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State of West Virginia v. Kayla Six
Wellsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud in connection with an access device. Kayla Six, 31, was charged with felony offense of fraud in connection with an access device.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Justin Steven Boileau
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Justin Steven Boileau, 30, a former resident of Reston, Virginia, engaged in the exploitation of children. “While social media is a powerful tool for keeping us connected, it can also be a dangerous weapon criminals use to take advantage of our kids. In bringing justice for these victims, we ask all parents and guardians to stay engaged and know who your children are talkin
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington
Montrose, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with attempted first-degree murder. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington accused for shooting a man in a residence on Mule Hollow Road in Montrose.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brittaney Allura Hall
Martinsburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and fraud with identification documents. Brittaney Allura Hall, 36, was charged with one count of wire fraud. Hall was an office manager and accountant for a business in Martinsburg and had access to the company’s financial information and accounts. As part of her unlawful scheme, Hall conducted financial transactions that caused overpayments of payroll in reimbursements and commissions t
View VerdictDelbert Kevin Cordle v. Resurgent Capital Services, L.P. et al.
Charleston, West Virginia, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1970 that regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer credit information. It promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in consumer reporting agency files, allowing individuals to access, dispute, and correct their data. Key Aspects of the FCRA L
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christian Gale Biles
Charlesotn, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On March 4, 2024, Christian Gale Biles, 21, of Vienna, West Virginia, took possession of a package delivered to his residence by the United States Postal Service. As part of his guilty plea, Biles admitted that he knew the package contained methamphetamine in advance of his receiving it, that he took possession of the methamphetamine contained in the package, a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gerald Lee Young and Gerald Lee Young
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribut drugs.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Madison Grant Sergent
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth. On July 23, 2024, Madison Grant Sergent, 27, of Huntington, directed another individual to distribute approximately 24 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $180 in Huntington. As part of her plea agreement, Sergent admitted to arranging the transaction after the confidential informant contacted her seeking to buy methamphetamine. Co-defendant Rakai
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jennie Davis
Williamson, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Following a jury trial held in February 1995, the petitioner was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual assault[2] and four counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian.[3]The petitioner was sentenced to fifteen to thirty-five years of imprisonment for three of the four counts of first-degree sexual assault, to run concurrently; five to fifteen years of imprisonmen
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Martin King
Morgantown, West Virginia,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree robbery. On May 9, 2019, a Monongalia County Grand Jury indicted the petitioner on robbery in the second-degree. The petitioner was released from custody and absconded; the circuit court issued a capias warrant for his arrest. The petitioner was eventually apprehended, and, on May 16, 2022, he pled guilty to robbery in the second-degree. The court held a sentencing hearing on July 26, 2022.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Hetzon Marroquin Reyes
Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer John Pizzo represented the Defendant charged with employing illegal aliens and tax fraud. Hetzon Maroquin Reyes, also known as “Hector,” age 41, was the owenr and operator of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia and hired and harbored illegal workers for his construction company. Reyes, a Guatemalan resident, in the United States on a temporary visa himself, created fraudulent documentation for the illegal workers to provide to the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tracy Don Jackson
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl. On June 15, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Charleston residence where they encountered Tracy Don Jackson Jr., 23, of St. Albans, sleeping on a couch in the living room. Officers found a quantity of a heroin-fentanyl mix and a Glock model G48 9mm pistol between the arm of the couch and the couch cushion underneath Jackson. As part of his guilty plea,
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Danile Lunn Wrights, Jr.
Rio, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Daniel Lum Wright Jr. accused of killing a woman and dumping her body in the woods. https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/west-virginia-man-arrested-for-allegedly-murdering-woman-and-dumping-her-body-in-2020/
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Kyle Jitsuwo Ulysses Zercues Matsuoka Termin
Weston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and eluding. On Jan. 11, at around 10:02 p.m., troopers were patrolling in the area of East 3rd Street near the intersection of Brown Avenue in Weston when they saw a sedan driving at “an extremely high rate of speed” heading into Weston driven by Kyle Jitsuwo Ulysses Zercues Matsuoka Termin, from Colorado.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Ladelle Puryear
Capbell, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as “crack.” On January 16, 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at John Ladelle Puryear’s apartment in Huntington and seized approximately 299 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of fentanyl and 8 grams of crack, a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm pistol, a Colt MK IV Series 80 .45-caliber pisto
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Maurice Kelly Johnson, aka “Reese"
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm by a convicted felon. On May 22, 2025, Johnson provided a Smith & Wesson model M&P Shield M2.0 9mm pistol that was sold to a confidential informant in Huntington. As part of his guilty plea, Maurice Kelly Johnson, also known as “Reese,” 58, of Huntington, admitted to possessing the firearm and to providing it to co-defendant Earl Michael Myers, who conducted the transaction.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Avanibahen Patel
Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with hiring illegals. Aakash Prakash Makwana, 30, a citizen of India unlawfully residing in Ronceverte, was employed at a Fairlea business owned and operated by Avanibahen Patel and her husband. Makwana assisted with running the daily business during the time period. Patel admitted that she and her husband agreed to hire Makwana knowing that he was living in the United States illegally after his immigration visa
View VerdictJules Gautier, et al. v. TAMS Management, Inc., et al.
Charleston, West Virginia, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a WARN Act violation theory. The WARN Act “requires certain employers to provide notice to their employees of sudden, significant employment loss so that they [can] seek alternative employment and their communities [can] prepare for the economic disruption of a mass layoff.” Schmidt v. FCI Enters. LLC, 3 F.4th 95, 101 (4th Cir. 2021) (citation modified). The Act states: An employer shall not order
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Theodore Miller
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Between spring of 2022 and September 2024, Theodore Miller, age 36, of South Charleston, West Virginia, planned and carried out the fraud schemes. Miller used social media and presented himself as the “Wolf of West Virginia,” a wealthy, successful, and knowledgeable real estate mogul with enough money to travel the world whenever he wanted, as a way to get investors. Miller revealed as part
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Robert John Clancy
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Robert John Glancey, 63, of Philadelphia, who was using an Ohio man’s identity to try to steal money from banks.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Robinson-Brown
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a leadership role in a drug trafficking operation in Monongalia County. law enforcement had received several complaints about suspected drug activity at an apartment complex in Morgantown. Investigators determined Robinson-Brown was transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Detroit to Monongalia County, using local residents to then distribute the narcotics. Robinson-Brown ha
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” and Taylor Faith Walke
Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” 29, of Charleston, obtained methamphetamine from co-conspirator Amanda Marie Mace and fentanyl from multiple sources and distributed both controlled substances in and around Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. As part of his plea agreement, Wilborne admitted that he obta
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jason Colt Jarrell
Glenville, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of brandishing,[2]three counts of assault,[3] one count of destruction of property, and one count of shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling.
View VerdictNelson Rigg, et al. v. Monore Darrow Eads, et al.
Hinton, West Virginia, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an easement dispute. On March 31, 2021, the Piggs acquired two parcels of property, an 11-acre parcel and what they understood to be an 80-acre parcel in Summers County from Thomas H. Walls, Jr. On November 30, 2021, the Eads acquired an abutting 106.45-acre parcel of land from the White family. In January 2023, at the Piggs' request, surveyor Jon Looney created a legal description for their 80-acre parcel, using,
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Louis David Smith State of West Virginia v. Louis David Smith
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted robbery, attempted burglary, and third-offense domestic battery. Louis David Smith age 43, is accused of attempting to rob a woman.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mark W. Stuckey
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportatoin of firearms.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dustin Allen Wayne Plants
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. Unlawful firearm transport involves violating federal/state laws, like carrying loaded firearms where prohibited (e.g., Oklahoma), transporting across state lines without following rules (e.g., GCA 922), or prohibited persons (felons, fugitives) possessing firearms. Key elements include keeping firearms unloaded and in locked cases, knowing state-specific rules, and avo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Robinson-Brown
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking operation in Monongalia County. Law enforcement received several complaints about suspected drug activity at an apartment complex in Morgantown. Investigators determined Michael Robinson-Brown, 27, of Detroit, Michigan, was transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Detroit to Monongalia County, using local residents to then distribute the narcotics. Robinson-B
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quanda Kiev Wilborne
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jeremiah Telmon_Isaiah Hand
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso”
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Wilborne obtained methamphetamine from co-conspirator Amanda Marie Mace and fentanyl from multiple sources and distributed both controlled substances in and around Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. As part of his plea agreement, Wilborne admitted that he obtained and re-distributed approximately 24 pounds of methamphetamine from Mac
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Dwayne Herring
Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Dwayne Herring, 53, of Wheeling, charged with one count of murder in connection with the killing of 56-year-old Kathleen J. Herring.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Filmel Williams
Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally distributing fentanyl. Filmel Williams, age 64, of Harper Woods, West Virginia distributed fentanyl in Lumberport, West Virginia. Williams faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar is prosecuting the case on behalf of th
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Terrance Bradley
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking. Terrance Bradley, age 27, of Willoughby Hills, Ohio,, also known as “Blade,” was selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine in Ohio County, WV. Bradley has a criminal history that includes felonious assault and drug possession. The Defendant will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence. As
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jason K. Hairston
Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Between September 13, 2024, and January 30, 2025, Jason K. Hairston, 28, of Charleston, sold a total of approximately 1.1 kilograms of methamphetamine for a total of $5,000 over the course of four separate transactions. As part of his guilty plea, Hairston admitted to the transactions and further admitted to selling a total of approximately 61.3 grams o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. William Joseph Kessier, III
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl and one count of distribution of methamphetamine. On June 25, 2024, William Joseph Kessler III, 44, of Beckwith, sold a total of 18 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant over the course of two transactions, one in Raleigh County and the other at Kessler’s residence in Beckwith. On June 26, 2024, law enforcement officers executed
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Dustin Scott Gibson
Spencer, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. On January 27, 2021, the Defendant argued with his brother while performing construction work on a house in Roane County. The argument intensified, and the Defendant ultimately retrieved a shotgun, which fired,[2] hitting his brother and the porch of a nearby residence. On September 29, 2021, a Roane County grand jury indicted the pet
View VerdictSheila Hallman Warner v. Bluefield State College Board of Governors
Charleston, West Virginia, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to invalidate an agreement. The Defendant employed the petitioner as a professor, and the underlying case involves events occurring during that employment. After a three-day, court-ordered mediation, the parties, who were both represented by counsel, agreed to confidential settlement terms. Subsequently, the parties entered into a written settlement agreement. A few months later, the Plaintiff filed a self-repr
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. John Steven Prince
Weston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with battery, battery on a law enforcement officer, obstructing an officer, attempted malicious assault, two counts of domestic battery, and three counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm. In July 2022, the petitioner was indicted for battery, battery on a law enforcement officer, obstructing an officer, attempted malicious assault, two counts of domestic battery, and three counts of wanton endangerment
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jason Colt Jarrell
Glenville, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony. A jury convicted the petitioner on eight misdemeanor counts: three counts of brandishing,[2]three counts of assault,[3] one count of destruction of property,[4] and one count of shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling.[5] On March 9, 2018, the circuit court sentenced the petitioner as follows: one year of incarceration for two counts of brandishing (Counts One and Three), with the sentences to ru
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Michael Keith Allman
Parkersburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs.<br> <br> On the evening of June 4, 2022, a Parkersburg police officer arrested Mr. Allman pursuant to an outstanding warrant. Once Mr. Allman was handcuffed, the officer seized a backpack that Mr. Allman had been carrying but had set down prior to his arrest. After backup arrived and secured the scene, the officers searched the backpack and found drugs, digital scales, and ammunition.<
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Louis David Smith, III
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted robbery, attempted burglary and third-offense domestic battery.<br> <br> Louis David Smith, III, age 43, is accused for attempting to rob and assault a woman before attempting to beack into a nearby home.
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Maurice Wilson and Desiree Davis
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. <br> <br> Maurice Wilson, 44, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime and Desiree Davis, 28, who was allegedly driving the vehicle, is charged with attempted murder, according to jail records.(MGN | Charleston County Jail)<br> <br> Wilson is accused of assaulting the mother of his unborn child a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kevlin Jerrod Jackson, a/k/a Kevlin Jackson
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Kevlin Jerrod Jackson pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). T
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Thomas reed Ratliff, a/k/a Reed Ratliff
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of<br> child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2). <br> <br>
View VerdictDavid Lynn Bell v. United States of America
Wheeling, West Virginia pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jams Carroll DePriest
Hinton, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ailure to provide notice of sex offender registration.<br> <br> Legal issue Can a court dispense with a presentence investigation and report if a defendant escapes before sentencing?<br> <br> CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. SENTENCING. The case concerns the improper sentencing of a defendant without a presentence report, as mandated by West Virginia Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(b)(1), and examines whether the defendant's
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Louis David Smith
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with attempted robbery and assault and battery.<br> <br> Louis David Smith III, 43, tried to assault her and steal her vehicle on Peninsula Street.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Randell Lee Proctor
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a person convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). <br> <br> <br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person--<br> <br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;<br> <br> (2) who is a fugitive from justice;<br> <br> (3) who is an unlawful user of or addicted
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bolarinwas Salau
Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing fraud with indentiication docuemtns.
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