Tennessee Kidnapping Law
State of Tennessee v. Austin Robert Drummond
Jackson, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, and accused of parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a front yard.... More...
$ (08-05-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Patric J. Ferguson
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r civil rights, firearms, kidnapping, and obstruction offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Patric J. Ferguson, 34, a former Memphis Police Department Officer, was sentenced to prison. “This defendant committed a premeditated murder while using his position ... More...
$ (12-01-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children from harm is the highest priority of our office,†said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGui... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping <br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children fr... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Joe G. Manley
Somerville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of aggravated criminal trespass (count one), one count of especially aggravated kidnapping (count two), one count of aggravated kidnapping (count three), one count of aggravated domestic assault (count four), and four counts of coercion of a witness (counts five through eight). On November 9, 2022, the... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Hallmon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2020 Violent Crime Spree in Murfreesboro and Franklin </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Murfreesboro Man Sentenced to 41 Years for July 2020 Violent Crime Spree in Murfreesboro and Franklin</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <b... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Wayne Autry </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Offenses Firearm Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 23 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jason Autry, 49, who was a 16-time... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - TN)<h1> State of Tennessee v. Aaron Michael King </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyers <a href="https://www.lawyers.com/knoxville/tennessee/gerald-l-gulley-jr-1605134-a/" target="_new">Gerald Lee Gulley, Jr</a> and <a href="https://www.tennesseecrimeattorney.com/" target="_new"> Robert Kurtz</a> represented the Defendant with appealing his jury convictions for rape, rape of a child, statutory rape by ... More...
$0 (06-08-2024 - TN)<h1> Brian C. Frelix v. State of Tennessee </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> This case is the second appeal related to Petitioner's post-conviction petition <br>... More...
$0 (06-07-2024 - TN)<h1> Brian C. Frelix v. State of Tennessee </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing from the Williamson County Circuit Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief related to his convictions for four counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated burglary, and one count of theft of property </font </c... More...
$0 (12-12-2023 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. James Hines, et al. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, large-scale drug trafficking, money laundering, and other crimes</b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b></font color="red"> Eighteen Members and Associates of Clarksville Mongols Motorcycle Gang Sentenced </h2></center></i></font col... More...
$0 (04-03-2024 - TN)United States of America v. Erik Maund, Bryon Brockway, and Adam Carey
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire.<br> <br> Erik Maund, Bryon Brockway, and Adam Carey were charged with engaging in a conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, kidnapping resulting in death and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.<br> <br> Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire called the verdict was justice for Williams'... More...
$0 (11-17-2023 - TN)United States of America v. Michael Harvel
Cookeville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually assaulting seven women who worked under his supervision at the Cumberland County Recycling Center. <br> <br> Michael Harvel, 61, was convicted on nine counts of committing sexual assault. According to evidence introduced at trial – including testimony from 13 women who described Harvel's sexual abuse ... More...
$0 (04-20-2023 - TN)United States of America v. Gilad Peled
Nashville, Tennessee criminal law lawyers represented Defendant charged with murder of hire, conspiracy to kidnap with death resulting and kidnapping resulting in death.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/tennessee/news/nashville/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Nashville</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> Gilad Peled was ... More...
$0 (12-15-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Keatron L. Walls
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping, felony possession of a firearm and domestic violence.<br> <br> On November 23, 2016, Keatron Walls, age 37, of Clarksville, Tennessee, drove from Clarksville, Tennessee to a residence in DeSoto County, Mississippi, where his ex-girlfriend lived with several family members. Armed with a Norinco AK-47 style aut... More...
$0 (04-17-2022 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Tyler Ward Enix
<center><h2><font color="red"> Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Tyler Ward Enix with three counts of first degree felony murder, one count of premeditated first degree murder, one count of especially aggravated robbery, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of carjacking charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The Knox County Grand Jury return... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - TN)Darius Jones v. State of Tennessee
<center><h2><font color="red"> Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Darius Jones with second-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, reckless endangerment, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> I. Trial Proceedings<br> A Shelby County jury convicted the petitioner of second-degree murder, first-d... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Jasper Lee Vick
<center><h2><font color="red"> Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Jasper Lee Vick with one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of sexual battery charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2005, a Shelby County jury convicted the petitioner of one count of especially <br> aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggra... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - TN)Patrick L. Moore v. Russell Washburn, Warden
<center><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Patrick L. Moore with one count of kidnapping and one count of aggravated assault. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In October of 2017, the Madison County Grand Jury returned a two-count <br> indictment charging Petitioner with one count of kidnapping and one count of aggravated <br> assault. Barely one mon... More...
$0 (05-27-2021 - TN)Stephen Gerard Smith v. State of Tennessee
<center><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Stephen Gerard Smith with aggravated assault, attempted aggravated assault, and three counts of domestic assault charges</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The Petitioner seeks post-conviction relief, asserting ineffective assistance of <br> counsel. We summarize the facts underlying the Petitioner's conviction... More...
$0 (04-29-2021 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Jaleen Genard Allen
<center><h2><font color="red"> Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Jaleen Genard Allen with contending that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The Defendant's convictions relate to an August 29, 2017 shooting, in which <br> Michael Johnson suffered fatal gunshot wounds. At the trial, the recordings of two 9-1-1 <br> 04/2... More...
$0 (04-29-2021 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Ariel K. Robinson, Christopher Duncan, and Timothy Shoffner
<center><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Ariel K. Robinson, Christopher A. Duncan and Timothy David Shoffner with a <i> contending that: the evidence is insufficient to sustain their convictions; and the trial court erred when it sentenced them.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> I. Preliminary Motions and Trial<br> This case arises from the de... More...
$0 (03-19-2021 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Kellum Jordan Williams and Kevin Raynard Forman
<center><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Kellum Jordan Williams and Kevin Raynard Forman with <i> challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case arises from the kidnapping and murder of the victim, Amy Murphy. For <br> their role in these offenses, a Montgomery County grand jury indicted the defendants for <... More...
$0 (03-19-2021 - TN)Tywan Montrease Sykes v. State of Tennessee
<center><h2><font color="red"> Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Tywan Montrease Sykes with a <i> appealing from the Blount County Circuit Court's order summarily dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief as untimely and as a second impermissible petition.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On April 20, 2012, the Petitioner pled guilty to aggravated statutory rap... More...
$0 (01-26-2021 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Torey Jay Estes
<center><h2><font color="red"> Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Torey Jay Estes with a <i> challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for attempted first-degree murder and an evidentiary ruling regarding the admissibility of the victim's 9-1-1 call into evidence.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> On November 17, 2015, the defendant stabbed t... More...
$0 (01-16-2021 - TN)Jaron Harris v. State of Tennessee
<center><h2><font color="red">Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Jaron Harris with <i> claiming he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, due process, and equal protection based on the racial composition of the jury.</h2></font></b></i></center> <br> <br> <br> At trial, the evidence presented showed that Petitioner went to the Grand Forest<br> apartment compl... More...
$0 (11-11-2020 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Joseph Moran
<center><h2><font color="red">Memphis, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Joseph Moran with <i>argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> On April 13, 2017, the defendant was indicted for rape (count 1), aggravated sexual<br> battery (count 2), kidnapping (count 3), and domestic assault (count 4) stemming from<br> act... More...
$0 (11-10-2020 - TN)Jaron Harris v. State of Tennessee
<center><h2><font color="red">Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Jaron Harris with filing a <i>post-conviction petition and an amended petition through counsel, claiming he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, due process, and equal protection based on the racial composition of the jury.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> At trial, the evidence presented... More...
$0 (11-09-2020 - TN)James Kelly v. State of Tennessee
<h2><font color="green">Cleveland TN. - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant James Kelly for <i> post-conviction relief.</h2></font></b></i><br> <br> <br> On August 15, 1991, the Petitioner pleaded guilty to one count each of aggravated<br> kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and felony escape and was sentenced<br> to a total effective sentence of thirty years’ incarcer... More...
$0 (10-18-2020 - TN)Darrell A. Cooper v. State of Tennessee
<h2><font color="green">Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Darrell A. Cooper, charged with <i>denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his 2016 convictions for two counts ofaggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon.</h2></font></b></i><br> <br> <br> This case arises from... More...
$0 (10-18-2020 - TN)United States of America v. Devin Baker
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Memphis_TN_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Devin Baker, ate 31, with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<br> <br> According to information presented in Court, on June 4, 20... More...
$0 (09-07-2020 - TN)Marquette Jones v. State of Tennessee
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://wpln.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/05/tennessee_supreme_court_5365-1024x768.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On July 1, 2014, the Petitioner and a co-defendant were jointly indicted by the<br> Shelby Cou... More...
$0 (06-30-2020 - TN)William Antwain Burns v. State of Tennessee
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> In 2013, the Davidson County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging the<br> Petitioner and two ... More...
$0 (04-13-2020 - TN)United States of America v. Sam Blue
Memphis, TN - United States of America charged Sam Blue with civil rights violation conspiracy involving robbery and kidnapping.<br> <br> On December 6, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted former Memphis Police Officer, Sam Blue, 61, and co-conspirator, Anthony Davis, for federal criminal civil rights violations which included the violent crimes of robbery and kidnapping. On January 24, 2020, Blue... More...
$0 (01-27-2020 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Chriteris Allen
<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning aggravated robbery, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated burglary and especially aggravated kidnapping in Tennessee? <br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> On November 10th, 2017 at approximately 2:00 PM, [L.E.] and her two small children arrived at he... More...
$0 (01-15-2020 - TN)United States of America v. Mark Bryant
Nashville, TN - The United States of America charged Mark Bryant with deprivation of the rights of another under color of law.<br> <br> Former Supervisory Corrections Officer Convicted of Unlawful Force for Repeatedly Tasing Restrained Detainee<br> <br> After a four-day trial on civil rights and obstruction charges, a federal jury returned a verdict for Mark Bryant, formerly a Corporal at the Chea... More...
$0 (01-14-2020 - TN)Arnold Stevens v. State of Tennessee
<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning attempted first degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated assault in Tennessee? <br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> Petitioner was indicted in Case Number 15594 for one count of attempted first degree murder, one count of especia... More...
$0 (01-13-2020 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey Wooten
<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning a homicide in Tennessee? <br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> This case stems from two burglaries during which the homicide victim, Randy G. Lands, was shot and killed. Although the Defendant did not contest that he was “involved” in the victim’... More...
$0 (01-13-2020 - TN)United States of America v. Michael Love
Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Michael Love with multiple counts of kidnapping and sexual assault.<br> <br> Michael Love, 46, a Horn Lake, MS resident, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after having been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting six women in Memphis and attempting to kidnap and rape a seventh between 2008 and 2015.<br> <br> According to evid... More...
$0 (12-16-2019 - TN)Joe Michael Turner v. State of Tennessee
<center><h1><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><br> <font Color="Red">Never Miss Another Call<br> Don't Wait - Call 918-582-6422 Today!</font><br> </h1><br> <P><br> </center><br> A jury convicted the Petitioner of two counts of aggravated rape, one count of espe... More...
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