Texas Assault Law
<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Anthony Clay Johnson </h2> <center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Anthony Clay Johnson II was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The victim was his cousin. The abus... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> While acting under color... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Benjamin Hanil Song, et al. </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 210, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A , 18 U.S.C. § 844(m) (18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1) & (2)), 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1) and (2)18 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a)(3) and 2, 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and 2. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/ven... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Avis Delynn Jones </h2> </center>
Marshall, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. By Kent Morlan On March 17, 2023, a search warrant was executed at Avis Delyn Jones’ University Avenue residence in Marshall resulting in the discovery of 440.7 grams of methamphetamine co... More...
$ (05-06-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Angelina Hicks </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with plotting to "kill as many Jews as possible" by driving a vehicle through the Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Angelina Hicks, age 18, was arrested in North Carolina, and accused of felony conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon.... More...
$ (04-26-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sergio Renato Tapia </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to murder a Federal Officer. Sergio Renato Tapia, 31, called the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on July 24, 2023, and left a voicemail that included a violent threat to murder a National Park Service ranger. NPS rangers immediately recognized Tapia's voice and worked quickly with the U.... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Taurean Clarence Coppage </h2> </center>
Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Taurean Clarence Coppage, 40, sexually assaulted a woman in her residence while he was a contractor with the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq. Coppage was to leave Iraq on Feb. 19 and attended a going-away party at the bar on the U.S. Embassy compound the night prior, on Feb. 18. After the party... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Edwin Fernando Perez </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault of a young girl. Edwin Fernando Perez, 54, was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child The testimony at trial reflected that, in 2022, the victim reported to a school counselor that she had been assaulted by the Defendant several years earlier at a sleepover at his house. At the time of th... More...
$ (11-17-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Jeffrey Wallace </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault on a family member.... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Celso Rivas-Gonzalez
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously removed alien. In 2024, Rivas-Gonzalez was convicted of both illegal re-entry and indecency with a child. Prior to that, in 2021, he was convicted of a harassment felony that had been reduced from one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Rivas-Gonzalez... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - TX)<H2> State of Texas v. Alexander Pena
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of assault causing bodily injury and one count of interfering with an emergency request for assistance. Alexander Pena, age 29, was fighting with another person around 6:15 p.m. Saturday near the entrance of the zoo at Brackenridge Park. When a 42... More...
$ (01-07-2026 - TX)<H2> State of Texas v. Wayne Mercado, III
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery. Wayne Mercado, III, was accused of brutally beating and robbing a victim outside a convenience store.... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Veronica Mejia Menares aka Vero
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Veronica Mejia Menjares aka Vero, 40, sold methamphetamine to an individual three times between March 6 and April 4, 2023. She also sold heroin on two occasions in ... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Francisco Javier Navarro-Ramirez, et al.
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent multiple Defendants charged with various immigration law violations. Francisco Javier Navarro-Ramirez, a Legal Permanent Resident born in Mexico, was arrested near Tornillo and charged with human smuggling. A criminal complaint alleges Navarro-Ramirez was the driver of a vehicle travelling at high speeds with multiple individuals inside. Na... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Damon Tonyado Johnson
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. Damon Johnson, 51, was indicted in December 2024 for robbing the PNC Bank on North Glenbrook Drive in Garland, Texas on November 14, 2024. He pled guilty in May 2025 to bank robbery. Today, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle sentenced Johnson to 200 months in federal prison. According to court documents,... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<H2> State of Texas v. Kyonte Mitchell
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Kyonte Mitchell, age 21, shot and wounded Markie Amos, age 47.... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Armando Estrada, Jr.
El Paso, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Armando Estrada, Jr., age 29, fired an assault rifle and a handgun at a bar in Central El Paso before leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase.... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Champagne Smith
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault.<br> ... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Zachary Suarez
Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child after a 12-year-old girl receiving treatment at a hospital learned she was pregnant.<br> <br> Zachary Suarez, age 33, impregnated a 12-year-old girl.<br> <br> Detectives obtained buccal swabs from the girl and the infant which showed that Suarez was the father of the child.... More...
$0 (11-23-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Esperanza Castillo <h23>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/family violence. <br> <br> Esperanza Castillo is accused of shooting a man during a fight.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - TX)The State of Texas v. Jeremiah Navarro
New Braunfels, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with resisting arrest.<br> <br> On April 25, 2014, three 911 hang-up calls were received from an upholstery business, and officers were dispatched to the location.4 When Officer Brian Turner arrived, he found the Defendant's mother outside. Her hair, neck, chest, arms, and hands were covered in transmission fluid.<br> ... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Eric J. Gipson, Sr.
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of Sept. 26, 2024, a female victim was walking near a gas station in Beaumont. A male suspect — now identified as Gipson — approached the victim from behind and took her behind a nearby church. Gipson forced the woman to remove her clothing and held a knife to her... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - TX)The State of Texas v. Larry Dean Cole
Conroe, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Maradiaga-Carias </h1></h1>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting 2 Federal Officers at a Karnes Immigration Processing Center.<br> <br> A Honduran national made his initial appearance in a federal court in San Antonio on Thursday, charged with assaulting two detention officers at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center.<br> <br> According to court documents, Jor... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Zaikiya Duncan
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault of a family member.... More...
$0 (10-15-2025 - TX)State of Texas, v. Spencer Mandell Giron
Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> Spencer Mandell Giron, 48, was taken into custody without incident following a traffic stop in Lake Charles, La. Working off investigative information, DPS CID Special Agents from Beaumont coordinated with the Lake Charles Police Department to locate Giron. That coordinati... More...
$0 (10-14-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Stephen Puzio
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree aggravated assault by a public servant.<br> <br> Stephen Puzio, age 35, a Dallas County juvenile detention officer, allegedly attacked a 15-year-old in custody.<br> <br> The victim suffered facial fractures as a result of the assault and battery.... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Christian Trautner and Cassidy Clark
Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Maradiaga-Carias </h1></h1>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting two detention officers <br> A Honduran national made his initial appearance in a federal court in San Antonio on Thursday, charged with assaulting two detention officers at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center.<br> <br> According to court documents, Jorge Alberto Maradiaga-Carias began arguing w... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Maradiaga </h1></h1>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> A Honduran national made his initial appearance in a federal court in San Antonio on Thursday, charged with assaulting two detention officers at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center.<br> <br> According to court documents, Jorge Alberto Maradiaga-Carias began arguing with a detention officer (DO... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Sindi Vanessa Moreno-Flores </h1></h1>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attacking and injuring an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.<br> <br> A 28-year-old illegal alien from Honduras has been charged for attacking and injuring an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during her arrest, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.<br> <br> Sindi Vanessa Moreno-Flores is expect... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and Juan Carlos </h1></h1>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with choking federal agent <br> <br> Between Sept. 19-25, a total of 511 individuals have been charged in immigration and related matters as part of ongoing enforcement actions along the South Texas border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. <br> <br> Among those are 180 people charged with illegally reentering the ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Ramiro Barrera-Gonzalez, Sebastian Medina- Carrillo, Andre Limon Criston Austin, Juan Pedro Zamarron-Navarrete, Ayde Castaneda-Rivera, Oscar Chapa-Gomez, Lucio David Rivera-Esparza, Jose Orellana Espana, Ricardo Quiroz-Rincon</h1></h1>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer, bringing in and harboring certain aliens, conspiring to transport two illegal aliens further into the United States, human smuggling <br> <br> United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 294 ne... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Jose David Betanco-Ramirez </h1></h1>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens <br> <br> <br> A Nicaraguan national was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 63 months in prison for harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens between October 2023 and February 2024.<br> <br> According to court documents, Jose David Betanco-Ramir... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Kenneth Donald Haygood
Tyler, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.<br> <br> Kenneth Donald Haygood, 56, was indicted in 2023 on eight felony charges. These include six counts of sexual assault, one of sexually assaulting a child and one of practicing medicine without a license. ... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Pablo Estolano-Velasquez. Adan Jaimes-Gomez, Jose Alvarado-Aguirr, Franklin Geovanny Escobar-Matias, Jose Mauricio, Jose Mauricio </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted murderer among 306 people charged in border security-related cases during second week of September</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <cen... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia aka Mejia, Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia aka Discreto, Marlon Miranda-Moran aka Chinki </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with large-scale racketeering conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Three high-level MS-13 gang members plead guilty to 50-year sentences in large-scale racketeering conspiracy involving murder and other violent crimes</h2></center></b></b></cent... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Lee Hicks </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Online child predator sentenced to 25 years<br> </h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cente... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - TX)<H2> State of Texas v. Dominick Rubio
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault on a public servant.<br> <br> Dominick Rubio shot a police officer in September 2023.<br> <br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/34/25/73/24207088/6/ratio3x4_960.webp"><br> <br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-04-2025 - TX)R.R., by Next Friend J.R. v. Mineral Wells Independent School District
Fort Worth, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on Civil Rights of Handicapped Child Act violation theory.<br> <br> R.R., a student with learning disabilities, transferred to Mineral Wells<br> Independent School District ("MWISDâ€) in the February of his seventh-<br> grade year. After R.R.'s arrival, a committee reviewed his eligibility for<br> special education services u... More...
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