MOHAVE COUNTY – Six arrests are reported in the culmination of a four-month long investigation of illegal drug dealing in the communities of Dolan Springs, Meadview and Kingman. Personnel from local law enforcement agencies assigned to the MAGNET narcotic task force reportedly identified Wsbaldo Lazarit, 36, Dolan Springs as a source of fentanyl distribution early this year.
“Detectives learned that Lazarit and his co-conspirators were responsible for stealing at least two Hyundai vehicles from Kingman,” said Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said public safety concerns saw authorities terminate an April 11 pursuit of a fleeing stolen vehicle occupied by Lazarit and his girlfriend Janey Walton, 37, Dolan Springs.
Mortensen said the stolen Hyundai Sonata was subsequently located where abandoned in the desert north of Dolan Springs on April 19. She said Lazarit, Walton and four other suspects were arrested as authorities conducted five warrant-based searches on Dolan Springs and Meadview properties on Tuesday, April 30.
Others arrested and jailed for drug or weapon related charges include Erica Devine, 29, Blayne Clifford, 32, Fernando Martinez, 36 and Robert Krause, 65, all of Dolan Springs.
Authorities have withheld information regarding drug and property seizures, though they indicate additional charges are pending.
Dave Hawkins
