Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
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Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog is written by Joseph Lento, a criminal defense attorney in Pennsylvania. The blog covers a range of topics related to criminal defense, including sex crimes, DUI, and drug offenses.
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
2d ago
The digital age has transformed how law enforcement agencies gather evidence. In some instances, law enforcement officers and agents may be investigating one crime when they find evidence of other crimes on a suspect's devices. Consider the example of a former Jacksonville Jaguars contractor who ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
2d ago
A recent dispute at a Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, demonstrates how quickly situations can escalate from seemingly trivial disagreements to serious legal consequences. A confrontation that started with a banana being hurled at an employee has led to hospitalization for one indi ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
5d ago
In a plot that seems borrowed from an episode of Law and Order, law enforcement arrived at a home to find a five-month-old baby and a dead body. Authorities later identified a woman, Heaven Maez, as the child's caretaker. The woman was subsequently charged with child endangerment. If you're fac ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
1w ago
On March 21, 2022, 24-year-old Jayana Webb killed two state troopers and a pedestrian in South Philadelphia on I-95. Her blood alcohol level when the crash occurred was nearly thrice the legal limit at .211. Local media outlets covered the case extensively at the time. Now, Webb is appearing on ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
1w ago
On March 20, 2024, a funeral director in Allegheny County was found guilty of abusing a corpse by leaving it out to decay for over a week. Michael Aldrich, the guilty party, worked as a funeral director since 1977 and did not have a previous criminal record. The judge in Aldrich's case noted that ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
1w ago
C.J. Rice of Philadelphia was convicted in 2011 for participating in a shooting he has always denied being part of. Rice's conviction caused him to spend more than a dozen years behind bars. Rice's incarceration ended last March. That's when Philadelphia Judge James Eisenhower granted District ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
1w ago
Shawn Sullenberger, 45, of Lock Haven, PA, faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troopers found child pornography on his phone. PSP had received three CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating someone had used a cell phone to upload si ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
2w ago
A child was inadvertently injured during a high-profile domestic violence incident involving a former star of the Netflix series “Selling Sunset.” Christian Dumontet, husband of celebrity realtor Christine Quinn, was arrested outside the couple's Hollywood home after allegedly throwing a bag with ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
2w ago
According to Glendale, California, police and burglars have begun employing a new technique to disable home security cameras: Disrupting the feeds with Wi-Fi jammers. Speaking with KTLA, Glendale Police Department Sgt. Victor Jackson stated that burglary detectives have found evidence that this ..read more
Joseph Lento | Criminal Defense Law Blog
2w ago
Adam Stafford King was arrested at his suburban Chicago home on child pornography charges. King is a veterinarian by trade, and according to reports, he is also a dog show judge. An agent discovered the alleged possession and dissemination of child pornography while investigating a different m ..read more