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State of Kentucky v. Destiny Morgan
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of cruelty to animals and two counts of torturing a dog or cat. Destiny Morgan, age 35, accused of animal cruetly. Police found both dogs starved to death, with one found inside a crate lying on glass and the other tied to a stair railing by a leash.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher Rhodes
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communication of a threat. On May 22, 2025, Christopher Rhodes, 41, of Lexington, Kentucky, used his Google account to send an email to Jackie Steele, who is the Commonwealth Attorney for Laurel and Knox Counties. Rhodes intended the email as a threat and specifically indicated that Steele needed curtains in his residence and made references to his wife and children and that he should fear for the s
View VerdictState of Kentucky v. Chase Branson
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misdemeanor assault. "The incident happened in May 2024. The victim, Joseph Cortina, had come to Louisville to work the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. He was arrested May 21 on a charge of alcohol intoxication while trying to board a plane after working hospitality events." "Branson allegedly "aggressively inserted himself into the situation" and told Cortina if he kept it up, "it's going to be a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Donnita Wilson, Aariel Matthews, Raul Tellez Ojeda, Lazaro Alejandro Castello Rojas, and Robert Danger Correa
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Donnita Wilson, 32; Aariel Matthews, 27; Raul Tellez Ojeda, 32; Lazaro Alejandro Castello Rojas, 37; and Robert Danger Correa, 41; were charged with Mail Fraud (14 counts), Mail Fraud Conspiracy (one count), Honest Services Mail Fraud (14 counts), Honest Services Mail Fraud Conspiracy (one count), Unlawful Production of Identification Documents (14 Counts), and Money
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jhoandiris Jimenez-Barrio and Yirvel Yonaiker Rios-Castro
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank larceny. On January 31, 2025, Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro, both citizens of Venezuela and illegal aliens in the United States, attempted to steal money from an ATM located in Calvert City, Kentucky. That day, the Calvert City Police Department responded to an ATM alarm, and the men fled the scene traveling between 70 and 80 mph in a vehicle driven by Jimenez-Barrio. The men struck an
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Natasha Harris-Johnson
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false claims and wire fraud. Natasha Harris-Johnson, 52, of Paducah, filed eight tax returns for the 2018 and 2019 tax years on behalf of trusts she created, altogether demanding nearly $30 million in tax refunds she was not entitled to. Harris-Johnson also filed a fraudulent application with the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) funds during the COVID-19 p
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Quintrell
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to to collect and pay over taxes.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Brian Hampton
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft. Brian Hampton was arrested after detectives said he stole wire from multiple locations, including AT&T wiring.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Priestlen Mitchell
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer Rob Eggert represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and drug trafficking. Between May 7, 2021, and May 8, 2021, Mitchell, a convicted felon, possessed a Century Arms Inc., model Micro Draco, 7.62x39 caliber semiautomatic pistol, an Armalite, model M15A2, 5.56 caliber rifle, and ammunition. Mitchell also possessed with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and oxycodone. On January 26, 2023, Mitchell possessed a M
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Israel Ortiz Velasco
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering conspiracy and a conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, including 400 grams or more of fentanyl and five kilograms or more of cocaine. From approximately June to December 2017, Israel Ortiz Velasco, 33, agreed with others to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, knowing and intending that those drugs would be unlawfully imported from Mexico into the United States for dis
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Tim Armstrong
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation. im Armstrong, 65, was charged with "inappropriate communication with a juvenile male student" multiple times between April and August 2022.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Stephen Piercy
Louisiville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses. From January 1, 2021, through August 29, 2023, Stephen Piercy, conspired with other individuals to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Piercy was further convicted of distributing over 50 grams of methamphetamine on 5 dates from March through July of 2023; possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on two dates; possessing with the intent to d
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brandon Farley
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography. Brandon Farley, 42, sexually abused a minor that was in his care and took photos of that abuse. Under federal law, Farley must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for life. Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentuck
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Terry Gannon
Ashland, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In February 2025, law enforcement received information that Terry Gannon, 52, was distributing large amounts of drugs from his residence in Boyd County. On February 25 and 27, 2025, law enforcement utilized a confidential inform
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tommy Martin
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in relation to his drug trafficking crimes; and possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon. On September 24, 2025, Tommy Martin, 70, was found guilty by a federal jury in Lexington of 11 felony violations: six counts of distributing
View VerdictState of Kentucky v. Brandon Randall
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense represents the Defendant charged with alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. Brandon Randall from Louisville l briefly opened the door at Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey’s home and then said he was at the wrong place before leaving.
View VerdictLuther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett
Bowling Green, Kentucky, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 82 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory. Luther Poynter was incarcerated in the Barren County Detention Center (“BCDC”) on December 25, 2020, for contempt of court due to his failure to pay child support. On December 28, BCDC moved Poynter to a general-population cell, where Scotty Wix and Timothy Guess were also housed. Within one minute and thirty seconds of Poynter entering the cell, Guess and Wix attac
View VerdictTawna Bowles v. SSRG II, L.L.C., Chicken Salad Chick
Covington, Kentucky, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act Violation theory. Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual restaurant chain, hired Tawna Bowles to serve as a cashier/service-team member at a franchise location in northern Kentucky. Bowles, who suffers from arthritis in her knees, requested that she be allowed to sit for five minutes after every ten minutes that she stood while on the job. When Chicken Salad Chick denied her request,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Larry Walden
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, by committing crop insurance fraud. Larry Walden, age 69, owned and rented farmland in Barren County, on which he grew burley tobacco, among other crops. He maintained insurance coverage over his tobacco crop from at least 2014 to 2023. For Crop Years 2014 through 2019, Walden used services offered at Farmers Tobacco Warehouse in Boyle County, to obtain false documentati
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nathaniel Covington
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r online coercion and enticement of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, and transportation of a minor for sex. Nathaniel Covington, 25, used an online social media application to meet a fourteen-year-old girl. He arranged to have the girl taken from Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky for a sexual encounter. Once in Kentucky, Covington used his cellular phone to record himself engaged in sexual acts with
View VerdictState of Kentucky v. Tracy Carter
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Tracy Carter, an investigator for Louisville Metro's Office of Inspector General was arrested for allegedly shooting a man near the Heritage Creek neighborhood.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lonnie James Maynard
Ashland, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. On January 17, 2025, Lonnie James Maynard, age 54, of Raccoon, Kentucky, engaged in the production of child pornography. Specifically, a search of Maynard’s phone revealed a Snapchat conversation in which he directed a minor child to send Maynard sexually explicit photos. At Maynard’s direction, the minor child sent Maynard a sexually explicit video of the minor child.
View VerdictState of Kentucky v. John Doe, et al.
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charge with auto theft and stealing guns. Three men, all 18-years-old accused for car break-ins and thefts on Dixie Highway near the regional library.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Ernspiker
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearms trafficking, distribution of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for conspiring to sell 18 firearms and approximately 58 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential law enforcement source on November 20, 2024. Ernspiker was prohibited from possessing firearms due to the following prior felony convictions
View VerdictChad Kiser v. Randon Auto Parts North America, LLC doing business as AXN Heavy Duty
Louisville, Kentucky, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued in a job discrimination theory. This case was filled in the Jefferson Circuit Court, 25-CI-008644, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. The Plaintiff challenged the jurisdiction of the federal court and sough remand to the state circuit court.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Edgar Sizemore
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Valdarious Starks
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
View VerdictBrooke Threlkeld v. Norton Healthcare Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory. AI Overview The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees of covered employers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family/medical reasons (birth/adoption, serious health condition, military family needs) and 26 weeks for military caregiver leave, ensuring return to the same or equivalent job with benefits maintained.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jesus Martinez-Bejarano
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Heather Mills
New Castle, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of murder, five counts of assault in the first-degree, and one count of assault in the second-degree. Based on charges stemming from her arrest on the indictment, Mills faced a second felony case for one count of possession of a controlled substance in the first-degree ("PCS 1st"), three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Anthony Lewis
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with DUI. Anthony Lewis, age 32, was accused of driving while drunk and causing an accident with a Louisville, Kentucky, police officers vehicle.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cordell Johnson-Jefferson
Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. n December 2023, investigators learned that Johnson-Jefferson was trafficking drugs from a house in Walton, Kentucky. For almost two months, they surveilled the house, tracked his car, and questioned his associates. In late January 2024, officers stopped his car and arrested Johnson-Jefferson for driving with a suspended license. His girlfriend told officers at the scene that,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Heng Yin
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quinton D. Foreman
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being felony in possession of a firearm.<br>
View VerdictEduardo Lopez Miranda v. Samuel Olson
Covington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ariel Fernando Zapata Lopez
Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of cocaine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Angela M. Abney
Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth and oxydone.
View VerdictDavid Howard v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
London, Kentucky, pro se Plaintiff attempted to represent himself without a larger in a bad faith breach of contract case.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nathan Stewart
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture.
View VerdictFreddie Brewer, et al. v. Alliance Coal, LLC, et al.
Pikeville, Kentucky employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards for most private and public sector employees. It mandates that employees receive at least the federal minimum wage, and overtime pay at a rate of time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The act also prohibits oppressive child labor
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Danny Slone
Pikeville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams or more of meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bradford Hunt
Pikeville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Randall E. Cope and Terry Wayne Cope
Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with eleven counts of murder and firearm felonies.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Huber Iran Argello-Aguilar
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with odomy, wanton endangerment, rape, assault, unlawful imprisonment and menacing. <br> <br> Huber Iran Argello-Aguilar, 25, is charged with two sexual assaults.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Joshua W. Preacher and Nereida Allen
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree criminal abuse of a child.<br> <br> On Monday, August 25, 2008, a case worker for Child Protective Services ordered Allen's twin sisters, Janet and Jeannette Allen, to clean and repair deplorable conditions at the home they shared in east Louisville and in the meantime to provide alternate housing for their two sons, Janet's twenty-eight month-old son, Wyatt, a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bryan Douglas Conley
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ransporting a minor for criminal sexualactivity, kidnapping, bank fraud, identity theft, and interstate threats.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bryan Douglas Conley
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting a minor for criminal sexual activity, kidnapping, bank fraud, identity theft, and interstate threats.<br> <br> Bryan Conley created fake dating profiles to lure and trick two female victims: a minor (A.Y.) and an adult (R.W.). Using the dating platform PlentyofFish.com, Conley created profiles posing as a young, wealthy member of the “De Beers” family. <br> <br> He first connected wi
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Darris Allen
Bowling Green, Kentucky, man charged with murder will be represented by a criminal defense lawyer.<br> <br> Darris Allen is charged with murder by complicity with the intent to promote or facilitate the murder of the deceased, Robert Dark.<br> <br>
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. Kiaira Paige and Darrel Burnett
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers will be representing the Defendants charged with murder.<br> <br> Kiaira Paige and Darrel Burnett are accused for gunning down their older brother, Darryl Burnett Jr.,
View VerdictCommonwealth of Kentucky v. William Rutherford
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of conspiracy first-degree wanton endangerment for discharging a firearm, and engaging in organized crime.<br> <br> William Rutherford, age 22, was arrested and charged in connection to three gang-related shootings in Lexington that happened in April 2025,<br>
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