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Texas Resident Pleads Guilty To Arson, Animal Crushing, And Assault In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Raymond David Phillips, age 32, of Lindale, Texas, entered a guilty plea to a Superseding Indictment charging him with one count of Arson, punishable by 5 to 20 years in prison, one count of Animal Crushing in Indian Country, punishable by up to 7 years in prison, and two counts of misdemeanor Assault in Indian Country, each punishable by up to one year in prison.
Ravia Resident Sentenced For Sexually Abusing A Minor In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
he United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lance Alden Whelchel, age 28, of Ravia, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for sexually abusing a minor in Indian Country.
Ada Resident Sentenced For Child Neglect In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dylan Tyler Neal, age 23, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to time served followed by five years of supervised release for child neglect in Indian Country.
Project Safe Neighborhoods News, May 30, 2023
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence. At the core of PSN is setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place.
Wanted Fugitive Nida Muhammad Niazy Returned to Sacramento County to Face Sexual Assault Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
On May 30, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office special agents returned wanted fugitive Nida Muhammad Niazy, 32, to Sacramento County to face multiple sexual assault charges.
Marysville Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
Brent Hooton, 50, of Marysville, pleaded guilty today to sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
ATF’s National Response Team Deploys to South Carolina Apartment Fire Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
The Charlotte Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into the May 26 structure fire at the Tropical Ridge Apartments in Columbia, South Carolina.
Wolf Point Man Accused in Armed Carjackings in Yellowstone, Cascade Counties Admits to Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
A Wolf Point man who was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase throughout Cascade County admitted today to trying to steal a vehicle from a man near Ulm and to brandishing a gun while carjacking a vehicle from a woman in Billings, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Hartford Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JAMIE PATTERSON, also known as “Diddy," 25, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.
U.S. Marshals Offer Reward for West Virginia Murder Suspect
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: Charleston, WV - The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Matthew Jaquez Daughtery, 24, of Charleston, WV. Daughtery is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and Huntington Police Department for a 1st Degree Murder warrant. The United States Marshals Service and Crime Stoppers are offering a combined reward of up to $7,500 with information leading to the arrest of Daughtery.
Plymouth Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Apartment Building
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 10, 2023, Jonathan T. Lane (age: 32) of Plymouth, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arson to a building.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on May 15, 2023.
Reward Offered for Information on Escaped Inmates
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: Toledo, OH - The United States Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are offering reward for information that directly leads to the arrest of two escaped inmates from Allen Correctional Institution.
Violent Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison After Being Found Armed With a Machinegun and Unconscious in a Running Vehicle on I-465
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Michael Parham, 31, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Four KC Metro Men Indicted for Illegally Trafficking Machineguns, Other Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Kansas City, Mo., men and an Independence, Mo., man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally selling machine guns and other firearms, some of which have been linked to prior shootings.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Illegally Possessing Two Machine Guns
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that XAVIER DUHON, age 20, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on April 14, 2023 in a one-count indictment for possession of a machine gun pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2).
U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit National Operation ‘We Will Find You’ Leads to Recovery of 14 Missing Endangered Children, Multiple Arrests During Eastern District of Louisiana Segment
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force phase of the national missing children Operation We Will Find You resulted in the recovery of 14 missing or endangered children from either Orleans, Jefferson, or St. Tammany Parish.
Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Firearms Trafficker
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Michel Bacasegua-Barriga, the leader of a prolific transnational firearms trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border, was arrested last week by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía General de la República (FGR). The enforcement operation ...
U.S. Marshals Arrest Ohio Man Accused of Sex Crimes Against Children After Locating Him in Florida
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: Dayton, OH - The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) with the assistance of the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested fugitive James Tucker II in Sarasota County, Florida at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Tucker was indicted on April 10, 2023, through...
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 17, 2023, KENDALL THEARD, age 26, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to one count of a four-count indictment for drug violations. Count 1 charges THEARD with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. THEARD’s sentencing is set for September 6, 2023.