Posts by The Law Offices of Kristina Wildeveld
Full 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…
Read MoreAttorney ‘outraged’ at arrests of weekend protest’s legal observers
Sisolak calls for investigation into arrests at Las Vegas Strip protest By David Ferrara Las Vegas Review-Journal June 14, 2020 – 2:34 pm. Updated June 14, 2020 – 7:14 pm Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday called for an investigation into the arrests of several legal observers at a protest against police brutality this weekend on the Strip. “Any reports…
Read MoreCalls for investigation after legal observers allegedly arrested
By: Astrid MendezPosted at 10:19 PM, Jun 14, 2020 and last updated 10:28 PM, Jun 14, 2020 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A peaceful protest drawing dozens to the Las Vegas Strip Saturday night among those in the crowd, legal observers. Lisa Rasmussen is the attorney representing some of them. She confirmed that one of those who was detained was…
Read MoreTeen who murdered a Kenmore native in 1998 is up for a pardon. His victim’s loved ones are outraged.
Twenty-one years ago, Salvatore Zendano Jr. went to the aid of a fellow bartender who was pistol-whipped during a holdup in their Las Vegas restaurant when the Kenmore native was shot to death. He was 25. Family and friends still mourn the loss of the fun-loving football and baseball player, goofy karaoke singer and friend…
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