Washington Car Wreck Law
<h2> <center> State of Washington v.Kai Domonic Butler </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Kai Domonic Butler, 29, accused of killing Tashylah Combs, 23, in 2024, by unlawfully imprisoned her in his car before a driving move caused her to fall out, leading to fatal head injuries.... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brandon Denzel Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for prostitution. Brandon Denzel Washington, age 33, was charged with trafficking four different women. Multiple victims testified about Washington trafficking and transporting them to Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Hawaii between 2014 and 2021. Wash... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Roshard Andrew Carty
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, first contacted the 73-year-old Vancouver, Washington victim in 2020. He posed as an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse and claimed the victim won $22 million and a car in the lottery, but that she needed to pay taxes and fees to access her winnings. He convinced the vi... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Rogelio Pena
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime involving bodily injury and a dangerous weapon for his attack on a Black bus rider. On March 7, 2024, Hernandez-Mayoral, age 24, made derogatory comments about Black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus. When a Black woman on the bus looked to see who was making racist comm... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Defendant claimed that the government commit grand jury abuse by offering perjured testimony. Allen alleges that testimony from an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was false because Allen did not “meet” with ag... More...
$ (11-17-2025 - wa)State of Washington v. Santiago Medero
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma.<br> <br> At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not associated with any gangs. It is believed they were targeted because Mederos' gang mistakenly... More...
$0 (10-14-2022 - WA)Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory <br> under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway's sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl<br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to ... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. <br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Armas </h1></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics with intent to distribute<br> <br> A federal defendant from Grays Harbor County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Gabriel Armas face... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Vincent Nicholas Petrushkin, aka Vincint Petrushkin, aka Vincent Petrushkin
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Randy Holmes told a confidential informant for the<br> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives<br> ("ATFâ€) that he needed a gun to conduct a robbery, and ATF<br> set up a sting firearm transaction at a Motel 6 in Spokane on<br> November 5, 2021. Holmes drove... More...
$0 (07-14-2025 - wa)City of Seattle v. Miles Hudson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wo reckless driving counts, one for driving a vehicle "in willful or wanton disregard†for safety of people or property, and the other for racing on a public street.<br> <br> Miles Hudson, age 22, aka "Belltown Hellcat," was charged with street racing in his tiger-striped car through Seattle late at night.<br... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis Aguilar Huisa </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and one count of money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man caugh... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Goldstine </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a destructive device, a firearm and ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Everett man charged federally for illegally possessing a destructive device, a firearm and ammunition</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Shawn Ellis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug distributor caught with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer sentenced ... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Shannon Ray Ault </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Valley Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Shannon... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - WA)Tahvio Gratton v. United Parcel Service
<h2><br> Yakima, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory.<br> </h2><br> Tahvio Gratton, who is African-American, claimed that he was fired in retaliation after he filed a complaint with United Parcel Service.<br> <br> The facts according to Judge Rice:<br> <br> "In September 2016, Plaintiff began working for Defendant a... More...
$39600000 (12-06-2024 - WA)Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a car wreck.<br> </h2><br> <br> On November 16, 2016, Hawkins was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended by Fatemah Alsuwaidan. Moments later, Miguel's work van rear ended Alsuwaidan's vehicle, causing a second collision with Hawkins's vehicle. At the time of the collisio... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Brady Baughman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery Affecting Commerce and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 30 Grams or More of Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to F... More...
$0 (10-10-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Troy Michael Hays </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Walla Walla Man Who Attempted to Flee from Police Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Troy Michael H... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - WA)Family and Estate of Summer Taylor v. Kelete Dawit, et al.
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> <h2><br> The family and state of Summer Taylor, a protester who was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 5 in 2020, sued Dawit Kelete and the State of Washington on negligence wrongful death theories.... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Xaiver Hunter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with caught with nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills and five firearms </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Puyallup man caught with nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills and five firearms sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </... More...
$0 (07-21-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Natasha Parkhill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking ring </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Significant member of a Whatcom County fentanyl trafficking ring sentenced to 4 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Natasha Parkhill, 38, of Bell... More...
$0 (07-15-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Dustin Carl Wurges </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Allyson&l=Baker&i=146836&z=98366" target="_new">Allyson L. Barker</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Bryan&l=Hershman&i=102300&z=98402" target="_new">Bryan G. Hershman</a>, and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Scott&l=McGinty&i=14... More...
$0 (05-28-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Henry Patrick Bevans, III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking.</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> <br> Spokane Man Found with Methamphetamine and 1,700 Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking </h2></center><br> <br> Henry Patrick Bevans, III, age 40, of Spokane,... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jesse Witteveen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being distribution ring.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Led investigators on a high-speed chase, tossing drugs from the window as he and passenger tried to get away </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A 38-year-old resident of Maple ... More...
$0 (03-27-2024 - WA)Maria D. Mendez Gil v. United States of America
Yakima, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.<br> <br> Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees acting within the scope of their official duties.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (03-22-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Robert Laucks </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Seattle, Washington Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with car theft.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> </h2></center></i></b><br> <br> <br> A Seattle man arrested in a car that had been stolen from a Children's Hospital garage, was sentenced on Tuesday January 9, 2024, to eight years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Atto... More...
$0 (01-11-2024 - WA)Arlin K. Lidstrom, et aux. v. Scotlynn Commodities, Inc. and Ying H. Zhu
Spokane, Washington personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Duty of care: All drivers in Washington have a duty to operate their vehicles safely and follow traffic laws to avoid harming others. This includes avoiding behaviors like:<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-19-2023 - WA)Gregory R. Butcher, et al. v. Stephen H. Ward, et al.
Spokane, Washington personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75 million in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Spokane County Superior Court, 21-200541-32<br> 9CCA, 22-35714 and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> Duty of care: All drivers in Wa... More...
$0 (08-02-2022 - WA)Gashaw Bekele v. United States of America
Seattle, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Federal Tort Claims Act Law:<br> <br> the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law and applies throughout the United States, including Washington State, it do... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - WA)Gladis Alvarado Martinez v. Akbal Singh and Ct Transport, Ltd.
Seattle, Washington personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> This case was filed in the King County Superior Court, 22-00002-16888-9 SEA, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> Washington Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Duty of ... More...
$1 (12-15-2023 - WA)Gregory E. Stovall v. United States of America d/b/a United States Postal Service
Seattle, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.<br> <br> "The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a crucial piece of legislation that allows individuals to sue the United States government for certain negligence-based causes of action. Here's a deeper dive into its key aspects:<br> <br> Basics ... More...
$1 (12-08-2023 - WA)Gladis Alvarado Martinez v. AC Transport, Ltd.
Seattle, Washington personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the failure of Akbal Singh failing to exercise due care in the operation of his semi-tractor trailer rig.<br> <br> Washington State auto negligence law operates under a pure ... More...
$1 (12-15-2023 - WA)Monet Carter-Mixon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Ellis, et al. v. City of Tacoma, et al.
Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.<br> <br> The Complaint:<br> <br> Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...
$4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)State of Washington v. Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel "Manny†Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.<br> <br> The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.<br> <br> 2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon ("Ms. Carter-Mixonâ�... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Pedro Fernandez Kent
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<br> <br> On January 15, 2023, Seattle Police were responding to a domestic violence report in North Seattle when they spotted the distinctive car driven by the suspect, Pedro Kent. K... More...
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