Month: October 2020

A firefighter accused of stealing roughly $24,000 from the rural Mohave County fire district that formerly employed him pleaded guilty to theft Wednesday. A fraud charge is dismissed through the agreement entered for Phillip Picard, 32. Terms of the misdemeanor conviction deal protect Picard from prison, unless he violates supervised probation.  Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert can impose up to a 30-day county jail term at a Nov. 16 sentencing hearing. Discovery of payroll anomalies by Administrative Assistant Karen Jackson at the Dolan Springs-based Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District (LMRFD) prompted a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office investigation beginning…

A Lake Havasu City man fired more than two dozen rifle rounds towards officers and homes before charging out of his residence drawing fatal gunfire from local police. That’s part of the narrative of a Mohave County Attorney’s office letter clearing Sergeant Brian Jacobs and officer Brent Skancke of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of Ronald Chipman, 39. The Bullhead City Police Department conducted an independent investigation of the Aug. 19 incident in the 3300 block of Pocahontas Drive. Deputy Mohave County Attorney James Schoppmann wrote a letter stating that he reviewed the investigation and determined the officers were…

A Lake Havasu City man fired more than two dozen rifle rounds towards officers and homes before charging out of his residence drawing fatal gunfire from local police. That’s part of the narrative of a Mohave County Attorney’s office letter clearing Sergeant Brian Jacobs and officer Brent Skancke of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of Ronald Chipman, 39. The Bullhead City Police Department conducted an independent investigation of the Aug. 19 incident in the 3300 block of Pocahontas Drive. Deputy Mohave County Attorney James Schoppmann wrote a letter stating that he reviewed the investigation and determined the officers were…