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State of Ohio v. Justin Davis, et al.

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with committing violent crimes and dealing narcotics to further a human trafficking. The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, which is organized under Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) and led by the Columbus Division of Police, began its investigation in January 2025 after investigator... More...

(02-26-2026 - OH)
United States of America v. Harrison Michael Barton

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and sexual exploitation of children. In February 2025, Harrison Michael Barton, 38, of North Detroit, Texas, took a Greyhound bus from Texas to Ohio to meet a 15-year-old approximately one month after connecting with the victim on the Call of Duty mobile game. At the time, Barton was wanted on an outst... More...

(02-06-2026 - OH)
State of Ohio v. Michael McKee

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of murder. Michael McKee, age 39, accused of killing Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39. McKee is the ex-husband of Monique.... More...

(01-23-2026 - OH)
United States of America v. Robert Craig

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Robert Craig, of Charlotte, conspired with others to create and distribute so-called “animal crush videos” which depicted acts of sadistic violence against baby and a... More...

(01-23-2026 - OH)
United States of America v. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien and distributing drugs. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade, 52, of Mexico, has been deported from the United States on four previous occasions. In July 2024, law enforcement officials encountered Rodriguez-Andrade in Pataskala, Ohio. The defendant possessed nearly two and a half kilograms of b... More...

(01-16-2026 - OH)
United States of America v. Eric Hendeson

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Henderson was sentenced in 2019 to 78 months in prison for his role in the Trevitt and Atcheson Crips (T&A) gang-related racketeering conspiracy. Henderson sold gram quantities of crack cocaine in Columbus and Chillicothe on behalf of the racketeering conspiracy,... More...

(12-19-2025 - OH)
State of Ohio v. Asuten Medek

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Austen Medek, 39, has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, 41-year-old Michaela Medek.... More...

(12-16-2025 - OH)
United States of America v. Samuel A. Griffith

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and distributing drugs. In October 2025, Samule A. Griffith, age 35, of Ashville, Ohio, allegedly sold narcotics from a room at the Red Roof Inn on Renner Road in Columbus. When law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the location, they discovered 18 firearms and kilogram ... More...

(12-16-2025 - OH)
State of Ohio v. Robert Burnett

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shooting and killing a friend he’d asked to leave his home. Burnett asked Beck to leave, and the men began to argue. The argument grew heated as Burnett repeated his request and Beck remained in the home. Around 2:30 a.m., Burnett shot Beck eight times. He recorded the shooting on his cell phone and claimed he ... More...

(12-05-2025 - OH)
State of Ohio v. Sheton Sutton

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Shelton Sutton, age 21, was charged with shooting and killing Isaiah Hairston.... More...

(12-05-2025 - OH)
United States of America v. Shawn M. Thomas

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence. AI Overview Federal interference with commerce by threats or violence, most notably under the Hobbs Act (\(18\) U.S.C. \(1951\)), makes it illegal to obstruct, delay, or affect interstate or foreign commerce through robbery or extortion. This includes committ... More...

(11-25-2025 - OH)
Eric J. Wittenburg and Carol Wislon v. DM Excavating, LLC

Columbus, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment benefits E.R.I.S.A law theory.... More...

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United States of America v. Richard Roman

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female.... More...

(11-14-2025 - OH)
Estate of Donovan L. Lewis v. City of Columbus, Ohio, et al.

Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyer represents the Plaintiff who sued on an excessive force civil rights violation theory. Twenty-year-old Donovan Lewis was at home in bed, around 2 a.m., when police officers entered his apartment to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Once inside the residence, Officer Ricky Anderson fatally shot the unarmed Lewis in the abdomen as he sat up in bed. Pu... More...

(11-14-2025 - OH)
United States of America v. Eskender Getchew

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, including opioids, without a legitimate medical purpose. kender Getachew is a medical doctor who operated a clinic in Columbus, Ohio, that provided treatment to patients suffering from opioid addiction. The federal government alleged that Dr. Getachew unlawfully pres... More...

(11-05-2025 - OH)
State of Ohio v. John Doe and Jane Doe

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter and abuse of a corpse. A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were the parents of the infants and the girl concealed the pregnancy. When the infant died, the parents allegedly buried the infant at the Karl Road location.... More...

(11-05-2025 - OH)
United States of America v. Robert Elwood Matthews

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furthe... More...

(10-24-2025 - OH)
United States of America v. Bahadar Durrant

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furtherance of... More...

(10-24-2025 - OH)
Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.

Columbus, Ohio employmentlaw lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory. Monica Gray helped a colleague secure an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The colleague’s supervisor opposed the accommodation and, a few months later, reported Gray for timecard falsification. State Farm investigated the report and fired Gray.... More...

(07-25-2025 - OH)
Robert Carbone v. Wulf Kaal, et al.

Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a defamation claim. Robert Carbone, who lives in Connecticut, sued two Swiss organizations and several individuals who live in California, Illinois, and Switzerland for defamation and other tortious conduct. Carbone was a member of the two Swiss organizations. He claims that the defendants used websites to publish de... More...

(06-26-2025 - OH)
Jessica Hines v. National Entertainment Group, LLC

Columbus, Ohio employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. Plaintiff Jessica Hines is bound by an arbitration provision included in contracts she signed on three different occasions between October 2020 and June 2023. In September 2023, Hines sued Defendant-Appellant National Entertainment Group, LLC (“NEG”), an adult entert... More...

(06-16-2025 - OH)
The State of Ohio v. Clinkscale

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed robbery. Ohio's jail-time-credit statute, R.C. 2967.191, requires that the State of Ohio credit an offender for the time he spent in confinement prior to sentencing. Another statute, the judicial-release statute, R.C. 2929.20, allows a trial court to reduce the nonmandatory prison term of an eligible offen... More...

(06-11-2025 - OH)
State of Ohio v. Jacob D. McDonald

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular assault. MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-582-6422 for help. ... More...

(05-16-2025 - OH)
Brandi Goodwin v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America

Columbus, Ohio insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming bad faith breach of disability insurance policy. MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-5... More...

(05-15-2025 - OH)
Yetunde I. Kumolu v. Olugbo S. Kumolu

Columbus, Ohio family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. The parties were married on March 16, 2002 in Lagos, Nigeria, and the parties stipulated to same. The parties further stipulated that the de facto termination date of the marriage was May 12, 2023. At the time of the final hearing, Husband was 51 and Wife was 50. Two children were born of the marriage: Mercy ... More...

(05-09-2025 - OH)