Texas Domestic Violence Law
<h2> <center> Debbie Navejas v. City of El Paso </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the City of El Paso, et al. on civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983. El Paso police officer Steven Jason used his taser on Armando Navejas during a response to a domestic violence situation involving Navejas, age 70. Navajos was taken to the hospital where he died. <a href="https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/op... More...
$ (10-10-2026 - 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. Bobby Brandon Galvan aka “Puravidarecia” </h2> </center>
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking. Bobby Brandon Galvan aka “Puravidarecia,” 30, was affiliated with the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) cartel and straw purchased numerous weapons, to include an AK-47 rifle that was recovered after it was used in a shootout between cartel members and Mexican law enforcement. On Feb. 20, 20... 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. Isela Mendez </h2> </center>
Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. Isela Mendez, 45, was identified during an investigation involving the influx of counterfeit oxycodone, and other prescription pills, in the Eastern District of Texas and surrounding areas. It was determined that Mendez worked with others to distribute tens of thous... More...
$ (04-15-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marvin Alexander Portillo </h2> </center>
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. in June of 2023, Marvin Alexander Portillo, 29, was identified during a drug trafficking investigation involving the distribution of fentanyl-laced pills in the Eastern District of Texas. Portillo admitted to being involved in a conspiracy responsible for dis... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cyrus Kourosh Boujabadi </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of multiple narcotics. Cyrus Boujabadi onspired with others to distribute MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin and DMT. As part of the conspiracy, he coordinated drug transactions using a messaging application, directed others to deliver controlled substances and accepted payment in cash and electr... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Johnny Quoc Tran </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and meth. an investigation began in March 2019 when authorities identified a Houston-based drug trafficking organization with additional operations in Dallas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Authorities determined Tran led the organization and operated a pill press lab... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - 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. 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. Kurtney Bernard Jones
Abilene, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kurtney Jones, also known as “KP,” was responsible for distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in the Abilene area. In December 2023, Jones assumed control of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed drugs in Abilene and the surro... More...
$ (02-15-2026 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Clayton Willis Caddell and Robert Alfonso Cazarin
Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine. Clayton Willis Caddell, 48, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 181 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on January 9, 2026. Robert Alfonso Cazarin, 37, pleaded guilty to co... More...
$ (01-13-2026 - 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)<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> United States of America v. Devon Shermaine Rhodes
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r possessing with the intent to distribute bulk crystal methamphetamine. On Nov. 8, 2022, authorities conducted surveillance at a local fast-food establishment where they observed a drug transaction involving Devon Shermaine Rhodes. He had paid more than $10,000 in cash for approximately five kilograms of crystal met... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Eduardo Aguilar </h1></h1>
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with TikTok Post Soliciting Others to Murder ICE Agents.<br> <br> According to court records, Eduardo Aguilar, residing in Dallas, Texas, was charged by federal complaint for transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat, resulting from his October 9 post on TikTok in Spanish, as pictured ... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. </h1></h1>
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Soliciting Others to Murder ICE Agents<br> <br> An illegal alien from Mexico was arrested Tuesday for soliciting others to kill ICE agents in a TikTok post on October 9, 2025, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson. <br> <br> <br> According to court records, Eduardo Agu... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Dolly Patterson </h1></h1>
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transmitting an interstate threat to a United States District Judge.<br> <br> A California woman was sentenced today to the statutory maximum sentence after pleading guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to a United States District Judge based in the Northern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorne... More...
$0 (10-01-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Dolly Patterson </h1></h1>
Dallas, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening Federal Judge in Northern District of Texas. <br> <br> A California woman was sentenced today to the statutory maximum sentence after pleading guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to a United States District Judge based in the Northern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Nort... More...
$0 (10-01-2025 - 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. Christian Lopez-Burgos </h1></h1>
Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Austin <br> <br> A Honduran national pleaded guilty in federal court this week to committing multiple armed robberies.<br> <br> According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, Christian Lopez-Burgos, 27, used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Inter... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Louis Armando Rojas
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Louis Armando Rojas, 38, is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend's husband in West Harris County after a domestic dispute in 2011. Rojas was charged on Jan 1, 2012, with murder – a first-degree felony.<br> <br> In 2017, law enforcement became aware that Rojas was promoting himself on YouTube as... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - 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. Hector Tellez-Hernandez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing several firearms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Admitted gang member and felon imprisoned for possessing rifles</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> possessing rifles<b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Nery Flores-Flores, Angel Mireles-Maldonado, Angel Navarro-Miranda </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegal re-entry, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> </center><br> Illegal Aliens with Violent Histories, Multiple DWIs Sentenced in Austin</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></ce... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - TX)United States of America v. Damien Antione Jones
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). <br> <br> Jones and his codefendants robbed pawn shops and auto parts stores in the Dallas, Texas area. Jones brought handguns and semiautomatic rifles to these ro... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Cole Ethan Schroeder, Carley Melana Fowler </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence a robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jefferson County couple sentenced to federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery of Nederland convenience store</h2></center></b></b></cen... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Brownlee </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, five counts of Hobbs Act Interference with Commerce by Robbery, five counts of Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm during a Crime of Violence, and one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font/c... More...
$0 (07-18-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Charlie Ruben Ortiz-Lopez, Mauricio Rivera-Medina </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the country. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Southern District of Texas charges 238 this week alone in relation to border enforcement efforts</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><cent... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Herrera </h1></h1
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Facebook Threat Against President Trump </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Antonio Man Arrested for Alleged Facebook Threat Against President Trump Ahead of Friday's Visit to Texas Hill Country</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - TX)United States of America v. Montreal Leonard Burnett
Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) is a federal law that prohibits individuals convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. Specifically, it makes it unlawful for any person "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding on... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - TX)United States of America v. Steven Daniel Weste
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and making threats of injury in interstate communications.<br> <br> Steven Daniel Weste was convicted for cyberstalking and sending threatening interstate communications.He filed a motion to suppress, contending that the warrantless search of his cell phone while in a halfway house violated the Fourth A... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Miguel Claros Sarmiento, et al. <</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and weapons charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 16 "Anti-Tren†members and associates charged with cocaine and firearms trafficking</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> MoreLaw... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - TX)In re the Marriage of Marc and Nina Bianchi
Redwood City, California family lawyer lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> "In 2014, Nina and Marc married in Texas. Their daughter (hereinafter Daughter) was born the same year. They soon went into debt, sold the house Marc owned in Texas, and went to live with Marc's mother in San Mateo.<br> <br> "The couple divorced in 2019. The stipulated judgment of dissolution a... More...
$0 (05-19-2025 - TX)Jonathan David Jarrett v. Tiffany Marie Jarrett
Tyler, Texas family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> Tiffany testified that she and Jonathan have two children, Ian and Luke, who were fifteen and thirteen at the time of trial. Tiffany testified that she and Jonathan separated in late November,[3] when she left as a result of Jonathan's abuse and went to a women's shelter. According to Tiffany, several incidents that No... More...
$0 (05-08-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Carlos Rivas-Moreiera, Hector Ramires, Larry Navarete, Jorge Parada, Raul Landaverde-Giron, Sergio Sibrian, Dimas Alfaro-Granados </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with double murder </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> MS-13 leaders sentenced for January 2022 double murder that resulted in nationwide lockdown of federal prison system</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The last of seven defend... More...
$0 (04-29-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America Guillermo Osto-Navarrete </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Laredo, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting law enforcement </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal alien sent to federal prison for assaulting law enforcement</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 27-year-old Mexican national unlawfully residing in Laredo has ... More...
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