Carter trial begins; charged with possession of drugs, weapons offenses
Attorneys presented opening statements in record time as trial in Kingman opened Tuesday for a Mohave Valley man facing drug and weapons related charges. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley and defense attorney Melissa Barry spent less than five minutes addressing the jury at the start of trial for Joseph Carter, 42. Carter is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and two misconduct involving weapons counts. Ashley said a December 2016 search of a shed outside Carter’s home produced the seizure of numerous little baggies containing small amounts of methamphetamine, some of them holding just residue. She told the…
