Trio arraigned in boy’s death, sister’s abuse
KINGMAN – Separated parents who reportedly admitted disposing the body of their son in Kingman entered not guilty pleas during their Monday morning arraignments at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center. Amber-Leah Valentine and Jon Imes, Kingman, both 41, are charged with abandonment or concealment of a dead body. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office […]
Trio arraigned in boy’s death, sister’s abuse
KINGMAN – Separated parents who reportedly admitted disposing the body of their son in Kingman entered not guilty pleas during their Monday morning arraignments at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center. Amber-Leah Valentine and Jon Imes, Kingman, both 41, are charged with abandonment or concealment of a dead body. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office […]
Alleged killer pleads not guilty
BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man charged with second degree murder pleaded not guilty during a brief arraignment hearing Monday at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center in Kingman. Judge Billy Sipe scheduled an April 10 pretrial conference for Robert Logan, who is held in the Adult Detention Center on $809,000 bond. Bullhead […]
Junked jail goes to scrapheap
KINGMAN – Heavy equipment is knocking down a mothballed Mohave County Jail in downtown Kingman, leaving heaping piles of rubble to be hauled away before a new Legal Services Center is constructed in the same space. The mess of material serves in stark contrast to the shiny and still nearly new Law and Justice Center […]
St. Patrick’s Day DUI saturation patrol is out
MOHAVE COUNTY – Don’t rely on the “luck of the Irish” to get you home safely. Designate a sober driver before you celebrate! Local law enforcement will be conducting DUI saturation patrols on Friday, March 17 in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Specially trained officers will be patrolling Bullhead City streets in search of […]
Boon gets 13 years for shooting spree
LAKE HAVASU CITY – A man accused of firing rounds during an extended barricade ordeal with Lake Havasu City police will spend more than a decade at the Arizona Department of Corrections. A 13-year prison term was ordered during a March 9 sentencing hearing for Jason Boon, 49. Boon was convicted at trial last month […]
Kingman man charged with shooting his father
KINGMAN – A Kingman man was arrested after allegedly shooting his father Monday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said agency personnel responded at 4:46 p.m. to multiple shots of gunfire in the 2800 block of McVicar Avenue. “One of the reporting parties advised that her son, Darrin Hutchinson, had shot […]
Name of crash victim released
KINGMAN – Authorities said a Peach Springs resident was killed and a Minnesota man was arrested following a two-vehicle collision on Historic Route 66 Sunday, March 12. Dead at the scene of the crash was Nannette Tarin, 54, according to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Agency spokesman Bart Graves said Tarin was a rear seat […]
Forklift operator takes plea in assault case
BULLHEAD CITY – A man who used a large forklift to deliberately maim a co-worker in Mohave Valley has entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. An attempted first-degree murder charge is dismissed in exchange for the conviction of Erwin Colato,37, for aggravated assault. Deputy Mohave County Attorney […]
One killed, one jailed in deadly crash
KINGMAN – A motorist was booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center following a deadly traffic accident on Historic Rt. 66 Sunday. Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Northern Arizona Fire District (NAFD) personnel responded at 5:35 p.m. to the incident about 14 miles north of the Kingman city limits. “A sedan was traveling […]
Beckwith gets 10+ years in shooting death
LAKE HAVASU CITY – A local judge on Friday, March 10 ordered a 10.5-year prison term for one Lake Havasu City teenager who shot and killed another in July, 2021. Judge Doug Camacho sentenced Carter Beckwith, 20, for the death of 19-year-old Daemon Petetan in the back yard during a house party at 2387 Alpine […]