Category: Court News

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…

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…

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley man faces prosecution after a local law enforcement agency was provided information by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said it began investigating in early Sept. when notified of a personal email address possessing child sexual abuse material. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said follow-up investigation led detectives to visit Aaron Perlin at his place of employment in Lake Havasu City in late Nov. She said Perlin, 42, Mohave Valley, was arrested for three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. “Detectives served several search warrants on locations…