Category: Court News

KINGMAN – Torturous anguish leaps off the hundreds of pages submitted for consideration of the court before it sentences one Kingman teenager to prison next week for causing the deaths of two others, and serious injuries of two more nearly one year ago. Attorneys have submitted material to be considered before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Nicholls decides the fate of Brady Shuffler, 17. The Kingman teenager previously pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of Tatum Meins, 17, and Sherene ‘Siri’ Walema, 15. Shuffler also pleaded guilty to two aggravated assault counts for the serious…

BULLHEAD CITY – Police report a Bullhead City man was highly intoxicated when he attacked his father Monday. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the 45-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times in the 300 block of Marina Boulevard. Fromelt said the victim was transported to a local hospital before he was flown to Las Vegas for further treatment at Sunrise Hospital. Dylan Tell, 21, was arrested at the scene of the stabbing. After medical evaluation and clearance at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Tell was booked into the Adult Detention Center for attempted murder. Dave Hawkins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man is spared a trip to prison through compassion expressed by his family-member victims. Wesley Urso, 48, appeared for sentencing Thursday, April 4 before Judge Doug Camacho. Urso pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault and disorderly conduct for threatening his mother and brother with a shotgun during a Jan. 8 hostile encounter at a home in the 3300 block of El Dorado Avenue. “I just want to apologize to the court,” Urso told Camacho. “I’m ashamed of myself with my chemical dependency. It’s going to take some time for my family…

MOHAVE VALLEY – The suspect in a Mohave Valley homicide has been identified and reward money is offered for information leading to his arrest. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said authorities are looking for Michael Edward Kelso, 31, Bullhead City, in connection with the March 29 death of Matthew Brant Cemper. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Cemper, 33, Mohave Valley, was dead at the scene after deputies responded to a property in the 10000 block of S. Tropics Rd. Information regarding the manner in which Cemper was killed is withheld so as not to compromise the ongoing investigation. “We…

KINGMAN – Alcoholism was cited as a partial explanation but not an excuse during an April 1 sentencing hearing for a man who committed a sex offense at a Kingman bar in the 4400 block of Stockton Hill Rd. Pedro Madril, 47, previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse for using his hand to assault a woman last Sept. Madril, San Tan Valley, has some involvement in the law enforcement field, though his career was not specifically detailed in court. “All my life I’ve been a very good person,” Madril told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle. “My deepest apologies…

MOHAVE VALLEY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is conducting a homicide investigation in Mohave Valley. Agency personnel responded at 11:55 p.m. on Friday, March 29 to a property in the 10000 block of S. Tropics Rd. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies determined that a victim identified as Matthew Cemper, 33, Mohave Valley, was dead at the scene. Detectives responded to begin the murder investigation. Mortensen said the suspected manner of death is withheld so the investigation is not compromised. Cemper’s body was conveyed by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Anyone with information about Cemper’s death is urged to…