Author: Grimy Times Staff
Osman Daniel Vasquez-Mejia, Kidnapping, Texas 2024
A 18-year-old Honduran national, Osman Daniel Vasquez-Mejia, has been charged with serious federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas related to the kidnapping of a child from Louisiana. According to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs, Vasquez-Mejia was named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week in the Eastern District…
Corinthius Shatuel Woodard, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Alabama 2024
A Foley man was sentenced to 27 years in prison after leading deputies on a high-speed chase and dealing bulk methamphetamine, authorities announced. Corinthius Shatuel Woodard, 30, pleaded guilty to participating in a vast drug-trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing bulk methamphetamine and fentanyl between August 2022 and July 2024, according to court documents. Woodard…
David Mitsnefes, Sexual Exploitation, Ohio 2025
A Blue Ash man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to sexual exploitation of children for hiding spy cameras in the home of minor victims. David Mitsnefes, 32, faces a term of imprisonment of 15 to 30 years. Mitsnefes admitted to surreptitiously capturing videos of a minor in their bedroom in various states of…
Michael Webb, Unlawful Possession of Firearm, New Jersey 2024
⏱ 2 min read Michael Webb, a 42-year-old Camden County man with a staggering 14 prior felonies, was found guilty of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition after a dramatic confrontation with US Marshals in Camden, New Jersey, in May 2024. Webb, who has a history of violent crime, including bias-motivated assault and aggravated assault…
Jony Galeano Lopez-Garcia, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jony Galeano Lopez-Garcia, a 27-year-old Guatemalan national, has admitted to unlawfully reentering the US in Connecticut, despite being deported twice before. Lopez-Garcia, who was living in Hartford, pleaded guilty to the crime before US District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport. The incident occurred after Lopez-Garcia was initially deported in December…
Mark Craythorn Thompson, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 63-year-old Michigan man, Mark Craythorn Thompson, has been sentenced for his role in an Arizona-based fentanyl conspiracy. On September 28, 2023, Thompson picked up a package in Detroit containing 997.3 grams of powdered fentanyl, which had been shipped from Arizona via the U.S. Mail. Thompson intended to deliver the fentanyl…
Israel Barajas-Ramirez, Methamphetamine Distribution, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read A massive methamphetamine distribution ring was busted in Western Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, with eight individuals arrested for distributing over 250 pounds of the deadly drug. The suspects, including an illegal alien, were taken into custody after a multi-agency investigation that began in October 2024. The investigation, which involved the Bureau…
Peter Stokes, Cyber Conspiracy, Illinois 2023
⏱ 2 min read Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual citizen of the US and Estonia, has been extradited from Finland to face federal cyber conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois. Stokes is alleged to be a member of the notorious hacking group Scattered Spider, also known as Octo Tempest, UNC3944, and 0ktapus. The…
Christopher Allen Puccio, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Iowa 2024
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Allen Puccio, a 32-year-old methamphetamine dealer from Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in distributing ice methamphetamine in the Dubuque area. On July 21, 2025, Puccio pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The crime occurred in July 2024, when…
Melvin Wiltshire, Armed Bank Robbery, Arkansas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Melvin Wiltshire, a 58-year-old from Mount Ida, Arkansas, walked into the Strong, Arkansas Simmons Bank on April 2, 2024, wearing a camouflage face mask and a hooded gray sweatshirt. He pointed a black revolver at three bank employees and demanded they fill a green and black backpack with cash. The employees…
