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Police ‘were wrong about that’

April 5, 2023

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, arrested Sunday by McKinney police for obstructing a highway/passageway and carrying a gun during the commission of that crime, said after a conversation with an officer, he understood he could enter the road and therefore should not have been arrested or charged with a gun crime. Merritt said he was there in a legal capacity, walking on the sidewalk while some protesters obstructed traffic on US 380 in McKinney. He said he spoke with a nearby officer, then entered the road to inform the protest organizer, Lachay Batts, that the arrests were imminent. “The officer…

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Local attorney appears on Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind’ | News

April 3, 2023

SEATTLE — A local attorney made an appearance as a contestant on the latest season of Netflix’s Love is Blind. Zack Goytowski, who worked for the Wenatchee law offices of Kottkamp, Yedinak and Esworthy, went west to film the show in Seattle. Love is Blind features a dating experiment where single men and women who are looking for love get engaged before meeting in person. before the premiere, Goytowski wrote on Instagram that despite “the beauty of the valley, the limited dating pool and distance from major cities” had his “love life feeling hopeless.” “If I was going to find…

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Jonathan Majors’ attorney provides purported texts from woman in alleged assault

April 1, 2023

CNN — An attorney for actor Jonathan Majors has shared text messages she says came from the woman her client allegedly assaulted last weekend. Majors, who recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arranged on Sunday on assault and harassment charges after a domestic dispute in New York, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The complaint against Majors does not name the female accuser but states he struck “her about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.” It also claims he “put his hand on her…

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Why the DCUS Attorney decreased to prosecute 67% of those arrested

March 30, 2023

Comment on this story Comment As the District grapples with rising crime and increasing attention from federal lawmakers over public safety issues, a startling statistic emerged in recent weeks. Last year, federal prosecutors in the District’s US attorney’s office chose not to prosecute 67 percent of those arrested by police officers in cases that would have been tried in DC Superior Court. that figure first reported earlier this month on the substack DC Crime Facts, nearly doubled from 2015, when prosecutors in the US attorney’s office declined to prosecute 35 percent of such cases. The increased number of declining cases…

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New prosecutor added to US Attorney’s Office in Martinsburg | USAO-NDWV

March 26, 2023

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A new prosecutor has joined the US Attorney’s Office to assist with the increasing criminal caseload in the Eastern Panhandle. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced the addition of Daniel Salem to his Martinsburg office. Salem has been a prosecutor for nine years, first with Harford County (MD), then with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, and finally with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. He handled a heavy caseload of homicides, drug trafficking, and organized crime, and led wiretap investigations in collaboration with the Mid-Atlantic OCDETF Task Force. “Dan Salem is a tremendous addition to…

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Trump attorney appears before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe

March 26, 2023

By Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Evan Corcoran, Donald Trump’s primary defense attorney, appeared Friday before a federal grand jury in Washington, where he was expected to answer questions in the classified documents probe that the former president unsuccessfully fought to hold back. His appearance before the grand jury has the potential to make or break the special counsel’s investigation into the handling of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and possible obstruction of justice when the federal government tries to get the documents back. Corcoran has been told by the federal court he cannot withhold any…

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Former US Attorney, Canyon County law enforcement reacted to Hoadley sentencing

March 24, 2023

In handing down the sentence in federal court on Monday, Judge Scott Skavdahl said: “This was an offense of arrogance, defiance and stupidity.” CALDWELL, Idaho — Joseph Hoadley took an oath to serve and protect the people of Caldwell and uphold the law. A federal jury of his peers found he violated that oath. Former US Attorney for Idaho Wendy Olson said charging law enforcement officers for these types of federal crimes doesn’t happen often. Following a federal trial for a potential civil rights violation, Olson said this is the first time she’s seen a conviction against a law enforcement…

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The Chief Deputy City Attorney Looking for a Promotion

March 22, 2023

This post originally appeared in the Feb. 4 Politics Reports. The weekly newsletter is an insider’s guide to San Diego politics and public affairs. Subscribe here (Must be a Voice of San Diego member to access.) Heather Ferbert’s profile has a track record. The chief deputy city attorney launched her campaign to replace her boss, City Attorney Mara Elliott, when she’s termed out in 2024. Back in 2016, Elliott showed that “Democratic chief deputy city attorney without a history in local politics” can be a strong resume . It’s early. Maybe former Major Kevin Faulconer will try to get his…