without injury, a Class 3A felony. The State claimed that he knowingly and intentionally causing or permitting a minor child to be placed in a situation that endangers his or her life or physical or mental health or causing or permitting a minor child to be cruelly confined... More...
$0 (10-17-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Shannon K. Bond
On January 21, 2014, Bond was charged by information in the district court for Hall County with possession of methamphetamine. In a separate information filed in the district court for Hall County on the same date, Turner was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana. Bond’s and Turner’s offenses allegedly occur... More...
$0 (04-13-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Ryan M. Laflin
Laflin was charged in the county court for Gage County with driving during revocation, first offense. Before trial, Laflin filed a motion to suppress. In the motion, Laflin argued that he had been unlawfully seized by police and that as a result, the statements and evidence obtained subsequently to his arrest should be suppressed. The court held a hearing on the motion to suppress. At the suppress... More...
$0 (03-24-2016 - NE)State v. Newcomer
Newcomer was initially charged with four counts of forgery of a certificate of title, a Class IV felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, Newcomer pled no contest to one count and the State dismissed the remaining three counts. According to the factual basis provided by the State at the plea hearing, on November 3, 2014, police officers located three vehicles parked outside of Newcomer... More...
$0 (03-20-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Casterlinen
Casterline moved to Guide Rock, Nebraska, with his mother, Shelley Casterline (Shelley), who wanted to start a new life after she was released from prison. Shelley had maintained an “on again, off again” relationship with Ronald Jamilowski, the father of her twin daughters. Casterline lived with Shelley and Jamilowski for a few months, but then moved into the house next door, which was another... More...
$0 (03-18-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Laronn R. Tyson
On June 18, 2014, the State filed an information charging Tyson with one count of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, a Class ID felony, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1206 (Cum. Supp. 2014), and one count of possession of a stolen firearm, a Class III felony, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1212.03 (Cum. Supp. 2014). A jury trial was held on the matter. The parties ... More...
$0 (03-05-2016 - NE)Sstate of Nebraska v. Eric M. Henry
On December 20, 2013, Henry was charged by amended information with four counts. Count I alleged that he committed the first degree murder of Jorgensen “in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate a robbery.” Count II charged use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Count III charged possession of a deadly weapon (brass or iron knuckles) by a prohibited person. Count IV charged criminal ... More...
$0 (02-26-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Tyson
On June 18, 2014, the State filed an information charging Tyson with one count of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, a Class ID felony, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1206 (Cum. Supp. 2014), and one count of possession of a stolen firearm, a Class III felony, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1212.03 (Cum. Supp. 2014). A jury trial was held on the matter. The parties ... More...
$0 (02-23-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Erpelding
On May 14, 2012, Erpelding filed a complaint with the district court to establish paternity, custody, visitation, and child support of his 4-year-old daughter, Grace Erpelding, who was born out of wedlock. In July 2012, the court entered a temporary parenting plan granting primary physical and legal custody of Grace to her mother, Diane Southall. On August 20, the court ordered Erpelding to pay te... More...
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