Posts by The Law Offices of Kristina Wildeveld
Judge OKs $1.4M settlement for wrongful murder conviction
By David Ferrara Las Vegas Review-JournalMarch 1, 2021 – 5:51 pm Fred Steese spent part of Monday morning digging a woman’s wedding ringout of a bathtub drain. By the early afternoon, he was walking into a Las Vegas courtroom, where a judge approved a roughly $1.4 million settlement for the nearly two decades he spent…
Read MoreFormer Nevada inmate awarded $1.35M for wrongful conviction
Former Nevada inmate awarded $1.35M for wrongful conviction
Read MoreAlpine Motel owner defense investigator in contempt of court
By Briana Erickson Las Vegas Review-JournalDecember 1, 2020 – 9:22 pm An investigator working for the Alpine Motel Apartments owner’s defense team was found in contempt of court Tuesday after refusing to testify during a preliminary hearing. Don Dibble was previously found in contempt Oct. 27 after he declined to answer questions about his interview with the complex’s manager,…
Read MoreFull pardon for 1st felon hired by Nevada corrections department
By Rio Lacanlale Las Vegas Review-Journal November 8, 2020 – 11:18 am Michael Russell’s final moments to make his case to the Nevada Board of Pardons were a blur. He remembers only the clammy feeling in his palms and his racing pulse. And then, all at once, his case was up for a vote, and in a…
Read MoreTrump pardons former Nevada bank robber Jon Ponder
By Debra J. Saunders Las Vegas Review-Journal August 25, 2020 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a pardon for Jon D. Ponder, a former bank robber who founded Hope for Prisoners, a Las Vegas organization that helps criminal offenders re-enter the workforce, family life and society. Joining Ponder in the White House to receive the pardon…
Read MorePresident Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Jon Ponder
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Pardon of Jon Ponder LAW & JUSTICE Issued on: August 25, 2020 Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Jon Ponder. Mr. Ponder is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Prisoners, Inc., an organization he established after serving a…
Read MoreJudge begins hearing testimony related to deadly Alpine fire
By Rio Lacanlale Las Vegas Review-JournalAugust 18, 2020 – 1:23 pm The first day of a preliminary hearing in the involuntary manslaughter case against the landlord and property manager of the Alpine Motel Apartments, the site of the deadliest residential fire in Las Vegas, consisted of graphic testimony and evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing, which is expected to last…
Read MorePardons: Reformed bank robber awaits president’s hinted-at pardon
By Debra J. Saunders Las Vegas Review-Journal July 17, 2020 – 3:00 pm WASHINGTON — In February, when President Donald Trump addressed a ceremony for Hope for Prisoners graduates in Las Vegas, he mused about pardoning former adviser Roger Stone, who had just been sentenced to 40 months in prison, and former bank robber Jon Ponder, who…
Read MoreNevada man to get $2.25M after being wrongly convicted of murder thanks to Assembly Bill 267
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) FOX5 STAFF| Posted on Jul 15, 2020 — A Las Vegas man was granted a certificate of his innocence and $2.25 million after being wrongly convicted of murder.According to a news release, DeMarlo Berry was granted a Certificate of Innocence and awarded $2.25 million in statutory damages for the more than 22-year prison…
Read MoreAttorneys React to Arrests of Legal Observers
Legal observers at Las Vegas protest challenge Lombardo’s account of their arrests By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 9 p.m. Peaceful protesters marching down the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday were about 100 yards from their final destination at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign when Metro Police blocked their path and dispersed the…
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