Category: Court News

KINGMAN – A local judge hammered a Kingman Christmas day killer with a 135-year prison term Tuesday. Judge Billy Sipe sentenced Edward Serrato, 53, for convictions including the second-degree murder of Anna Hammonds, 80. Deputy Mohave County attorney Jacob Cote told the trial jury in July that Serrato was living with a family member across the street from Hammonds when he killed her in her home at 4295 Irving Street on Christmas day in 2007. Cote said Serrato also killed Hammond’s dog before stealing her vehicle and setting it and her home on fire. “It is obviously one of the…

KINGMAN – A local judge hammered a Kingman Christmas day killer with a 135-year prison term Tuesday. Judge Billy Sipe sentenced Edward Serrato, 53, for convictions including the second-degree murder of Anna Hammonds, 80. Deputy Mohave County attorney Jacob Cote told the trial jury in July that Serrato was living with a family member across the street from Hammonds when he killed her in her home at 4295 Irving Street on Christmas day in 2007. Cote said Serrato also killed Hammond’s dog before stealing her vehicle and setting it and her home on fire. “It is obviously one of the…

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate died of natural causes while in custody at the Adult Detention Center in Kingman. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the determination comes from the Medical Examiner’s Office. Mortensen said Terrance Marsden, 62, was discovered dead in his jail cell on Friday, Aug. 11. Marsden was awaiting trial for attempted murder and other charges following his June arrest for a drive-by shooting in Bullhead City.

KINGMAN –  A seven-year prison term was ordered Aug. 17 for a Kingman woman who scalded her toddler with hot water. Judge Billy Sipe sentenced Brittany Gutierrez, 30, who previously pleaded guilty to child abuse in exchange for dismissal of aggravated assault charges. Authorities have said that the two-year-old autistic boy suffered second degree burns after his mother used her hands to scoop and toss hot water on him in the bathroom of a Lillie Avenue Kingman residence last Oct. Police reports indicated the Gutierrez was upset because her son was “getting into things” and would not comply with directives….