Virginia Crime Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of 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 Mo... More...
$ (07-17-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson </h2> </center>
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery with a deadly weapon and possessing and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and furtherance of a crime of violence. yrone K. Jefferson, 38, worked for a rental car company where he had access to rental cars and license plates owned by the company. Jefferson stole several license plate... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, allegedly purchased three firearms that were recovered from crime scenes shortly afterw... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - VA)United States of America v. Jermain Antonio Bernard
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 8, 2025, Newport News Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jermain Antonio Bernard, 41, for driving at night without using headlights. An officer smelled alcohol as he approached the vehicle and observed that Bernard’s eyes were glassy and... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - VA)<H2> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shibritney Colbert
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime. Shibritney Colbert, age 24, of Landover accused of attacking a shopper in a Giant supermarket on Christmas day for his sexuality. See: https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-hate-crime-christmas-day-attack-in-alexandria-assault-giant-supermarket-virginia-lgbtq-fairfax-county-maryland-shibri... More...
$ (12-25-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Ricardo Francisco Ordaz
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers Jessica Fay Phillips and Rhonda Quafliana represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and illegally transporting aliens resulting in death. Ricardo Franco Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek, Texas, arranged to transport victims from an area near the United States-Mexico border and bring them to a stash house near Austin, Texas. Once there, Ordaz,... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Damon Tyler Mills
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers, Brooke Alexander Duncan and Anthony Franklin Anderson, represented the Defendant charged with committing an armed robbery in violaiton of the Hobbs Act and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. On February 24, 2019, law enforcement responded to an apartment in Roanoke County, Virginia regarding a disturbance involving firearms.... More...
$ (01-13-2026 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Briar Stephens, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime.... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements within the jurisdication of the legislative branch of the United States Government. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is the federal statute making it a crime to knowingly and willfully make false statements, conceal material facts, or use false documents in matters within the jurisdiction of the U.S. g... More...
$ (11-24-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Brian Keith Anderson
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon. during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a total of 117.29 grams of methamphetamine. During a controlled buy conducted on June 14, 2024, in addit... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:846=CD.F - CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - 21:846 and 841(b)(1)(B) - Knowingly and Intentionally conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl (10/2024) 21:841A=CD.F - CONTROLLED S... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - VA)<H2> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Dalonte Davis
Arlington, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with Wearing a Mask in Public and Obstruction of Justice. At approximately 5:44 p.m. on December 11, an officer working a crime prevention detail at the Pentagon City Metro Station observed the male suspect wearing a face covering indoors and asked him to remove it. The suspect ignored commands and attempted to flee f... More...
$ (12-13-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Bavonte J. Cole
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> While patrolling alone at night, Officer Dquan Walker saw Coe sitting in the driver's seat of a car parked just outside the entrance to a convenience store known for "drug activity . . . inside and outside of the store.†JA 106. Coe was holding plastic baggies... More...
$0 (11-13-2025 - VA)State of Virginia v. Stephen Smerk
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Stephen Smerk, age 53, was accused of killing Robin Lawrence, age 27, who was killed in 1994.<br> <br> Detectives using DNA from the crime scene were able to identify Smerk as the killer.<br> <br> Investigators turned to Ellen Greytak, director of bioinformatics at Parabon NanoLabs, a... More...
$0 (10-26-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Kevin Perez Sandoval, a/k/a Noctorno, a/k/a Nocturno, a/k/a Dengue
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, among other crimes. <br> <br> Following a three-week jury trial, Kevin Perez Sandoval, Roberto Carlos Cruz Moreno, and Jose Rosales Juarez ("Appellantsâ�... More...
$0 (10-14-2025 - VA)George Hawkins v. Glenn Youngkin, et al.
Richmond, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a First Amendment violation theory.<br> Virginia's Constitution automatically strips individuals convicted of felony offenses<br> of the right to vote but vests in the Governor the discretionary power to restore those rights.<br> George Hawkins, previously convicted of a felony, petitioned to have his voting rights<br> restored. S... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Troy McGowan
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating a protective order.<br> <br> On November 24, 2018, L.M. obtained a permanent protective order against appellant, with whom she had a young son. The protective order prohibited appellant from having "contact of any kind with" L.M. except as permitted by a custody or visitation order and from "commit[ting] ac... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts<br> of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). <br> <br> For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. Â... More...
$0 (06-21-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Daniel Kemp, Sr.
Defendant Daniel N. Kemp, Sr., was charged with nine counts of sexually abusing his adopted children. Pursuant to an agreement with the government, he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse, and the remaining charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Kemp to life imprisonment – a term within the Sentencing Guidelines range adopted by the court – and to ... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Keyon Paylon
Keyon Paylor ("Appellantâ€) filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking<br> to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his <br> guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law <br> enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the firearm and stole thousands of <br> dollars from him and ... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Dyvae Davis
PER CURIAM:<br> <br> Dyvae Davis appeals his conviction following his guilty plea to possession with <br> intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and possession <br> of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> § 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (D)(ii). On appeal, Davis argues the district court plainly erred by <br> accept... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Santuron Cureton
PER CURIAM:<br> <br> Santuron Cureton pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to possession <br> of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); distribution and <br> possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and <br> possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Melchor Calderon
PER CURIAM:<br> <br> In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act <br> robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, <br> in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation <br> of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Caldero... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Jontez McLeod
PER CURIAM:<br> Jontez Xavier McLeod appeals his convictions and 141-month sentence imposed <br> after his guilty plea to carjacking and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> §§ 2119, 2; and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, and in furtherance of, a <br> crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 2. <br> On app... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Andy Tovar
PER CURIAM: <br> Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a <br> racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit <br> murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded <br> guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in <br> violati... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. David Anthony Taylor
David Anthony Taylor appeals from his 240-month sentence, imposed at <br> resentencing. On appeal, Taylor asserts that the sentencing judge gave undue consideration <br> to the judgment imposed by a different judge at Taylor's original sentencing hearing. <br> Finding no error, we affirm.<br> In 2013, a jury convicted Taylor of two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery and <br> one count of posses... More...
$0 (12-25-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Clinton Powell, Jr.
Clinton Cornelius Powell, Jr., pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to being a <br> felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing a <br> firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). The district court sentenced Powell to an aggregate term of 156 months' <br> imprisonment. On appeal, couns... More...
$0 (12-25-2023 - VA)United States of America v. William B. Sink
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.4 million in payments from an out-of-state aircraft company, pled guilty last week to one count of wire fraud.<br> <br> In July 2022, William B. Sink, 55, and an unidentified co-conspirator named "Vanessa,†created a fictitious business, "The Rockn U Farms, LLC,†and then opened... More...
$0 (12-18-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Donald Edward Ponder
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> On May 4, 2022, officers with the Martinsville Police Department encountered Donald Edward Ponder, III, age 36, walking towards Fidelity Bank in Martinsville, Virginia. Ponde... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Herman Tyrone Washington
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and possessing an animal for the purpose of having the venture aiding and abetting.<br> <br> Herman Tyrone Washington, 51, of Highland Springs, Virginia, was charged with conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and possession of a pitbull-type dog fo... More...
$0 (07-25-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Trashawn Newsome
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of the national firearms act.<br> <br> Trashawn Newsome, 21, was in possession of a machine gun on October 6, 2022. That day, Chesapeake Police officers were investigating a vehicle reported stolen in the vicinity of Camelot Boulevard. News... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Aaron Lee Woods
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with shootings and related drug trafficking activities.<br> <br> Aaron Lee Woods, 28, pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana as well as one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<br> <br> A third man, D... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - VA)Sharon Arlene Vold v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Harrisonburg, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on an auto insurance liability theory claiming $750,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> "Virginia is a pure contributory negligence state, which means that if a person is found to be even 1% at fault for an accident, they cannot recover any damages from the other party. This is in contrast to most... More...
$1 (04-13-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Gregory Allen Miller
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.<br> <br> Gregory Allen Miller, 47, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of possessing a firearm... More...
$0 (03-29-2023 - VA)United States of America v. William Everett Himes
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing with the intent to distribute crystal ice methamphetamine and for illegal possession of a firearm. <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/abingdon/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Abingdon</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><b... More...
$0 (01-12-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in large-scale cocaine trafficking.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/alexandria/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Alexandria</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> From 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, ... More...
$0 (12-22-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Markel Corevis Morton, Adrian Anderson, and Quincy Brock
Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/charlottesville/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Charlottesville</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Mark... More...
$0 (01-04-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Earlon Delton Mitchell
Norfolk, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully possessing ammunition that he used to shoot at someone and for unlawfully possessing a firearm in a separate incident roughly a year later.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/norfolk/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Norfolk</a><br> </font><br> </ce... More...
$0 (12-06-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Lakeshia Nicole Simon
Beckley, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in acquisition of firearms. <br> <br> Lakeshia Nicole Simon, age 23, of Beckley, purchased firearms in Beckley for co-defendant Bisheem Jones, also known as "Bosh,†who told Simon which ones to buy and provided the money for the purchases through an intermediary.<br> <br> On April 20, 2021,... More...
$0 (12-02-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera
Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder of two adolescent boys in 2016.<br> <br> MS-13 gang members Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera, along with their co-conspirators, targeted E.E.E.M., a 17-year-old resident of Falls Church, who they erroneously su... More...
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