Tag: Q1 2009
Lexington Hostage & Gun Deal: Life Behind Bars?
⏱ 3 min read De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, 22, is staring down a potential life sentence after a chaotic bust in Lexington County last June. The scene unfolded when deputies responded to a frantic call from a Florida family, fearing for a woman held captive. Miller fled the apartment with an AK-style rifle, ditching it during…
WV Biz Owner Cashed In on COVID Chaos
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia, is facing years in federal prison after copping to ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. Temple, now living in Delray Beach, Florida, pled guilty in Wyoming federal court this week to unlawful money transactions. The feds say he systematically siphoned funds…
WV Felon Caught Packing Heat
⏱ 2 min read Robert Thomas, 30, of St. Albans, West Virginia, is staring down a long stretch after copping to federal gun charges. Cops busted him January 27th in the Jefferson area of Kanawha County with a Glock Model 27 .40-caliber pistol – a loaded weapon he had no legal right to own. Thomas’s…
DC Carjacking Crew: Teen Walks Free
⏱ 3 min read Derrick West, 18, walked a free man Thursday after a D.C. judge handed down a fully suspended sentence for a brazen September 2024 carjacking spree. West, along with accomplices including Antonio Gaither, terrorized D.C. residents, strong-arming victims out of their cars at gunpoint. The 500 block of 48th Place NE and…
Cross-State Stalker Admits to 11-Victim Spree
⏱ 3 min read Brett Dadig, 31, of Whitehall Borough, Pennsylvania, admitted in federal court today to a chilling, multi-state campaign of terror against eleven women between May and November 2025. The feds say Dadig wasn’t just a keyboard creep; he escalated from online harassment and social media doxxing to showing up uninvited at victims’…
Spring Break Sting Snares Six Predators
⏱ 2 min read MOBILE, AL – Six men from South Texas are facing federal charges after a sting operation during Spring Break in Alabama caught them allegedly trying to connect with what they believed were underage kids. Federal agents, details of whose methods remain sealed, made the arrests after the men allegedly attempted to…
Bank CEO Admits $25M Scam
⏱ 2 min read A Puerto Rican banking executive just torched his career – and potentially his life. Former Nodus International Bank CEO admitted today to running a $24 million wire fraud and sanctions evasion scheme, right here in the Middle District of Alabama. Prosecutors say he and his crew used fake IDs and bogus…
GA Meth Kingpin Gets 13+ Years
⏱ 2 min read Albany, GA – The brains behind a major meth and coke pipeline in Tift County just got a long look at a federal judge. Marcus Jackson, already serving time on an unrelated charge, was sentenced to over 13 years for running the drug operation from inside prison. Federal prosecutors say Jackson…
Deported Dominican Dealer Back in Fed Lockup
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Bronx Dealer Gets 4 Years for Cocaine Run RELATED: Bronx Trafficker Gets 4 Years in PA Coke Run ROCHESTER, NH – A previously deported Dominican national is staring down a lengthy federal sentence after admitting to running methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl through the Granite State. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, copped a…
WV Barber Board Staffer Pilfers Fees
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: WV Barber Board Staffer Pilfered Fees SEE ALSO: Elderly Ripped Off: $5M Scam Lands DR National in US Jail GAULEY BRIDGE, WV – Crystal Renee Severson, 45, copped a plea in federal court today, admitting she skimmed nearly two grand in licensing fees from aspiring nail technicians. Severson, who worked…
