Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charges

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Dashawn Terrell Swygert, age 27, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of being a…

Two New Jersey State Troopers indicted for exchanging child sex abuse pics

TRENTON – Two suspended New Jersey state troopers were indicted Wednesday on charges that they allegedly exchanged sexually explicit text messages that contained child sexual abuse material. The Division of Criminal Justice Financial…

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Possessing Firearms

Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 24, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Joseph Anthony Martino, a convicted felon with a long criminal history that prevents…

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- September

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the September 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

Tulsa Man Charged for Nightclub Shooting

A federal grand jury this week handed down an indictment charging a 21-year-old Tulsa man with a nightclub shooting that occurred on Aug. 21, 2021, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Jaden…

Hancock County Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Shooting Federal Law Enforcement Officer

Gulfport, Miss. – A Hancock County man was sentenced today to 257 months in federal prison for assault of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of…

Judge sentences St. Louis man to drug and weapon charges

ST. LOUIS – Terrell D. Smith of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. on today’s date and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Smith previously pleaded…

Afghan evacuee charged for raping child at U.S. base, another charged for strangling spouse

MADISON, WIS. – In unrelated cases, two individuals have been charged with crimes while at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Bahrullah Noori, 20, is charged with attempting to engage in a sexual act with…

Republic Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Transporting Minors for Sex

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Republic, Missouri, truck driver was sentenced in federal court today for transporting two Missouri teenagers across state lines and sexually assaulting them. Cleveland Lee Crumsey, 38, was sentenced…

John Earnest Pleads Guilty to 113-Count Federal Hate Crime Indictment in Connection with Poway Synagogue Shooting and Mosque Arson

For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter Ko (619) 546-7359 and Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 John T. Earnest of Rancho Penasquitos pleaded guilty in federal court today to a…

Columbia Man Sentenced to 18 months in Federal Prison for Gun Charge

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Willie Franklin Evans, 59, of Columbia, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, after earlier pleading guilty to…

Van Buren Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Interstate Transportation Of A Minor

FORT SMITH – A Van Buren man was sentenced yesterday to 360 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on one count of Transportation of a Minor with Intent…

Judge sentences Marston man for being a felon in possession of a firearm

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that MARCO M. DEBOSE, age 39, of Marston, Missouri, was sentenced today to serve 90 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to being a…

Aiken Co. man gets 20-year sentence for sex crimes against children

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – An Aiken County man is going to prison for 20 years for sex crimes against children. Joshua Armentrout pleaded guilty today to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a…

Navajo woman sentenced to 19 years in prison for manslaughter in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Trudy Martinez, 30, of Bread Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Sept. 10 in federal court to 19 years in…

Felon Pleads Guilty to Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Memphis, TN – Kelvin Seymour, 36, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the guilty plea today. According to information…

Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse was sentenced on August 26, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S.…

Migrant Women Targeted For Rape By Armed Gangs In Panama

Kaylee Greenlee on September 7, 2021 Armed gangs of men are raping and assaulting migrant women traveling through Panama on their way to the U.S.’ southern border, The Wall Street Journal reported…

Hobbs man sentenced to six years in prison for federal firearms violations

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ruben Flores, 41, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 2 to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms…

Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

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