Category: Court News

BULLHEAD CITY – A father recently stabbed by his own son in Bullhead City has expressed support for the plea agreement that spares the defendant from prison. The plea deal for Dylan Tell, 21, was accepted by Judge Billy Sipe on Friday, April 19. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Carlos Lopez informed the Court that Tell had been drinking before he stabbed his father in the chest during an April 1 argument at a home in the 300 block of Marina Boulevard. The deal dismissed two aggravated assault counts and convicts Tell of another assault count reduced from an attempted second-degree murder…

BULLHEAD CITY – The brutal stabbing deaths of a Bullhead City couple were detailed during an April 11 sentencing hearing for the troubled defendant. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle ordered that Aaron Bryant, 31, shall serve a natural life term followed by a life prison sentence for the gruesome double homicide. Bryant previously pleaded guilty to the first-degree murders of Tommy and Annette Hinton, who employed him at their pizza business in California years ago before providing Good Samaritan lodging for him after they retired in Bullhead City in the 3700 block of Rawhide Drive. Mr. Hinton, 62…

BEAVER DAM – A 9-year-old boy was arrested after threatening to shoot up his elementary school in the north Mohave County community of Beaver Dam. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) began investigating Tuesday, April 16 after learning a juvenile posted the threat to social media. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies identified and questioned the responsible party. She said the boy admitted posting the threat, but explained he did so on a dare by another youth and asserted he had no intention of harming anyone. “Although this threat appears to be an isolated incident, additional security measures and law…

KINGMAN – A year and two days after the tragic deaths of two Kingman teenagers and serious injuries of two others in a high speed traffic accident, Brady Shuffler was arrested and jailed following an all-day sentencing hearing at the Mohave County Law & Justice Center Monday. The 17-year-old was escorted by detention officers shortly after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Nicholls imposed an 18-year prison sentence. It was the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement convicting Shuffler of two counts of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. The emotionally exhausting hearing opened at 8:45…

KINGMAN – Ian Grimes used a testimonial plea agreement as a get out of jail free card, but the convicted sex offender will still have consequences for possessing electronically transmitted videos and images of child pornography. Ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor are dismissed in exchange for the conviction of Ian Grimes, 37, on a single count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. The Mohave County Attorney’s Office afforded leniency because Grimes has agreed to testify against two other alleged child sex offenders. Grimes, Kingman, was released from custody on Feb. 29, the day he entered the…