News from May 2019

By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier, a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Arkansas Territory, will be displayed at Hot Springs National Park in the Fordyce Bathhouse Visitor Center on May 17 through June 19, 2019, from 9 am until 5 pm daily. The traveling exhibit consists of 15 panels...

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas has filed a civil penalty action against Michael D. King and his solely owned company, Ascent Aviation Solutions LLC, based in Webster, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming announced today that it plans to offer 212 oil and gas lease parcels totaling about 322,000 acres at its September 2019 quarterly lease sale.

By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service will be hosting a Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) information session on Monday, June 10, at the McCreary County Library, starting at 5:00 PM (ET), at 6 Main Street, Whitley City, Kentucky. The meeting is open to all interested persons.

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to making false statements to acquire firearms.

By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Search efforts are underway in the park for a hiker who was last seen around 2 pm, Wednesday afternoon. The subject is a 31 year old, male from Namibia named Deno Ndilula. Ndilula and a companion started out on the southern end of the Boy Scout Trail at approximately 8 am on May 15. The two became confused...

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: A Cedar Rapids drug user who possessed a stolen gun was sentenced May 14, 2019, to nearly five years in federal prison.

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Joshua Johnson, 25, of Jackson, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee to robbing a local business, brandishing a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Travis B. Hall (38, Orlando) to 15 years in federal prison, and Antonio Mobley (43, Orlando) to 14 years and 11 months in federal prison, for committing armed robberies at convenience stores in the Orlando area and for brandishing firearms during these crimes of violence. In addition, Derrick M. Davis (38, Orlando) was sentenced to 14 years and 7 months’ imprisonment for participating in the robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Akbar Muhammad, age 42, of New York, was indicted on May 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin, and two counts of interstate prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Previously Convicted of a Felony Gun Offense.

By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA, Mont. - A Montana man, who distributed methamphetamine and other drugs and possessed multiple firearms, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison and to five years of supervised release.

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Blanca Quintero (619) 546-7118.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Corey Emery Jenkins, 35, of North Charleston, was sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A Billings man convicted by a jury in the armed robbery of Dotty’s Casino last year was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,424 restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: A 31 year old Namibian national who became separated with his hiking companion was found alive and well on Thursday afternoon. Deno Ndilula had been reported overdue on Wednesday, May 15 by the individual he had been hiking with. An immediate search was launched by park law enforcement, JOSAR and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The search was called off after sundown and renewed again Thursday morning around 6 am.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced Joseph Anthony Vaught, 29, of Wilmington to 150 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Moose Lake, Minnesota, man convicted of two counts of abusive sexual contact of a child under twelve years was sentenced on May 13, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.

By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, man convicted of felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon was sentenced on May 14, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Was Wanted in Illinois for Assault Charges and Probation Violations.