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Published on: May 4, 2020

Owner Refuses to Obey Temporary Restraining Order for Salon Closure

A Dallas salon owner is fighting against the city, county, and state by opening her doors for services after reportedly ignoring citations and a restraining order demanding her to comply with the closures of nonessential businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Shelley Luther has been the proprietor of Salon à la Mode for approximately three years.

On March 22, Dallas salons, massage parlors, and other businesses in the same category were shut down by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, as they were deemed nonessential while measures are taken across the globe in an attempt to combat the spread of COVID-19. According to the Governor, the closure of these types of businesses is expected to carry on through at least the middle of May.

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Published on: September 11, 2019

Ohio Meteorologist Charged For Large Stash of Child Porn

by Staycie R. Sena

The long-term meteorologist at an Ohio CBS news station has been accused of possessing child pornography that he has allegedly been collecting for several years.

60-year-old Mike Davis, the Chief Meteorologist with WBNS-TV, has been employed with the news channel for just over 30 years.

A couple of weeks ago, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICACTF) was given information regarding pornography depicting youngsters that Davis allegedly had in his possession.

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Published on: June 12, 2019

Victim Endured Bloody Testicles When Lovers Spat Turned Savage

by Staycie R. Sena

A couple was having an argument that allegedly became physical in nature, the woman was said to have grabbed her boyfriend by the testicles and squeezed with enough force to cause bleeding.

Katie Lee Pitchford and her boyfriend reside together in Indian Harbor Beach, Florida.

On June 4, just before 4:00 am, Pitchford and her beau allegedly had a disagreement regarding her expressed desire to meet up with a friend that she hadn’t seen in a while and accompany her and her boyfriend on a social outing.

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Published on: May 31, 2019

Suspect Said Roadside Test Was Beyond Her Physical Capability

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman who was accused of driving under the influence reportedly tried to explain to an officer that she would be unable to take the roadside sobriety test without failing, whether or not she had been drinking.

On May 28, a sheriff’s deputy arrived at the scene of a reported car accident involving a single car.

When the deputy scoped out the surrounding area, a vehicle was seen in a nearby ditch approximately 900 feet away from a damaged fixture on the highway. He went up to the car and spoke with the driver, identified as Amanda Barrett, and asked her what transpired.

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Published on: May 19, 2016

How To End Up in Jail

by Staycie R. Sena

In nearly twenty years of practice as an Orange County criminal defense attorney, I have seen the following too many times to recall:

He has been served with a temporary restraining order and wants to fight it. The says there’s no reason for it. They simply had a breakup and he said some mean things. There was no violence, no harassment and no threats. Imposition of the restraining order can have consequences- he could lose his job and his ex-wife could use the restraining order against him if she ever decides to take him back to court to get more child support. Shortly before the restraining order hearing he calls and says his ex-girlfriend wants to “drop” the restraining order. I ask how he knows this and he says “she called me”.

He should never have taken that call. Unless there is some specifically carved out exception such as “the parties may have electronic communication solely for the purposes of discussing continuing financial obligations,” a restraining order prohibits contact for ALL purposes.

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