KINGMAN – A Kingman woman used her cellphone to record video of herself and a young male subject engaged in a veritable beat down of her bound-and-secured boyfriend in a backyard trailer of a local residence on March 19. Brooke Chamberlain, 22, reportedly sent the videos to friends in Iowa who contacted local authorities, who subsequently reached out to the Kingman Police Department (KPD).
“Instagram video shows a male subject tied up with a blue-in-color power cord, lying on the floor, and bleeding from the head/face and a female voice making comments while making the video,” Officer Steven Badilla wrote in his supplement to an extensive KPD report of the incident.
It turns out KPD officers had visited the trailer at 2350 Wallapai Avenue the day before, responding to a domestic violence and verbal argument scenario. No one was arrested during the March 18 contact.
Police returned the next day, after Iowa authorities shared their information with the KPD. Nobody responded to commands to exit the dwelling, though officers heard noise and detected movement inside.
Sergeant Jason Huerta reportedly used his baton to break a small window on the front door of the trailer. The police report reveals Chamberlain could be seen inside the unit, along with an injured male subject.
Huerta reached inside the window to open the door and Chamberlain and the victim, Jesus Navarro, 31, exited the structure at gunpoint. Both were handcuffed while Navarro was seated in a chair.
“I hurt him,” Chamberlain reportedly told officers. “It was me that did it.”
“Navarro was covered in blood,” Huerta’s narrative said. “Navarro’s ears, head, nose, hands and forearms all had cuts and a large amount of blood.”
Navarro reportedly declined medical attention and a search warrant was obtained after he declined to allow officers enter the trailer.
“Officer (Daniel) Wright collected a strand of blue LED lights believed to have been used to restrain Navarro,” Huerta said.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office was able to extract the contents of a Samsung cell phone collected as evidence.
Detective Joshua Lucero described what could be seen in eight different videos ranging from five to 38 seconds in length.
“Brooke Chamberlain appears to be recording the video and Brooke appears to kick Jesus on the right side of the head approximately three times,” Lucero said of the first video, before another subject is viewed in the second.
“The unknown male appears to have a knife in his right hand and makes several motions as if he is trying to stab Jesus as Jesus is screaming, `no, please.’ Brooke is heard laughing in the background.”
Lucero’s video descriptions detail Navarro being hurt when struck by a wooden object and having dishes broken over his legs, and other abuse.
“The male subject appears to be hitting Jesus with a metal shovel with a green handle. Jesus’ arms and feet are tied together using a blue cord,” Lucero’s narrative said. “Brooke appears to stomp or kick Jesus approximately four times.”
The seventh video features Chamberlain taunting her injured boyfriend.
“Jesus tell them you (screwed) up,” she said. “Say it louder. Do you want to get pistol whipped again?”
Investigation led to the identification of Chamberlain’s brother, Logan Chamberlain, 18, as the other male seen in the video. The police report indicates that Logan Chamberlain was interviewed at the KPD on April 20, a month after the beating.
The teenager reportedly told police that his sister contacted him and complained about Navarro’s alleged verbal and physical abuse of her two or three months before the March 19 mayhem. He disclosed that he visited the trailer the afternoon that day after his sister said Navarro had tried to rape her.
Logan Chamberlain reportedly told police that his sister was drunk when he arrived and encouraged him to strike the already restrained Navarro. He made some admissions of violence, according to the KPD, but they downplay involvement reportedly displayed in the videos.
The police report indicates that the teenager was released from temporary custody due to Navarro’s failure to cooperate with investigators. It said the matter was referred to the Mohave County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) for review of possible charges.
The MCAO said it is still reviewing the matter, with additional charges possible.
Brooke Chamberlain has already entered a plea agreement and faces probation to 1.5 years in prison when sentenced June 5. She also pleaded guilty to an unrelated graffiti spree that caused some $12,000 in criminal damage where she used her “SHYWDZ” moniker, tagging properties around town.
The KPD confirms that Navarro is in the wind as a subject wanted for his alleged involvement in tagging.
Deputy Kingman Police Chief Joel Freed said authorities have not learned how the 160 lb. Chamberlain was able to overpower, subdue and secure the 190 lb. Navarro. He said investigators believe he had been restrained for roughly one hour.
Dave Hawkins
