Tag: February 2017
Iowa Man Copped 30 Months for Sex Trafficking Sting
A 23-year-old Iowa man has been slammed with 30 months in federal prison for attempting to buy sex from a 15-year-old girl he believed was being trafficked—only to walk straight into a federal sting. Aaron Vandekamp of Lester, Iowa, was sentenced on February 9, 2017, by Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken on charges…
Calif Meth Kingpin Jailed for Decade
Alexandria, Va. – David John Russell, 38, of Fallbrook, California, faced a severe fate as he was sentenced to ten years in federal prison today for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Russell’s criminal enterprise reached beyond the Golden State when he pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2016. Court documents revealed his role as…
Rapid City Men Caged in Gun Theft, Sale Case
Two Rapid City men are headed to federal prison after being convicted of trafficking in stolen guns — a crime that put deadly weapons back on the streets of South Dakota’s second-largest city. Daniel Joseph Newingham, 42, and Joseph Huddleston, 43, were sentenced last week on federal firearm charges tied to the theft and resale…
Cherry Creek Predator: Marrowbone Jailed for Failing to Register
CHERRY CREEK, SD – Dewey Marrowbone, 48, of Cherry Creek, South Dakota, is back behind bars after being sentenced to 15 months in federal custody for willfully failing to register as a sex offender. U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange handed down the sentence on February 13, 2017, adding five years of supervised release to…
Mike Lundy Charged in $250K Tax Fraud Scheme
A Rapid City, South Dakota, man is facing federal charges after allegedly pocketing investor cash and hiding the income from the IRS. Mike Lundy, a/k/a Barkley J.W. Lundy, was charged on February 7, 2017, with Wire Fraud and Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return, the Department of Justice announced. Lundy appeared before U.S. Magistrate…
Charles Hollow Horn Sentenced in Dupree Beating
A brutal beating in Dupree, South Dakota left a man’s body broken and his face unrecognizable. Charles Hollow Horn, 21, was sentenced on February 13, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange to 24 months in federal prison for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Aiding and Abetting. The attack, fueled by alcohol…
Missouri Brothers Sentenced in Arkansas Gun Store Heist
In a brazen daylight setup followed by a nighttime smash-and-grab, Missouri brothers Jeremy Rusher, 39 of Seligman, Missouri, and Cory Rusher, 29 of Jane, Missouri, were sentenced to a combined 16 years in federal prison for the burglary of a federally licensed firearms dealer in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. The heist, captured on surveillance video and…
Springdale Man Kongmanivong Gets 15 Years for Meth Trafficking
A Springdale man has been slammed with a 15-year federal prison sentence after a years-long investigation into a methamphetamine operation in Northwest Arkansas. Thanousorn Kongmanivong, 45, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute More than 50 Grams of…
Madison Man Gets 11 Years for Sex Trafficking Minor, Selling Alpha-PVP
Joseph-Michael Elias McFarland, 22, of Madison, Florida, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of a minor and distributing the synthetic stimulant known as Alpha-PVP. The sentence, handed down yesterday in Tallahassee, marks the end of a years-long investigation into McFarland’s exploitation of a 16-year-old girl and his operation as both…
Braun Tarone Evans Dabbs Gets 20 Years for Crack Conspiracy
Braun Tarone Evans Dabbs, 33, of Greeneville, Tenn., is headed back to federal prison for 20 years after being caught red-handed in a massive crack cocaine conspiracy that flooded East Tennessee with nearly 4.5 kilograms of the drug. On February 14, 2017, U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer handed down a 210-month sentence for Dabbs’…
