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Man convicted of 12-year prison sentence after stabbing fatality

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BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man who pleaded guilty in a stabbing fatality was sentenced to prison Thursday, as was mandated in a plea agreement entered in Oct. Antonio Rosales-Torres, 44, is convicted of manslaughter in the May 6, 2023 death of Jose Vizcarra, 23, also of Bullhead City.

Supporters including his wife and children characterized the defendant as a dedicated family man and a loyal and giving friend. And they urged Judge Doug Camacho to exercise leniency in contemplating the 7-12 year range of punishment required under terms of the plea deal.

“I want to express my sadness and regret for the suffering I have caused,”

Urias-Gonzales sentenced but already serving time for unrelated offences

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KINGMAN -A local judge expressed extreme reluctance before he approved a plea agreement that he said is far too lenient for a man accused of sex offenses involving two young girls at various residences in Bullhead City and Kingman for years.

Officer stabbed, another punched in BHC

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BULLHEAD CITY – One Bullhead City police officer was stabbed in the thigh and another was punched by a suspect at a home in the 1900 block of Artesia Drive.

Former teacher pleads ‘not guilty’ to sex offense charges

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KINGMAN – Not guilty pleas have been entered for the third grade school teacher whose employment was terminated following his Nov. 19 arrest at Cerbat Elementary School in Kingman.

Manseau faces multiple life sentences following conviction

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KINGMAN – A Kingman man may never regain freedom following conviction at trial in a child sex case.

Avila takes plea deal in “Gold Lady” murders

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KINGMAN – An El Mirage man faces the possibility of multiple decades behind bars after pleading guilty in the shooting deaths of a couple at their home on the backside of the Hualapai Mountains outside Kingman.

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Man convicted of 12-year prison sentence after stabbing fatality

Urias-Gonzales sentenced but already serving time for unrelated offences

Officer stabbed, another punched in BHC

Former teacher pleads ‘not guilty’ to sex offense charges

Manseau faces multiple life sentences following conviction

Avila takes plea deal in “Gold Lady” murders

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