Tag: Q3 2025
Ernest L. Thomas II, Federal Gun Possession, Florida 2024
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Pensacola’s Ernest L. Thomas II, 35, has been slammed with federal charges for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. The Department of Justice’s United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, John P. Heekin, dropped the bombshell charges this week. Thomas faced arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho…
Ernest L. Thomas II, Illegal Firearm Possession, Florida 2023
Ernest L. Thomas II, a 35-year-old Pensacola resident, has been hit with serious federal charges for illegal firearm possession by a convicted felon. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Thomas faces up to fifteen years’ imprisonment if convicted. \\ Thomas’s arraignment took place in federal court on September 23,…
Kenneth Adams, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Maine 2024
PORTLAND, Maine – Another cog in the fentanyl machine is off the streets. Kenneth Adams, 40, of Union, Maine, received a decade-long federal prison sentence today for running lethal quantities of fentanyl and cocaine from New York City to the midcoast region. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. delivered the sentence, followed by eight…
Hattiesburg Man Sentenced for SNAP Fraud
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A Hattiesburg heartthrob has been sentenced to a probationary term after being caught with his hand in the federal cookie jar. Velton Taylor Williams, Jr., 31, was hit with five years’ probation for his deplorable scheme to siphon off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. According to court documents and statements made…
Keith Terrrell Thompson, Firearms Trafficking, Oklahoma 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – Keith Terrrell Thompson, 27, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 108 months in federal prison for a firearms trafficking conspiracy, possession of methamphetamine and cocaine, and illegal possession of a machinegun. The grim U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced the sentence. Thompson’s descent into the depths of crime began with…
Talia Hicks, Controlled Substance Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2024
A shocking case of corruption and deception has come to a close, as Talia Hicks, 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to three years’ probation, with one month of home confinement, and forfeiture of approximately $2,900 for conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Hicks pleaded guilty in March of this year to the charges, which stem…
Amir Phillip Wilson, NSA Gate Ramming, Maryland 2025
FORT MEADE, MD – A brazen attempt to breach National Security Agency grounds turned violent last week when Amir Phillip Wilson, 23, of Greenbelt, Maryland, allegedly rammed through a security checkpoint, injuring an NSA police officer. The incident, which unfolded on September 24, 2025, resulted in a high-speed pursuit and significant damage to federal property.…
Charlie Javice, $175M Investment Fraud, New York 2024
NEW YORK, NY – Charlie Javice, the disgraced CEO of student aid platform Frank, is headed to prison for 85 months. The sentence, handed down today by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, is the culmination of a six-week jury trial that exposed a brazen $175 million fraud against J.P. Morgan Chase. Acting under authority…
Martin Joseph Avila, Laser Pointer Attack, Colorado 2024
LONGMONT, COLO. — Martin Joseph Avila, a 66-year-old man from Longmont, Colorado, has pleaded guilty to the serious crime of aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. Court documents reveal that on May 28, 2024, Avila used a laser pointer with an output power of…
Anthony Clagon, Illegal Firearm Possession, New Hampshire 2024
CONCORD – A harrowing chapter in Manchester’s crime saga comes to a close as Anthony Clagon, a 36-year-old man with a history of violence, was sentenced today to nearly two years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced the sentence handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N.…
