The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog19-year-old Luis Fajardo Melgoza lives in Santa Rosa, California.
Around 6:30 am on July 25, Melgoza was driving locally in a gray Honda Accord.
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Teen’s DUI Wreck Uncovered “Ghost Guns” and Drugs
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Smugglers Packed 10 Kilos of Fentanyl in Chip Containers
Two Washington men were indicted by a grand jury after they allegedly put 9,000 fentanyl pills in potato chip containers and smuggled them into Whatcom County.
Earlier this month, Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations Pacific Northwest received information that caused them to believe that a criminal organization from Mexico was smuggling fentanyl into Washington state.
The authorities believed that Juan E. Hernandez-Hernandez and Alejandro Macias-Velazquez, residents of Washington, were involved in the smuggling.
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Son of Arkansas Congressman Arrested for Drug Possession
Congressman Steve Womack’s son, who has a history of drug-related legal offenses, was arrested when he was allegedly caught with methamphetamine.
34-year-old James Womack is the son of U.S. Representative Steve Womack, R-Arkansas.
Womack had several prior legal issues over the span of approximately two decades, and many of them have been drug-related. He was convicted of drug charges in 2010 and 2019.
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Florida Man Fled From Police on Riding Lawnmower
A convicted felon who was accused of stealing a boat reportedly tried to escape from the police by fleeing on a riding lawnmower.
40-year-old Dusty Mobley is from Holt, Florida. According to county jail records, Mobley has a long history of arrests and convictions that began in 2004.
On January 1, a boat was reported stolen from a metal building in Baker.
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30 lbs. of Cocaine found in Man’s Wheelchair at Airport
A man was reportedly caught at an airport with more than one dozen bricks of cocaine hidden in his wheelchair.
34-year-old Gabriel Ruiz lives in Union City, New Jersey.
On June 21, Ruiz landed at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after he left Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The man was using a “Jazzy 614” model electric wheelchair during his travels.
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Man Wearing Cow Pajamas Collared in Drug Bust
On June 17, members from the Narcotics Task Force and the Special Response Team at the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office acted on a warrant to search a home believed to be involved in drug activity.
When they entered the residence, the authorities noted that six people were present.
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Mother Abandoned Children on Cemetery Island
Courtney Danielle Taylor has three kids, ages 12, 13, and 15, and they live in upstate South Carolina.
Cemetery Island, known to some as “Ghost Island,” sits in Lake Hartwell. The island is home to an estate owned by a Revolutionary War soldier, and many grave sites are still accessible.
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Man Found with Drugs and Guns After Hitting Girlfriend
22-year-old Le’Genius Jahlea Williams resides in St. Petersburg. He is a convicted felon who was involved in a violent, gun-related crime at the age of 13. Last year, Williams was accused of possessing drugs and a firearm, and he was freed on bond while he awaits his next court date.
On the evening of June 13, Williams was reportedly with his girlfriend when they got into a fight.
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Woman Kidnapped and Tortured by Roommate for Six Months
59-year-old Peter Anthony McGuire lives in Chino Hills, California.
Towards the beginning of the year, McGuire had a 22-year-old woman move into his home as his roommate.
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Toddlers Found in Filthy Car with Unconscious Adults
29-year-old Stephanie Sandlin is a mother of 18-month-old fraternal twins. They live in Middletown, Ohio.
On June 6, Sandlin and her twins were with 48-year-old Justin Simpson, also a Middletown resident. Simpson was driving the vehicle with Sandlin in the front passenger seat. Her children were in the back of the van.