The wheels of justice are moving quickly at the federal courthouse in downtown Fresno against those prohibited from having guns or ammunition. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced two men — Tulare County gang member Cesar Pena and Jesse Moses Escano of Fresno —to slightly more than...
Bulldogs Gang Member Gets 4 Years in Federal Prison
A Fresno Bulldogs street gang member who fled police and crashed into another car in October is heading to federal prison for four years, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Mario Alberto Rangel, 29, for being a felon in possession of a firearm...
Turlock Man Sentenced for Striking Sheriff’s Helicopter With Laser
The sentence that U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd handed down Monday at the federal courthouse in Fresno might make people think twice about pointing lasers at aircraft. Drozd ordered Roger Shane John, 34, of Turlock to spend 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for...
Federal Judge in Fresno Temporarily Blocks Trump Water Plan
Federal Judge Dale A. Drozd temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's efforts to send more water to Central Valley growers on Monday. Drozd issued a preliminary injunction in two lawsuits brought against the administration by California’s Natural Resources Agency and Environmental Protection Agency and a half-dozen environmental groups. Federal Pumping Can't...
Clovis Man Gets 20 Years for Child Pornography
Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced a Clovis man to 20 years in federal prison for production of child pornography following a plea deal. Listen to this article: Rocky Cottrell, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. The plea agreement and sentence were entered into the court...
West Side Crips Gang Member Headed to Prison for Nearly 27 Years
Federal Judge Dale A Drozd dropped the hammer on one of Bakersfield's most notorious gang members Monday. In a Fresno courtroom, Drozd sentenced Jarvis "Big Mice" Thomas, 34, to 320 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring. Listen to this article: According to court documents and...
17 Years in Prison for Madera Woman in Child Porn Case
A 32-year-old Madera County woman was sentenced Monday to nearly 17 years in prison for aiding and abetting the production of child pornography, the Department of Justice said. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd imposed the sentence on Ashley Nicole Maddox, who pleaded guilty earlier this year. Maddox's sentence also...
Madera County Woman Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
AÂ Madera County woman faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty Friday to the sexual exploitation of children. Ashley Maddox, 32, entered a guilty plea to one count of aiding and abetting the production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd in...
Identity Theft Sends Clovis Man to Federal Prison
U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd has sent a loud message to a 47-year-old Clovis man that identity theft doesn't pay. Drozd sentenced Johnny Kajitani Jr. to two years and 10 months for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced in a news release Tuesday. The judge also ordered...
Fake Documents Get Fresno Man 33 Months in Federal Pen
U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced a Fresno man to 33 months in prison Monday for producing false identification documents such as green cards and social security cards. According to court documents, in March and May 2018, Fernando Hernandez-Hernandez manufactured and sold the fakes to buyers. He made more...