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United States of America v. Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo”

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Utah Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison



Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo,” 33, of Magna, Utah, was sentenced to 26... More...
   $0 (05-23-2025 - UT)

United States of America v. Brandon Keith Thompson

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession
of a firearm.

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United States of America v. Brandon Redfoot

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

In 2018, Defendant Brandon Redfoot fatally shot Julio Rodriguez. On August 18, 2023, a jury found Redfoot guilty of the following counts: Count One murder in the second degree while within Indian Country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(a) and 1153(a); Count Two assault with a dangerous weapon ... More...
   $0 (03-31-2025 - UT)

United States of America v. Robert Buckley Hardy

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with Bank Robbery

Utah Man Accused of Bank Robbery in Custody



A Utah man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City after he allegedly robbed t... More...
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United States of America v. Alphonzo Robert Bell; David Alejandro Jimenez-Angel

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with distributing methamphetamine

A Mexican National and a Utah Man are in Custody Facing Drug Crimes



A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an ... More...
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Melynda Vincent v. Pamela J. Bondi

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought to invalidate 18 U.S.C. 922(g(1).

Ms. Melynda Vincent sued the Attorney General, claiming that the
Second Amendment entitles her to possess firearms. We rejected this claim
and dismissed the action. Vincent v. Garland, 80 F.4th 1197, 1200–02 (10th
Cir. 2023). But the Supreme Court vacated our dism... More...
   $0 (02-11-2025 - UT)

United States of America v. Rafael Antonio Torres

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People

Gunman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People



Rafael Antonio Torres, 21, o... More...
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State of Utah v. Bryce Mason


Junction, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault.


During a confrontation at an outdoor party, Bryce Mason retrieved a gun from his vehicle. As a result of circumstances that were later disputed at trial, the gun was fired, hitting a nearby partygoer in the foot. A jury later convicted Mason of aggravated assault with serious bo... More...
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United States of America v. Taylor Nelson Pinder

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth and felony possession of a hand gun.
About midnight on April 30, 2021, Deputy Colton Brimhall of the
Wasatch County (Utah) Sheriff’s Office observed a speeding car and pulled
it over. A man (later identified as Mr. Pinder) was driving the car, and a
woman (later identified as Si... More...
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State of Utah v. Troy P. Fraughton


Provo, Utah driving under the influence criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Troy P. Fraughton was arrested after he caused a collision while driving on the wrong side of the road. A jury convicted Fraughton of driving under the influence, a third-degree felony due to his prior DUIs. Fraughton now appeals, asserting that the trial court abused its dis... More...
   $0 (08-15-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Gary Lee Lambson


Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.



Violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1).
... More...
   $0 (06-14-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Joseph Charles Gardner

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stolen Guns.

Utah Felon Convicted of Murder Returns to Prison for Stolen Guns



A Southern Utah man, out on parole following a 1990 state murder conviction, was sent... More...    $0 (03-13-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Joseph Charles Gardner

St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stolen Guns.


Utah Felon Convicted of Murder Returns to Prison for Stolen Guns



A Southern Utah man, out on parole following a 1990 state murder conviction, was sentenced to 102 mon... More...
   $0 (03-13-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Jose Manuel Barbosa-Torres

Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase Multiple Rifles Intended for Mexico..


West Valley Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment After Admitting to Purchasing or Attempting to Purchase Multiple Rifles Intended for Mexico... More...    $0 (02-26-2024 - UT)

State of Idaho v. Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt

St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with child a abuse.


Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to four counts of secRond-degree aggravated child abuse in December, 2023, several months after being charged with six counts of felony child abuse.

"The two were arrested in August 2023 after police found one of Franke’s sons e... More...
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STATE OF UTAH v. DEREK RANDALL JONES

During the weekend of June 26 to 27, 2015, five-year-old
B.B. slept over at the home of Forbush, who is his uncle. About
three weeks later, B.B. was showering with his father (Father), as
was apparently their occasional practice, when B.B. asked why his
uncircumcised penis looked different from Father’s circumcised
penis. Father replied that B.B. didn’t need to worry b... More...
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United States of America v. Brandon Keith Thompson

Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing an Officer’s Firearm While Attempting to Avoid Arrest



Brandon Keith Thompson, 43, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was sentenced to over nine years imprisonment followed by three years supervised release a... More...
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United States of America v. Perry Maryboy

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder in Indian Country.

18:1111 and 1153(a) MURDER, SECOND DEGREE Murder in the Second Degree While Within Indian Country
(1)

18:924(c)(1)(A)(iii) VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN Use, Carry, and Discharge of a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence; 18:924(d) and... More...
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United States of America v. Jerime Montoya

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of stolen firearms and ammunition.

Jerime Montoya, age 29, of Salt Lake County, possessed a Springfield Arms Co. AR-15 rifle, a Taurus G3c 9mm handgun, a Walther PPS M2 LE edition 9mm handgun, and ammunition. Montoya admitted that he knew it was illegal for him to possess firearms after a previ... More...
   $0 (12-08-2023 - UT)

United States of America v. Fermin Edualdo James Nunez

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 28 U.S.C. 2461(c).... More...    $0 (10-06-2023 - UT)

State of Utah v. Chad Carpenter

Draper, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually abusing another officer.

Chad Carpenter, age 52, of Herriman, Utah, was charged in 2019 with two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony... More...
   $0 (08-03-2023 - Ut)

United States of America v. Eric Donald Johnson

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with convicted felon with allegedly attempting to sell a firearm to an undercover officer and for possessing multiple firearms.

On June 20, 2023, Eric Donald Johnson, 25, of Layton, Utah, communicated via social media with an undercover officer assigned to the Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force (WMDTF), that he had mult... More...
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United States of America v. James Howard KLein

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with discharging a firearm during and in relation to carjacking and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute offenses.

On May 19, 2021, James Howard Klein, 35, of Chaska, Minnesota, was stopped by deputies in Juab County off Interstate-15 for a traffic violation. During a search of the Klein’s v... More...
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State of Utah v. Shihab Wesaga

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, four counts of felony discharge of a firearm and aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies; obstructing justice and three counts of felony discharge of a firearm, all second-degree felonies; and four counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.

He is one of three people charged w... More...
   $0 (05-19-2023 - UT)

Jeffrey Helvie v. Chad Jenkins

Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an excessive force theory.

On August 23, 2018, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Deputy Jenkins observed Plaintiff [Helvie] make several traffic infractions while driving a Nissan pickup truck. Specifically, Deputy Jenkins observed [Helvie] turn without using a signal; accelerate, slow down and then accelerate to ... More...
   $0 (05-09-2023 - UT)

United States of America v. Marcos Adrian Garcia Lugo

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute.





Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah


Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, ... More...    $0 (03-09-2023 - UT)

United States of America v. Merrill Darrell Fackrell

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with carrying and using a straight edge razor blade during a flight.

On November 21, 2022, Merrill Darrell Fackrell, age 41, from Syracuse, Utah, departed on JetBlue Flight #871 from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York en route to Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah. Fackrell was seated in a win... More...
   $0 (11-23-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Teresa Red Bird

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with child abuse in Indian Country.

Teresa Red Bird admitted that on numerous occasions, she knowingly and intentionally hit a 14-year-old victim who was living with her and who was under her care; that she failed to ensure that the victim ate properly; and that she caused serious physical injury to the victim. Ocianna... More...
   $0 (11-09-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Stanley Beckstrom

St. George, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of meth.

Stanley Beckstrom traveled to California to obtain methamphetamine. On July 21, 2021, Beckstrom delivered methamphetamine to a local restaurant in downtown St. George. The methamphetamine was tested in a drug lab. It was 100% pure and weighed one pound.

The Washington County Drug Task F... More...
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United States of America v. Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Picklesimer

Milford, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor theft.

Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Peikesimer, members of Direct Action Everywhere, were accused of two injured piglets from a Smithfield confined hog factory farm in March of 2017.

Wayne Hsiung, co-founder of the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere, released the follo... More...
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State of Utah v. Joshua Ryan Bridgewaters

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree felony; obstructing justice, a second-degree felony; and tampering with a witness, a third-degree felony.

Joshua Ryan Bridgewaters, age 40, was accused for putting meth in a drink given to Stacey Buchanan, age 33, on May 19, 2016.
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State of Utah v. Bradley Scott Hunt

St. George, Utah criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder and third-degree felony possession and use of a firearm to commit a crime.

Bradley Scott Hunt was accused of shooting and killing Christopher Montgomery, age 38, who was shot and killed in a residence in Washington City, Utah in May 2020.

The victim was found lying in his driveway with a bulle... More...
   $0 (09-02-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Christopher Flynn

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

At trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence that Christopher Flynn, age 38, of Syracuse, worked with others to sell $... More...
   $0 (08-08-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Xlear and Nathan Jones

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with a felony.


Defendants move to amend their Answer for two reasons. First, Defendants seek to add “scientific support for the statements at issue in this litigation.” (ECF No. 22 p. 2.) Second, Defendants “wish to clarify that they are raising a First Amended / retaliation defense.” Id. Plaintiff rai... More...
   $0 (07-08-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Joel Lehi Organista

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with selling or buying children and activities constituting child porno.

Joel Lehi Organista, 29, of Salt Lake City, was pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to the production and transportation of child pornography. The court ordered the federal prison sentence to run concurrently with a sentence ordered by... More...
   $0 (06-15-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Michael Earl Yellow

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

Michael Earl Yellow, 56, of Goulding, Utah was indicted for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense.

According to court documents, Yellow pleaded guilty to the unauth... More...
   $0 (06-09-2022 - UT)

United States of America v. Daniel Fry

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with failing to pay and account for trust fund taxesrelated to his four healthcare related businesses in the Ogden area.

Daniel Fry, age 46, of Ogden, owned and operated four businesses in the Ogden area. These businesses were Burch Creek Homecare and Hospice LLC, which closed in 2015, Scrub World, which closed in... More...
   $0 (04-15-2022 - UT)

State of Utah v. Jerrod Baum

Provo, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with wo counts of aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, the jury also found Baum guilty of six other charges: two counts of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony; two counts of abuse or desecration of a dead human body, a third-degree felony; and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.

Jerrod Baum, age 45, wa... More...
   $0 (04-15-2022 - UT)

State of Utah v. Glen Hogue

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder and discharge of a firearm.

Glen Hogue, age 59, was accused with shooting and killing Troy Gerry Frampton, age 60, in a motor home parked outside Defendant's home.



Defendant claimed self defense.

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   $0 (04-01-2022 - UT)

State of Utah v. William Tyler "Bo" Wood

Moab, Utah criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with poaching.

William Tyler "Bo" Wood, age 31, a Florida dog trainer was charged with a felony for illegally capturing a black bear by chasing it to the point of collapse near Moab in 2918. Wood was hired by Clifford Stubbs, a Parowan contractor and avid houndsman.

It is legal for licensed hunters to use dogs ... More...
   $0 (11-12-2021 - UT)

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