Robert Kraft recently claims that Putin stole his super bowl ring

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told his side of the story behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s acquisition of his Super Bowl ring worth more than $25,000 in a statement on June 13. According to Kraft, he took out the ring and showed it to Putin, who proceeded to admire the ring and put it...

Assault and Battery Defense

February 22nd, 2013

Urbana felony witness shot before being able to testify in the trial

An Urbana local set to testify in a Champaign County aggravated battery trial was shot Monday, February 4, inside his apartment. The 29-year-old victim, Curtis L. Mosley, was resting in his apartment at 1101 E. Colorado Ave at about 8:30 p.m. when an unidentified man broke into his apartment and fired a round of shots...

Criminal Defense

February 1st, 2013

Indiana Woman Dies due to Accidental Gun Shot Wound

20-year-old Sydni Kay Blackwell succumbed to a lone gunshot wound after allegedly being shot accidentally by her boyfriend at a Super 8 Motel along W. Marketview Drive Friday morning. Officers of the Champaign Police Department said that Antonio Brown, 20, was improperly using his gun when it went off and hit his girlfriend Sydni Kay...

Criminal Defense

September 6th, 2012

University of Illinois student charged with sexual assault

A 21-year-old University of Illinois student with disabilities has been charged with the sexual assault of another student. The alleged incident took place after a night of drinking at a bar in Champaign close to the university. The disabled student, his caretaker, and a female student with disabilities all returned to the student’s house after...

Criminal Defense

July 9th, 2012

Illinois man freed after murder conviction is dropped

After 32 years in a high-security prison, an Illinois man has been released after DNA evidence proved he was not responsible for a murder in 1980. The man was charged and convicted of the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl when he was a teenager. DNA testing was not available at the time of...

Criminal Defense

June 25th, 2012

Guilty plea entered by Champaign man in regards to sexual assault

A 22-year-old Champaign man has plead guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault, and one count of home invasion. Both of these crimes are considered to be Class X felonies. On August 25, the man allegedly entered the apartment of a pregnant woman in his complex by breaking through her second story balcony door. He apprehended...

Criminal Defense

May 22nd, 2012

Homeless man receives 30 year sentence in Champaign

A 22-year-old homeless Champaign man was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The man was sentenced on Monday by a judge in central Illinois. Police accused the homeless man of molesting two young girls under the age of 13. The young man was...

Criminal Defense

May 14th, 2012

Champaign man charged with drug distribution, bond set at $1 million

The Champaign police department made an arrest today after a motor vehicle’s GPS system led them to an illegal drug distribution operation. A 31-year-old Champaign man is currently in jail on a $1 million bond in relation to charges stemming from the drug distribution sting. Police located the individual after following the GPS that was...

Criminal Defense

May 4th, 2012

Man pleads guilty in sexual assault case

A 31-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to a Champaign County Judge in regards to a sexual assault charge that was filed against him. The man admitted that in 2007 he had engaged in a sexual act with a female who was younger than 13. The young girl, who is now a teenager, revealed...

Criminal Defense

April 25th, 2012

The Roger Ebert film festival has begun in Champaign

The Champaign criminal defense lawyers of Bruno Law Offices have learned that the 14th annual Roger Ebert film festival has begun in Champaign. The film festival will take place at the Virginia Theatre. The festival will run until Sunday, and during that time there will be 13 different films screened at the theatre. This festival...

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