Press Releases
Police Officer Pleads Guilty and Resigns
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s office prosecuted a case against a police officer who lied on an arrest warrant. Joseph Charles Roberts, 23, pled guilty to Tampering with Governmental Records,…
Tree Top Piru Gang Members Sentenced
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against several members of the Tree Top Piru street gang on homicide and drug trafficking charges. Raffell Malik Griffin, Jr.,…
DNA Leads to Aggravated Rape Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a man who raped an intoxicated woman. David Lyndel Cochran, 49, was convicted of one count of Aggravated Rape,…
Child Abuser Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who sexually abused two children. Johnathan Townsend Sloane, 47, pled guilty to two counts of Continuous Sexual…
Shooting at Fourth of July Celebration Leads to Murder Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions after a shooting occurred at a Fourth of July celebration. Brandon Jamal McCaleb, 29, was convicted of First Degree Murder,…
Man Convicted of Rape of a Child of a Third Grader
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who sexually assaulted an eight-year-old child. Erik Courtney Lehto, 53, was convicted of two counts of Rape…
Murderer Convicted of Shooting His Girlfriend
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who shot his girlfriend and initially claimed it was a suicide. Timothy Dion Wells, 47, was…
Drug Dealer Convicted of Possessing Meth on School Grounds Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a twenty-five-year sentence against a defendant who possessed twenty grams of methamphetamine in an elementary school parking lot. Michael Robert Quinn,…
Repeat Child Molester Convicted at Trial
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a sex offender who molested an eleven-year-old child. Christopher Layne Spencer, 45, was convicted of two counts of Aggravated…
Shooter Convicted of First Degree Murder
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes and Career Gang Units obtained convictions against a defendant who killed one victim and shot another during an attempted robbery. Johnathan Lee Davis,…
Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Eighteen Years for Aggravated Kidnapping
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Domestic Violence Unit obtained an eighteen-year sentence against a defendant who assaulted his fiancée and refused to let her leave her residence. Geoffrey Ian Paschel,…
Child Rapist Sentenced to Forty Years for Abusing Ten-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a forty-year sentence against a defendant who sexually abused a child and threatened her in order to keep her from disclosing…
Investigation Reveals Robert Bailey Died of Drug Overdose
District Attorney Charme Allen determined that no criminal charges will be filed regarding the death of Robert Bailey who died as the result of a drug overdose after swallowing two…
Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus Thirty Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a sentence of life plus thirty years against a defendant who lured the victim to a drug deal in order to…
Arsonist Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a defendant who set fire to a residence. Gregory Joseph Dies, 39, was convicted of Aggravated Arson. Judge…
Morningside Apartment Shooter Sentenced to Serve Thirty Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a thirty-year sentence for a defendant who shot at two victims at Morningside Apartments. Shaquil Malik Talib Murphy, 28, was convicted…
Drug Dealer Convicted of Possessing Meth on School Grounds
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a defendant who possessed twenty grams of methamphetamine in an elementary school parking lot. Michael Robert Quinn, 38, was…
Defendant Convicted of Abusing Child after Fleeing to Iran for Twenty-Two Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a defendant who sexually abused a child then fled the country for over two decades. Jahangir Shaffighi, 62, was…
Defendant Convicted of Stalking Teacher
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Domestic Violence Unit obtained convictions against a defendant who stalked his child’s teacher. Derrick Jerome Garland, 36, was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Stalking…
Defendant Convicted of Abusing Eleven-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a defendant who sexually abused an eleven-year-old child. Joshua Steven Sullivan, 40, was convicted of two counts of Rape…