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United States of America v. Steven Leroy Morris, et al.
Date: 05-23-2015
Case Number: 5:11-cr-06011-DGK
Judge: DGK
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Plaintiff's Attorney: James C. Bohling, Lajuana M. Counts, Bruce A. Rhoades
Defendant's Attorney: Dana M. Altieri for Audrey J. Lingle
Jeremy Arens for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz
David S. Bell for Diane Marie Cureton
Anthony Bologna for Michael Delmar McCalister
James Edward Brown for Jonathan Michael Cornell
Anita L Burns for Bradley S. Blacketer
Susan L. Dill for Shannon Renee Keyes
Frederick A Duchardt, Jr. for Eleisha Leann Anderson
Robin D Fowler for Kenneth Joseph Wheeler
Chad G Gardner for Joshua Duane Dockweiler
John G. Gromowsky for Brian Dean Keever
Brian Dean Keever for Matthew Henry Grover
Kenton M. Hall for Bradley S. Blacketer
Angela Claire Hasty for Michelle Sue Hendrix
Stephen Chase Higinbotham, Jr. for Tamara Beth Angel
Susan M Hunt for Rusty Ray Turner
Rusty Ray Turner for Jesse J Stinnett
William David Langston for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz
Cenobio Lozano, Jr. Caleb Loren Velvick
Kurt D Marquart for Samantha Ann Worley
David Matthews for Katie Nicole Sansone
Alex Scott McCauley for Joshua D Stinnett
Tony R. Miller for Deacon Tony Juanita Surritte
Stephen C Moss for Stephen C Moss
Phillip M. Murphy, II for James Brian Sipes
Patrick James O'Connor for Robert S. Miller
Lance David Sandage for Brett Alan DeVooght
James F. Speck for Brandy Leighann Bennett
Casey J. Symonds for Russell William Anderson, Jr.
Wendel S. Toth for Holly Lynn Nicholson
Martin D Warhurst for Chad Ryan Brant
Jeremy Sean Weis for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz
Jack Francis West for Sabina Lea Corbin
F. A. White, Jr. for Steven Leroy Morris
Michael T. Yonke for Katie Nicole Sansone
to distribute methamphetamine between January 2009 and March 2012. At trial,
Michelle Hendrix, who pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge, testified that she met
Morris in 2009 through Caleb Velvick, another conspirator who was providing
Hendrix with methamphetamine for personal use and resale. Hendrix made about six
small purchases from Morris during 2009, established a direct relationship with him,
and purchased two to four ounces approximately every other day from June to
October 2010. After serving a prison term, Hendrix resumed obtaining
methamphetamine from Morris between November 2011 and March 2012, when he
“fronted” her a half-pound to a pound of methamphetamine per week. Hendrix sold
the methamphetamine, delivered the sale proceeds to Morris, and kept notebooks
recording her transactions. She identified Morris’s house and car from a government
photo and recalled that there was a school across the street from his house.
Charges Filed:
Count: 1 Citation: 21:841B=CD.F Offense Level: 4
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
Count: 2 Citation: 18:924C.F Offense Level: 4
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
Count: 3 Citation: 18:922G.F Offense Level: 4
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
Count: 4 Citation: 18:922K.F Offense Level: 4
SELL DEFACED FIREARMS
Count: 5 Citation: 26:5861D.F Offense Level: 4
UNLAWFUL TO RECEIVE A FIREARM NOT REGISTERED
Count: 1s Citation: 21:846=CD.F Offense Level: 4
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Count: 2s Citation: 18:1956-6801.F Offense Level: 4
MONEY LAUNDERING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL/DISTR/DISP
Count: 4s Citation: 21:841B=CD.F Offense Level: 4
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
Count: 5s Citation: 18:924C.F Offense Level: 4
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
Count: 6s Citation: 18:922G.F Offense Level: 4
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
Count: 7s Citation: 18:922K.F Offense Level: 4
SELL DEFACED FIREARMS
Count: 8s Citation: 26:5861D.F Offense Level: 4
UNLAWFUL TO RECEIVE A FIREARM NOT REGISTERED
Defendant Custody Status: Released
Flag: SGA782-BCW
About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Steven Leroy Morris, et al.?
The outcome was: Most of the defendants pleaded guilty or were tried and sentenced to prison terms.
Which court heard United States of America v. Steven Leroy Morris, et al.?
This case was heard in United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, MO. The presiding judge was DGK.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Steven Leroy Morris, et al.?
Plaintiff's attorney: James C. Bohling, Lajuana M. Counts, Bruce A. Rhoades. Defendant's attorney: Dana M. Altieri for Audrey J. Lingle Jeremy Arens for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz David S. Bell for Diane Marie Cureton Anthony Bologna for Michael Delmar McCalister James Edward Brown for Jonathan Michael Cornell Anita L Burns for Bradley S. Blacketer Susan L. Dill for Shannon Renee Keyes Frederick A Duchardt, Jr. for Eleisha Leann Anderson Robin D Fowler for Kenneth Joseph Wheeler Chad G Gardner for Joshua Duane Dockweiler John G. Gromowsky for Brian Dean Keever Brian Dean Keever for Matthew Henry Grover Kenton M. Hall for Bradley S. Blacketer Angela Claire Hasty for Michelle Sue Hendrix Stephen Chase Higinbotham, Jr. for Tamara Beth Angel Susan M Hunt for Rusty Ray Turner Rusty Ray Turner for Jesse J Stinnett William David Langston for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz Cenobio Lozano, Jr. Caleb Loren Velvick Kurt D Marquart for Samantha Ann Worley David Matthews for Katie Nicole Sansone Alex Scott McCauley for Joshua D Stinnett Tony R. Miller for Deacon Tony Juanita Surritte Stephen C Moss for Stephen C Moss Phillip M. Murphy, II for James Brian Sipes Patrick James O'Connor for Robert S. Miller Lance David Sandage for Brett Alan DeVooght James F. Speck for Brandy Leighann Bennett Casey J. Symonds for Russell William Anderson, Jr. Wendel S. Toth for Holly Lynn Nicholson Martin D Warhurst for Chad Ryan Brant Jeremy Sean Weis for Dustin Nathaniel Wertz Jack Francis West for Sabina Lea Corbin F. A. White, Jr. for Steven Leroy Morris Michael T. Yonke for Katie Nicole Sansone.
When was United States of America v. Steven Leroy Morris, et al. decided?
This case was decided on May 23, 2015.