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United States of America v. Joseph F. Wallace
Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with credit card fraud. 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> Joseph F. Wallace, 51, of Duncan, South Carolina, marketed himself as “a self-made serial entrepreneur leading multiple business entities and living the American Dream in Upstate, South Carolina.” He owned and operated YMA Financial through which
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jerome Sydney Heyward
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with interference with commerce by threats or violence. Jerome Sydney Heyward, 63, a former North Charleston City Councilmember, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for extortion, bribery, and money laundering. Mike A. Brown, 47, former North Charleston City Council Member, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for accepting a bribe from Aaron Hicks in exchange for his support
View VerdictUntied States of America v. Gregory Tischuk
Rock Hill, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with straw purchasing firearms. 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> Gregory Tischuk, age 66, of York County, trafficked guns from Fort Mill to Baltimore, Maryland, through a gun trafficker operating in Charlotte, North Carolina. The gun trafficker could not legally own or purchase firearms. An undercover AT
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Xavier Barnes
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder and possession of a weapon. Xavier Barnes, age 23, accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Maurice “Mo” Green.
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Leverne Ross, Jr.
Florence, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with homicide and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Leverne Ross Jr. shot the victim at the Oasis Elite Restaurant, Bar and Lounge, in Florence.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Worden Evander Butler
Florence, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interfering with the housing rights of his Black neighbors and using fire to commit a federal felony. On Nov. 24, 2023, Worden Evander Butler, 31, formerly of Conway, made a series of Facebook posts about his next-door neighbors, including that he would give “his racist neighbors . . . a good scare for the health. With a cross in the lawn.” Butler uploaded photos of the victims’ home, vehicles, an
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Yuan Li
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering. Yuan Li, age 35, joined the United States Navy in January 2022 after previously being discharged from the Army. During his time in the Navy, Li completed an Application for Naturalization to apply for U.S. citizenship. Li did not answer whether he had been discharged other than honorable from the military and listed a fraudulent address in S
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. J'Quan Fitzgerald,
Fayetteville, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with shooting with intent to kill a police officer. J'Quan Fitzgerald, 26, refused to stop the stolen car that he was driving and shot at officers during a high-speed chase.
View VerdictClear Touch Interactive, Inc. v. The Ockers Company, et al. M.h2>
Greenville, South Carolina commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute. In state court, the Ockers Company (“Ockers”) sued Clear Touch Interactive, Inc.(“Clear Touch”) for breach of contract. The parties settled that case and agreed to dismiss all possible counterclaims that could have been brought in that litigation. But just weeks later, Clear Touch brought intellectual-property claims against Ockers in federal court. At summary judgment
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 12 counts of drug and gun felonies. Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, 43, of Columbia, sold 10 firearms and quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack cocaine to confidential informants on four occasions in May and June 2024. One of the firearms that Anderson sold contained a Glock switch, converting the weapon into a machinegun. Two of the firearms he sold had been linked to an attempted homicide and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kevin S. Murdock,Thomas C. Lee, and Vidhya V. Narayanan
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The indictment alleges that Kevin S. Murdock, 56, owned and operated Premier Medical Laboratory Services, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas C. Lee, 56, both of Greenville, and Vidhya V. Narayanan, 45, were both high-level employees of Premier. Premier offered diagnostic testing services for medical providers, including but n
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Andrew Felkel
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of force or threatened force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with someone’s housing rights based on race. Jonathan Andrew Felkel, age 34, of Columbia, South Carolina, drove into the gated community where both he and J.M. lived when he saw J.M. standing at the gate of the community. Felkel fired a gun and shouted, “You better keep running, boy!” at J.M. The FBI Columbia Field Office and t
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antonio Salazar Munos
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a dating parnter by suffocation on a cruise ship. An April 2023, Antonio Salazar Munos, 23, of Columbus, Ohio , the victim, and other family members traveled from their home in Ohio to Charleston, South Carolina for a three-day cruise. While onboard the Carnival Sunshine, Munos physically assaulted the victim at various locations onboard the ship before the two returned to their cabin. Upon r
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael C. Gresham
Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postman. on Nov. 12, 2025, a mail carrier was delivering mail to Michael Gresham’s residence in Spartanburg. As the mail carrier approached Gresham’s home, the mail carrier observed Gresham, age 77, in the doorway with a firearm in his hand. Gresham opened a storm door and pointed the gun at the mail carrier. As the mail carrier ran from the home, he reported hearing one gunshot comin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Derrick Gathers
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. On August 16, 2023, Trooper Frazier with the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) stopped Derrick Gathers, 40, of Augusta, Georgia, for speeding on Highway 78 in Bamberg County. Gathers gave Trooper Frazier a license and vehicle registration, and Trooper Frazier took those items back to his patrol vehicle to run a routine records check. Trooper Frazier had concerns ab
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Donovan James Jackson
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of a firearm.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Courtney Jeanine Brown
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with thefts from nursing home residents. Courtney Jeanine Brown, 49, of Goose Creek, worked as the business office manager for Riverside Health and Rehabilitation, a nursing home in North Charleston. Over more than three years, Brown stole approximately $146,000 from 132 residents in that facility, most of whom were physically and/or mentally incapacitated. Brown exploited her position of private trust by wr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jamar Tywone Kimpson
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. In 2021, workers at a local FedEx hub found three suspicious packages with a strong odor of marijuana. All three were addressed to the same person at an address in Swansea, South Carolina with return addresses of the recipient’s same name and address. Law enforcement executed a search warrant on the parcels, and they were found to contain marijuana and THC edibles. A
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Tony Middleton
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Dfendant, Tony Middleton, 35, charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. A.I. Google: In South Carolina, "first-degree murder" isn't a distinct statutory term; rather, murder is defined as a killing with malice aforethought, leading to penalties of 30 years to life in prison, or the death penalty if aggravating circumstances (like during another felony
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tyrone Grailford
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. A Guidelines error is harmless—and, thus, does not require vacatur—if “(1) the district court would have reached the same result even if it had decided the Guidelines issue the other way, and (2) the sentence would be reasonable even if the Guidelines issue had been decided in the defendant’s favor.” United States v. Mills, 917 F.3d 324, 330 (4th Cir. 2019) (cita
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Kenny Carter, aka Blaze
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. a convicted felon did possess and affecting commerce a firearm, a CDM, .22 caliber handgun and .22 ammunition, in violation of 18:922(g)(1), 924(a)(2) and 924(e), with forfeiture allegations. VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN did possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18:924(c)(1), with forfeiture allegations.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Paul Miller
Florence, Souht Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and making false statements to federal investigators. Beginning in November 2022, John Paul Miller, 46, of Myrtle Beach, sent unwanted and harassing communications to his estranged wife until her death on April 27, 2024. The harassing behavior included Miller posting a nude photo of the victim online without her consent, causing tracking devices to be placed on her vehicle, and in one insta
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Pasqual Perez Duckett
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl which resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Columbia woman. In July 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with the City of Columbia Police Department and the Richland County Sheriff's Department, initiated an investigation into Pasqual Perez Duckett, 41, of Newberry, after receiving credible information about his involvement in distributing large
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brentton Timmons
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Aug. 24, 2024, deputies with the Chester County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic safety check point and saw Timmons attempt to evade the check point by turning onto a dirt road. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Brenton Timmons’ vehicle and saw an open container of alcohol in the cupholder. Deputies searched the vehicle further and found a loaded pis
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Valkinburg
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. Matthew Valkinburg, age 35, of Pueblo, Colorado, began uploading child sexual abuse material to his Discord account in 2023 when he was stationed in Colorado. Local authorities in Colorado determined that accounts tied to Valkinburg were responsible for the child sexual abuse material. After Valkinburg transferred from Colorado to Fort Jackson, Army investigators o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Robert Louis Johnson, III
Anderson, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess stolen mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 513, 1708. <br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Zavien Lenoy Canada
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2).<br> <br> or a criminal sentence to be procedurally reasonable, "a district court must begin its sentencing proceeding by correctly calculating the applicable Guidelines range.” United States v. Fowler, 58 F.4th 142, 153 (4th Cir. 2023) (internal quotation marks omitted). "Using this ran
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Charles “Chuck” Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> Charles "Chuck” Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the county of public funds for years.<br> <br> Chief United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain accepted the guilty pleas and will sen
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Charles “Chuck” Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson
Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft.<br> <br> Charles "Chuck” Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the county of public funds for years.<br> <br> Wright pleaded guilty to Counts 1, 2 and 3 of the Information
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Dontrell Rufus
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Dontrell Rufus, shot and killed Kiara Richbow twice and Sarah Richbow on April 20, 2020.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Justin Dewayne Barr
Florence, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. <br>
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Donnie Ray Birchfield
Lancaster, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr., 35, accused of killing of Shirley Arnsdorff, 49.<br> <br> The warrants say Birchfield denied the alleged victims food and medical treatment, controlled their cellphones and bathroom access, and cut them off from the outside world.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kristen Taylor Porter
Florence, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to purchase firearms.<br> <br> Kristen Taylor Porter, 29, of Florence, South Carolina, was indiced by a grand jury, relating to the July 1 murder of Darlington County Deputy Frank "Devin” Mason.<br> <br> Porter is charged with making false statements in connection with the February and March 2025 purchases of four firearms and knowingly providing one of those firearms to a feder
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Deandra Bontia James
Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Deandra Dontia James, age 33,, got into a verbal altercation that led to James shooting and killing Yvonne Wheeler, age 29. Wheeler.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Bernard Powell
Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly possessed a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, which is prosecutable in a court of the United States; In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i) with forfeiture allegations pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d), Title 21, United States Code, Sections 853 and 881, and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c).
View VerdictJennifer L. Beckett v. United States of America
Charleston, South Carolina, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.<br> <br> Jennifer Beckett-Lynn ("Beckett-Lynn”) and her now deceased husband, Keith Lynn ("Lynn”), brought a civil action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671, alleging that substandard medical care provided to Lynn at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina, resulted in the unnecessary amputation of Lynn's righ
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Timothy Antonio Flanagan
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine.<br> <br> Timothy Antonio Flanagan, 38, of Lancaster, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine.<br> <br> Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Flanagan and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Demario Covington, a/k/a Booger
Florence, South Carolina, pro se defense without a lawyer represented himself seeking compassionate releasse e pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). <br> <br> The Defendant was charged with:<br> <br> CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS knowingly did conspire with each other and with others, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, commonly known as "crack" cocaine, both Schedule II controlled substances, said conspiracy involvin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eric Michael Deon Brown
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl. <br> <br> Eric Michael Deon Brown, 37, of York County, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.<br> <br> The investigation revealed that Brown was responsible for selling drugs that were obtained from other members of a drug conspiracy operating out
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Willie Leo Darby
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.<br> <br> Willie Leo Darby was accused of murdering her husband, Michael Warren on November 12, 2021.<br> <br> State's case included testimony from North Charleston Detectives George Vantine and Charity Steinbrunner as well as a SLED firearms analyst and Detective Jerome De Sheers of the NCPD FBI Task Force. Detective Vantine led
View VerdictState of South Carolina v. Brian Randell Sease
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Voluntary Manslaughter, Armed Robbery, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime. <br> <br> Brian Randell Sease was indicted for murdering 22-year-old Travis Green, Jr. on October 30, 2021. <br> <br> Assistant Solicitors Cassity Brewer and Hunt Russell presented the State's case which included testimony<br> from City of Charleston Police Detectives Tanya Duby-Gritzuk and Eric Tutt
View VerdictJohn's Bay POA, Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Company
Florence, South Carolina, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Steven Lloyd Joiner
Greenville, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communication of threats.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 875, prohibits transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce to injure a person, property, or reputation, or to accuse someone of a crime. This applies to communications crossing state or national borders and carries penalties of fines and imprisonment, with specific subsections defining different types of threats, such as those involvin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ashley Nicole Cromer
Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics.<br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Terrance Demetrius Bass
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun, Drug Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> Terrance Deme
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Edward Prigmore
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sexual Abuse Material Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Child Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Material Possession</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> John Edward Prigmore, 40, of Fort Lawn, ha
View VerdictTim Landholt v. Kendall Corley, et al.
Columbia, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> A South Carolina state court judge issued a bench warrant to arrest Tim Landholt for not paying child support. Sheriff's deputies soon arrested Landholt, who was fined and sent on his way. But the clerk's office never recalled or cancelled the executed warrant. Over five years later, deputies again arrested Landholt on the stale warrant. He spent three<br> days in jail.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Amir Golestan
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Amir Golestan was the founder and CEO of Micfo, LLC, a technology company. Golestan pled guilty, on behalf of himself and on behalf of his company, to 20 counts of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining and reselling Internet Protocol addresses. After the guilty pleas had been entered, Golestan moved to withdraw them, arguing that intervening<br> Supreme Court precedent invalidated the theory
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Johnathan Nathaniel Allen
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor and production of child sexual abuse material. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Tennessee Deputy Indicted for Enticement of a Minor and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> A federal
View VerdictSamuel E. Ferguson, III v. Social Security Administration
Charleston, South Carolina, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.
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