Category: Court News

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) would like to notify citizens and visitors of a current trend involving stolen vehicles. In the past six months KPD has responded to 30 thefts of Kia or Hyundai vehicles.  With any vehicle KPD encourages you to make sure your vehicle is locked, think about using a steering wheel or brake pedal locking device and if possible park in a well-lit area. Criminals often target vehicles they have easy access to, remove all valuables from your vehicles and make sure they are locked.  The Kingman Police Department in coordination with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office…

GOLDEN VALLEY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is trying to determine who is responsible for a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Golden Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Deputies responded at 7:41 p.m. to a report of a male subject lying in the roadway at the corner of Chino Dr. and Adobe Rd. MCSO spokesman Anita Mortensen said James Douglas McDaniel, 69, Golden Valley, was dead at the scene. She said Detectives were summoned as it appeared that McDaniel had been struck by an unknown vehicle. “The involved vehicle should have significant front-end damage,” Mortensen said. “Mohave Silent Witness has…

KINGMAN – An Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) incident unfolded in Kingman on Friday, Dec. 29. Deputy Kingman police chief Joel Freed said officers responded at about 7:40 p.m. to a report that domestic violence had occurred in a home in the 1700 block of Golden Gate Ave. “While officers were arriving, Andrew Philip Romero, 39, Kingman, exited the residence with a firearm, refused to drop it and pointed the firearm towards officers,” Freed said. “An officer fired their weapon striking Romero.” Freed said Romero received medical attention on scene and was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center before he was…

KINGMAN – Attorneys requested opposite ends of the spectrum of punishment for a sex offender and a local judge balked at a sentencing decision for lack of input from the victim or her family in the case. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen declined to impose sentence during a Dec. 4 hearing, and he continued the matter until the new year. The delay arises in the case against Silvestre Gonzalez who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in Ft. Mohave in March. The 30-year-old defendant pleaded guilty in early Nov. to a charge reduced to attempted sexual conduct with…

KINGMAN – Attorneys requested opposite ends of the spectrum of punishment for a sex offender and a local judge balked at a sentencing decision for lack of input from the victim or her family in the case. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen declined to impose sentence during a Dec. 4 hearing, and he continued the matter until the new year. The delay arises in the case against Silvestre Gonzalez who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in Ft. Mohave in March. The 30-year-old defendant pleaded guilty in early Nov. to a charge reduced to attempted sexual conduct with…

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man admits having sex with a teenager and striking a male adult with a metal pole. Michael Guardado, 23, pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 15 to aggravated assault and another charge reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Leah Nelson said Guardado was 21 years old when he was involved in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl from Jan. to Aug. in 2022. She said the defendant assaulted another man with a six-ft.-long pole on Aug. 31, 2022. Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen accepted the plea deal. Guardado is…