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Angelo gets 20 years for firing at officers

KINGMAN – A Dolan Springs man who exchanged gunfire with Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives five days before last Christmas was sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections Friday, Feb. 23. The 20-year prison term imposed by Judge Doug Camacho is punishment stipulated in a previous plea agreement convicting Edward Angelo, 27, of two counts of aggravated assault. The MCSO indicated that Angelo was named in arrest warrants when spotted by detectives on an ATV at a Dolan Springs intersection on Dec. 20. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Angelo ditched the ATV and fled into the desert. No one…

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Angelo gets 20 years for firing at officers

KINGMAN – A Dolan Springs man who exchanged gunfire with Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives five days before last Christmas was sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections Friday, Feb. 23. The 20-year prison term imposed by Judge Doug Camacho is punishment stipulated in a previous plea agreement convicting Edward Angelo, 27, of two counts of aggravated assault. The MCSO indicated that Angelo was named in arrest warrants when spotted by detectives on an ATV at a Dolan Springs intersection on Dec. 20. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Angelo ditched the ATV and fled into the desert. No one…

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Truck stop violence erupts

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An arrest is reported in a knife slashing earlier this month at the State Route 95/Interstate 40 interchange truck stop north of Lake Havasu City. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said the violence occurred on Feb. 4 during an escalating verbal argument between two truck drivers. Arriving deputies located an alert and responsive victim who was transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries from a knife to his neck area, according to MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the suspect who left the truck stop was identified as Quan Arline by witness…

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Truck stop violence erupts

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An arrest is reported in a knife slashing earlier this month at the State Route 95/Interstate 40 interchange truck stop north of Lake Havasu City. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said the violence occurred on Feb. 4 during an escalating verbal argument between two truck drivers. Arriving deputies located an alert and responsive victim who was transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries from a knife to his neck area, according to MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the suspect who left the truck stop was identified as Quan Arline by witness…

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Gun wielder pleads ‘not guilty’ at arraignment

KINGMAN – A Kingman man who was wounded during an armed confrontation with local police was arraigned in Mohave County Superior Court on Thursday, Feb. 22. Andrew Romero, 39, pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. Judge Derek Carlisle informed the defendant he could face up to 42 years in prison if convicted of both offenses. Judge Carlisle also scheduled a March 21 pre-trial conference for Romero, who is incarcerated in the Adult Detention Center. Romero was returned to Kingman on Feb. 7, following extradition from Nevada after he was discharged from the Las Vegas hospital where he…

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Gun wielder pleads ‘not guilty’ at arraignment

KINGMAN – A Kingman man who was wounded during an armed confrontation with local police was arraigned in Mohave County Superior Court on Thursday, Feb. 22. Andrew Romero, 39, pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. Judge Derek Carlisle informed the defendant he could face up to 42 years in prison if convicted of both offenses. Judge Carlisle also scheduled a March 21 pre-trial conference for Romero, who is incarcerated in the Adult Detention Center. Romero was returned to Kingman on Feb. 7, following extradition from Nevada after he was discharged from the Las Vegas hospital where he…

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