Texas Crime Law
<h2> <center> Silencer Shop Foundation, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff's seeking to invalidate the permitting process for short-barreled rifes and shotguns, as well as suppressors. Reported 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> The National Firearms Act of 1934 instituted a tax-and-registration requirement for r... More...
$ (08-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Gheorge-Ciprian Hilitanu, Victor Tecu, and Ionut Firan-Alexandrau </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers presented the Defendants charged with placing credit card skimming devices at retail stores throughout the Dallas-Forth Worth area. 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> An investigation, led by the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (TX FCIC), reveal... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jakeem Butler </h2> </center>
Texarkana, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. 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> On December 31, 2024, Jakeem Butler, 25, was stopped for a traffic violation in Texarkana. During the stop, officers det... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Loyd Waiter Hall </h2> </center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. 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> Loyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, ... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristine Michelle Hicks </h2> </center>
Tyler, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and acting as an animal dealer without a license in violation of 7 U.S.C. 2149. Reported 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> Kristine Michelle Hicks, 51, was the sole owner and operator... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mitchell David Slentz </h2> </center>
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions with criminally derived proceeds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 18 U.S.C. 1957 Reported 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> Mitchell David Slentz, 34, was in charge of accounti... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Michael Smith </h2> </center>
Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute or Dispense a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) . On September 5, 2024, Andrew Michael Smith, 36, provided a woman with fentanyl and methamphetamine. Smith watched and recorded the victim for several hours as she began to show severe ... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - 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. Brayden Matthew Alvarado </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death. Reported 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> Brayden Matthew Alvarado, 23, of Vado, New Mexico, carjacked a man before driving him onto Fort Bliss desert property and fatally shooting him in the h... More...
$ (06-04-2026 - 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> United States of America v. Michael Seery and Ricardo Obando, Jr. </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-For-Hire. By Kent Morlan Michael Seery hired Ricardo Obando to kill a man he believed had an affair with Seery’s wife while Seery was in prison. Cell phone evidence demonstrated how Obando conducted extensive surveillance and a failed attempt on the victim before finally executing the plot. Obando sh... More...
$ (05-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Isaiah Warren </H2> </center>
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery and carrying using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. By Kent Morlan On November 30, 2024, at approximately 12:06 p.m., a Brink’s armored truck driver was completing his assigned route when he arrived at DolEx Dollar Express located at 17... More...
$ (05-05-2026 - 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. Benjamin Hanil Song, Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, and Daniel Sanchez-Estrada </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rioting, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, attempted murder of a officers and employees of the United States, and discharging a firedarm in relation to the furtherance of a violent crime. Benjamin Hanil Song, Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Mo... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after deportation. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez has multiple previous convictions for illegal reentry. Authorities first removed him in July 2005 and again in December 2010, July 2016, and twice more in 2022. He returned illegally after each removal. Most recently, he was ordered removed Feb. ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Terry Ardoin, et al.
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing marijuana. An 18-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging 20 alleged members and associates of a violent Houston-based street gang for their purported roles in a racketeering conspiracy (RICO) involving murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking and firearms offenses. La... More...
$ (02-15-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Gustavo Adrian-Soria
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removal. n July 2024, Lopez-Soria pled guilty of illegally reentering the United States after being deported in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). The Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) stated that Lopez-Soria had been removed from the United States twice: in March 2018 and May 2... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Luis Emmanuel Quevedo-Vasquez
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer Alejandro Macias represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On April 2, 2024, Luis Emmanuel Quevedo-Vasquez, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, and Carmen Guadalupe Diaz, 26, of Georgia, were stopped for a traffic violation in Nacogdoches County. During the stop, law enforcement noticed an open con... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Dustin Lacouture and Deborah Lagrone
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer Ryan Matuska represented Dustin Lacouture charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine. Dustin Lacouture, 43, and Deborah Lagrone, 44, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. On January 29, 2025, a... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Luis Robert Velazquez,
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled drug. Luis Robert Velazquez, 39, of Cockrell Hill, Texas, pled guilty in July 2025, to a drug conspiracy in which he admitted to trafficking narcotics for Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). According to plea documents, in the span of l... More...
$ (01-15-2026 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Ashley Nicole Ponce
Lufkin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance -methamphetamine. On October 30, 2024, law enforcement responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a man and a woman at a Corrigan convenience store. As a result, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle linked to the disturbance, and a search of the... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Akber Jesani and Hardin Ameena
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with engaging in organized criminal activity, aggregate theft, and money laundering in violation of Texas law. Akber Jesani, 39, and Hardin Ameena, 28, both residents of Sugarland, Texas, are accused of stealing 1,900 stolen electronic devices valued at approximately $1.8 million May 17 as part of an ongoing invest... More...
$ (09-05-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Christopher Judge and Raquelle Judge
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. AI Overview 18 U.S.C. § 1349 makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to commit any fraud offense under Chapter 63 of Title 18, imposing the same penalties as if the actual fraud were completed, covering mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud. This law tar... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling. In October 2024, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned an indictment against Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, 53, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo, 41, of Colombia for... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - TX)<H2> State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a contr... 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> United States of America v. Fernanda Itzel Rivas
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.<br> <br> n July 24, 2024, Rivas was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry in El Paso, Texas. Rivas had over seven kilograms of cocaine in her car at the time of her arrest. Rivas also had her five-year-old son and six-month-old daughter in the car. Rivas was char... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - tx)State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes
El Paso, Texas, man charged with murder.<br> <br> Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a pregn... More...
$0 (11-04-2025 - TX)United States of America v. Francisco Javier Pineda
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute (and to possess with intent to distribute) fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug<br> trafficking crime.<br> <br> Based on the evidence presented at trial, a reasonable jury could have<br> found beyond a reasonable doubt that the evidence established that (1) Pineda<br> ... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Javier Cornelio Cruz-Nava </h1></h1>
Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting an office <br> <br> A 36-year-old Mexican national who illegally resided in Houston has been charged for assaulting an officer which resulted in deep head wounds, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.<br> <br> Javier Cornelio Cruz-Nava is now in custody pending further criminal proceedings.<br> <br> On Oct.... More...
$0 (10-06-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Savin Seng aka “Two-Face†</h1></h1>
Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal weapons violation <br> <br> A 41-year-old illegal alien from Cambodia has been charged with unlawfully possessing a weapon following the shooting death of a woman in Victoria, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. <br> <br> Savin Seng aka "Two-Face†had illegally resided in Victoria and is now in federa... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - 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)<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. Austin Willard Tanton, Kayla Lynn Thompson </h1></h1>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit malicious use of explosive materials and using explosive materials in the commission of a felony<br> <br> Two Montgomery County residents have been indicted in connection with the November 2023 firebombing of the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Center, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.<br>... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Diego Masiel Torres </h1></h1>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties<br> <br> A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 19-year-old man for impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.<br> <br>... More...
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