Category: Court News

KINGMAN – One teenager was killed and another was wounded during a Wednesday shooting just north of Kingman. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) identified the victim and released new details regarding the deadly violence in the Chaparral Mesa subdivision. Deputies responded at about 3:49 p.m. following reports to dispatch regarding a weapons offense in the area of Lass Ave. and Rose Dr. “A short time later, deputies were notified of a male subject with a gunshot wound that had been brought to Kingman Regional Medical Center,” said MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. “The male subject later succumbed to his injuries…

MEADVIEW – A Meadview man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend following an early morning collision in the community south of Lake Mead. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded at 1:36 a.m. Friday, July 28 to the incident in the area of Driftwood Dr. and Boathouse Dr. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said it was determined a go-kart type vehicle operated by John Stettler, 40, had struck a quad operated by Sally Minard, 32, also of Meadview. She said the severely injured Minard died following flight to a Las Vegas hospital. “During the investigation,…

BULLHEAD CITY – A pedestrian was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle in Bullhead City. Police responded at 6:45 p.m. Friday, July 28 to the hit-and-run incident on Highway 95 near Riverview Drive. Sergeant Eddie Espinoza said an unidentified male adult was transported to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center before he was flown to a Las Vegas hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officers were able to locate the vehicle that left the scene of the accident in the 2500 block of Calle Bonita. Espinoza said officers arrested the driver, Eidy Ruiz, 23, Bullhead City for failing to…

BULLHEAD CITY – A pedestrian was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle in Bullhead City. Police responded at 6:45 p.m. Friday, July 28 to the hit-and-run incident on Highway 95 near Riverview Drive. Sergeant Eddie Espinoza said an unidentified male adult was transported to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center before he was flown to a Las Vegas hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officers were able to locate the vehicle that left the scene of the accident in the 2500 block of Calle Bonita. Espinoza said officers arrested the driver, Eidy Ruiz, 23, Bullhead City for failing to…