Category: Court News

BULLHEAD CITY – Possession of child pornography results in a five-year prison term for a Bullhead City man. The punishment imposed Oct. 6 by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle was mandated in a plea agreement convicting Richard Valles, 43, of two charges reduced to attempted exploitation of a minor. Other charges are dismissed in the deal resolving the case arising from seizure of images from devices during a May search of Valles’ home in the 300 block of Rio Grande Court. Judge Carlisle ordered that Valles will serve 20 years probation upon his release from prison.

KINGMAN – Nothing of substance occurred during a brief Tuesday hearing conducted in the adult prosecution of a Kingman teenager who is facing potential extensive prison time in a deadly high profile traffic accident. The pre-trial conference in the case against Brady Shuffler lasted less than six minutes. Shuffler, 16, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Sherene “Siri” Walema, 15, and Tatum Meins, 17. He also faces aggravated assault charges for injuries suffered by two male teenagers who survived the April 16 single vehicle rollover. Shuffler is also charged with a DUI-related offense involving…

KINGMAN – Nothing of substance occurred during a brief Tuesday hearing conducted in the adult prosecution of a Kingman teenager who is facing potential extensive prison time in a deadly high profile traffic accident. The pre-trial conference in the case against Brady Shuffler lasted less than six minutes. Shuffler, 16, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Sherene “Siri” Walema, 15, and Tatum Meins, 17. He also faces aggravated assault charges for injuries suffered by two male teenagers who survived the April 16 single vehicle rollover. Shuffler is also charged with a DUI-related offense involving…

BULLHEAD CITY – An elderly Mohave Valley man convicted of engaging in sexual relations with his former girlfriend’s pre-teen daughter has been given a 20-year prison term. Judge Billy Sipe ordered the double decade incarceration for Dennis McDaniel, 68, during a Friday sentencing hearing. A Mohave County Superior Court jury acquitted McDaniel of one count while convicting him of another sexual conduct with a minor charge at the conclusion of trial on Sept. 8. The victim who is now 17 testified at trial that McDaniel began taking advantage of her when she was 11 years old after she and her…

BULLHEAD CITY – An elderly Mohave Valley man convicted of engaging in sexual relations with his former girlfriend’s pre-teen daughter has been given a 20-year prison term. Judge Billy Sipe ordered the double decade incarceration for Dennis McDaniel, 68, during a Friday sentencing hearing. A Mohave County Superior Court jury acquitted McDaniel of one count while convicting him of another sexual conduct with a minor charge at the conclusion of trial on Sept. 8. The victim who is now 17 testified at trial that McDaniel began taking advantage of her when she was 11 years old after she and her…

KINGMAN – Kingman police report the arrests of five male teenagers for their alleged involvement in a drive by shooting incident that injured no one. Investigation began Sept. 22 following a report of a drive by shooting in the 400 block of Golconda Ave. Deputy Police Chief Joel Freed said officers located multiple shell casings, fired from weapons of two different calibers, at the crime scene. Freed says no people were struck by bullets and that investigators aren’t certain if the suspects were shooting into the air, or if a vehicle, home or other targets were in play. “Investigators identified…