Virginia Excessive Force Law
<H2> nited States of America v. Christopher Allan Johnson
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using the Kik social media app to send three videos containing child sexual exploitation material. On October 10, 2024, after leaving the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, Christopher Allan Johnson, 54, logged into Kik and joined a public group dedicated to incest. There, an undercover FBI task f... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Quincy Eugeme Moore
Halifax, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with voluntary manslaughter[3] and leaving the scene of an accident involving death or serious bodily injury. In 2020, Quincy Moore and Donald Jeffreys had a verbal and physical altercation at a neighborhood gathering. Party attendees separated them, and Jeffreys walked away still making verbal threats. Although Jeff... More...
$ (12-04-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Catherine Renee Tellez
Williamsburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to stop after involvement in an accident that resulted in death. <br> <br> On the morning of August 10, 2022, Tellez was driving on Interstate 64 in the left lane. The portion of the highway had two clearly marked lanes and was straight and flat with no grade. The road surface had no major potholes, de... More...
$0 (11-13-2025 - 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)United States of America v. William O'Neil Murray, III
Harrisonburg, Virdinia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), (b)(1).<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - VA)Joel Aaron Burrell v. S. Shirley, Correctional Officer, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim.<br> <br> Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, federal courts may permit an indigent prisoner to proceed without prepaying filing fees or giving security. The legal term for proceeding this way is in forma pauperis. But Congress expressed concern that prisoners were filing many "frivolous lawsuits floodin... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Ryan Tolley
Lexington, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> On April 4, 2022, officers from the Botetourt-Rockbridge Regional Drug Task Force (the "Task Force") conducted surveillance of a home located at 36 Edgewood Drive in the City of Lexington. Members of the Task Force had been sworn in as Special State Police Officers ("SSPOs") with the Virgin... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Daniel Ricardo Lane Adams
Virginia Beach, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represent the defendant charged with rape.<br> <br> In the final days of her junior year at Virginia Wesleyan University, E.R. attended an on-campus cookout hosted by a graduating senior. After consuming a few alcoholic seltzers, E.R. met Adams, who introduced himself as "DJ." Adams told her that he was a 23-year-old student at the Harvard Business ... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Alhagi Gassim Conteh
<h2><br> Alexandrian Virginia selling counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> From at least February to April 2024, Alhagi Gassim Conteh, 30, obtained nearly 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills imprinted with "M30,†but which contained fentanyl, and distributed them.<br> <br> Throughout the conspiracy, Conteh, a convicte... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Steven Nicholas Dawson
<h2><br> Verona, Virginia possession of cocaine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 23, 2021, a confidential and reliable informant (CRI) informed former Staunton Police Department Investigator Stuart Green that a man staying in Room 118 at the Skyline Motel had illegal narcotics and a firearm in his possession. She gave Green the man's first name, and he... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - 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. Denzel Akeem Loftin
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking two minors.<br> <br> In September 2022, Denzel Akeem Loftin, 32, began chatting with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 17-year-old girl living in Pennsylvania. Loftin said he was a pimp and proposed that the girl come to Virginia to work for him. The next month, he posted advertisements... More...
$0 (12-20-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Thomas Anthony Marshall and Jonathon Hayden Marshall
Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute more than 10,000 pressed fentanyl pills in Culpeper, Virginia and surrounding counties.<br> <br> Thomas Anthony Marshall, 25, and Jonathon Hayden Marshall, 20, both pled guilty in August 2023 to identical charges, that is, one count of conspiring to distribute and possess w... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Dr. Jasser Thiara
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with corruptly obstructing the IRS by underreporting his income and filing false tax returns in connection with his medical practice.<br> <br> Dr. Jasser Thiara owned and operated an obstetrics medical practice, doing business as Mid-Atlantic Ob-Gyn, and another doctor's office specializing in pain management called Fa... More...
$0 (12-18-2023 - VA)Ashley S. v. Social Security Administration
Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Ashley S. ("Plaintiff') filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), seeking judicial review of the final decision of Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administ... More...
$0 (11-28-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Alonso Cantu-Cantu
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled <br> substances.<br> <br> Alonso Cantu-Cantu, 46, of Houston, was the major source of supply for a drug conspiracy that distributed more than 33 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 6 kilograms of cocaine into Southwest and Central Virginia through a multi-jurisdictional drug traf... More...
$0 (08-10-2023 - VA)United States of America v. William George Price
Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transferring obscene materials to a minor.<br> <br> William George Price, 65, of Land O' Lakes, Florida, used the instant messaging application Kik to chat with an undercover Albemarle County detective he thought was a 14-year-old girl<br> <br> According to court documents, on February 22, 2021, an undercover det... More...
$0 (08-03-2023 - 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 ex rel. Vogel v. OMNI Business Systems, Inc., et al.
Alexandria, Virginia commercial litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently misrepresenting the country of origin for over a dozen toner products manufactured by HP, Inc., and offering them for sale, as Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant, through a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract and an Air Force B... More...
$80944 (06-29-2023 - 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. Bennie Earl Magee
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a joint scheme to defraud banks and the Small Business Administration of over $7 million in COVID relief funds.<br> <br> According to court documents, from approximately April 2020 to March 2021, Bennie Earl Magee, 54, falsified payroll records, created fake IRS business tax returns, and submitted to lender... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Daniel Cruz
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and identity theft charges in connection with stealing the identity of the owner of a Richmond auto shop, Lotsey & Hardy Tire Company.<br> <br> According to court documents, around January 2022, Daniel Cruz, 30, obtained the owner's personal information and used that information to take over the auto shop and its ... More...
$0 (05-23-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Kenneth James Hughes, Jr.
Harrisonburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.<br> <br> Following a fentanyl overdose resulting in the death of the user on October 23 2020, an investigation by law enforcement revealed Kenneth James Hughes, Jr., age 27, from Winchester, Virginia, and his supplier to be the deceased user's source of supply. <br> <br> L... More...
$0 (04-12-2023 - 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. Li Liu, Yang Gao and Ye Wang
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with engaging in a conspiracy to launder money derived from running a prostitution business.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Norfolk_VA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Norfolk, Virginia"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Norfolk, Vi... More...
$0 (03-03-2023 - VA)Jane Doe v. Michael O. Barbazette, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on "Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act violation theories.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Alexandria_VA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Alexandria, Virginia"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Alexandria,... More...
$0 (02-17-2023 - VA)<H2> Michael Derrick Edwards v. White, et al. </H2>
Edwards filed this action against several security staff members and medical personnel, related to a November 2018 incident when officers used force against Edwards and later placed him in five-point restraints. The allegations underlying this action have been recounted in numerous court opinions and orders (see, e.g., Mem. Op. pgs. 1-5, Mar. 10, 2020 [ECF No. 136]; Mem. Op. pgs. 1-4, Oct. 30, 202... More...
$0 (01-13-2023 - 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)Wayne B. Lynch v. Solomon Simmons, III, et al.
Norfolk, Virginia personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming excessive use of force.<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> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> Wyn... More...
$3000000 (12-16-2022 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Edward David Gent
Stafford, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with improperly touching one of students while working as a seventh-grade teacher in Safford County.<br> <br> Edward David Gent, age 41, of Sponsylvania, Virginia was accused of taking indent liberties with a child.<br> <br> "According to court records, the Stafford victim was a seventh-grader at A.G. Wright Middle School in Staf... More...
$0 (12-16-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Guy Benjamin Bowman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a cross-county drug distribution of drugs.<br> <br> Guy Benjamin Bowman, 57, was convicted following a jury trial in July 2022 of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine as well as one count o... More...
$0 (12-02-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Charles Joseph hood
Harrisburg, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank robbery.<br> <br> On January 4, 2022, Charles Joseph Hood, age 63, from Harrisburg, Virginia, walked into the bank wearing a dark mask, sunglasses, hat, wig, and brown work boots and initially inquired about opening an account with the manager of the bank. Once inside the manager's office, Hood brandished what appeare... More...
$0 (11-09-2022 - 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...
$0 (11-04-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Demichael J. Peeples
Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a fraud scheme to obtain unemployment benefits made available because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br> <br> Demichael J. Peeples, 27, submitted multiple false unemployment claims with the Commonwealth of Virginia and State of California. He filed fraudulent claims for benefits for himself and on behalf of ... More...
$0 (09-30-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Rashawn Perkins
Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Rashawn Perkins, 28, wore a ski mask and brandished a firearm while committing four robberies in five weeks. The evidence established that Perkins robbed a 7-Eleven on December 30, 2021 and a Sunoco on January 19, 2022. The evidence further proved that on February 5, 2022, Perkins returned to both l... More...
$0 (09-23-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Samari Smith
Newport News, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Navy Federal Credit Union and its members out of money and property.<br> <br> From approximately April to August 2021, Samari Smith, 20, conspired with at least four other people to commit credit union fraud by convincing account holders to withdraw and turnover funds to them under false pretenses. Smit... More...
$0 (09-13-2022 - va)United States of America v. Amanda Dawn Skeens and Josh Goodman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Amanda Dawn Skeens, 35, of Princeton, West Virginia, and Josh Goodman, 46, of Richlands, Virginia, both previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Last week, Skeens was sentenced to 11 years in p... More...
$0 (09-12-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Alexander Ortiz and Jorge Efrain
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with supplying the fentanyl linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise County, Virginia. <br> <br> The grand jury has charged Alexander Ortiz, 25, of Fullerton, Calif., and Jorge Efrain Perez Jr., 24, of Anaheim, Calif., each with one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 4... More...
$0 (07-20-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, and discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice.<br> <br> In August 2020, Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks, 37, a previously convicted felon, was arrested after the... More...
$0 (07-22-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Guy Benjamin Bowman
Abingdon, Virginia defendant charged with drug trafficking elected to represent himself pro se, with a lawyer to help him.<br> <br> Guy Benjamin Bowman, 56, of Meadowview, Virginia, formerly of Chino Hills, California, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine as well... More...
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