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Bar scuffle ends in shooting

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Citizens intervened when a Lake Havasu City man tried to re-enter a bar early Thursday to continue an argument with his girlfriend. One of the citizens suffered a gunshot wound during a struggle about 1:30 a.m. behind the establishment in the 2100 block of McCulloch Boulevard. Arriving officers discovered that 48-year-old Robert Koerber was being restrained. He was taken into custody and jailed on an aggravated assault charge. Police said detectives determined that Koerber brandished and raised a weapon when citizens tried to keep him outside the bar. The gun discharged during an ensuing struggle and…

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Bullhead City teen avoids jail after robbery

BULLHEAD CITY – The youngest of three defendants has been given the lightest sentence for her involvement in the robbery of a man at Rotary Park in Bullhead City last summer. Mohave County Judge Billy Sipe placed Meghan Holley, 16, on supervised probation for three years during a Monday sentencing hearing in Kingman. Judge Sipe previously ordered five year’s prison and one year in jail, respectively, for co-defendants, Cody Turner, 20, and Anthony Stevens, 23. Former deputy Mohave County Attorney Jaimye Ashley provided the factual basis of the case during Turner’s sentencing hearing in March. Ashley told the court that…

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SUSAN PARALEE TRUSTY

Susan Paralee Trusty, of Kingman, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was 81. Mrs. Trusty was born November 4, 1938 in Chicago, Ill. The family contact is her husband Raymond Joe Shafer, Jr. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Aranda sentenced in assault on Walmart worker

BULLHEAD CITY – Mental health issues and substance abuse played a role in the case of a Bullhead City man who injured an employee who tried to stop him from stealing from the local Walmart store. That’s what defense attorney George Hibbeler and family members said during Monday’s sentencing hearing for Jessie Aranda, 20. Aranda pleaded guilty to a robbery charge for the Jan. 31 incident while an assault count is dismissed. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Aranda was exiting Walmart at 3:40 a.m. with a cart full of stolen merchandise when confronted by the 64-year-old store employee….

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KRMC eases some visitor restrictions for hospitalized patients

KINGMAN – As Wednesday, June 10, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) will allow limited visitation for some hospitalized patients. The hospital has been closed to all visitors since March 14 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients who are not under isolation precautions (those who test negative for COVID-19 or other infectious disease) can now receive visitors within the following constraints: Visitation is permitted twice daily, from 8am -10am and again from 5pm -7pm. Non-isolation patients are allowed one visitor per day during visiting hours.  Visitors must wear a mask to gain entrance to the hospital. KRMC does not supply masks and visitors must bring their own–…

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