Category: Court News

KINGMAN – A Kingman man convicted of sex offenses involving young males faces life behind bars. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout says tough punishment under Arizona law requires imposition of mandatory life terms plus additional years in prison for 28-year-old Alexander Vaughan. A Mohave County Superior Court jury deliberated more than three hours last Thursday and Friday before finding Vaughan guilty of six counts of sexual conduct with a minor. The panel was convinced that the state met its burden for convictions on allegations that Vaughan began engaging in sexual activity with boys under the age of 15 starting…

KINGMAN – The Kingman police department reports a significant drug seizure following a Nov. 28 traffic stop. Deputy police chief Joel Freed said officers conducting traffic enforcement on westbound Interstate 40 pulled over a van after observing it being in an erratic manner and nearly colliding with another vehicle at mile post 56 at about 6:15 p.m. Officers reportedly made contact with the driver, Robert Romero, 45, and his passenger Andrew Harrison, 45, both of Kingman. A Mohave County sheriff’s office deputy and his K9 partner arrived to assist with the stop before the drug dog alerted to the presence…

KINGMAN – Kingman police report the arrest of a mental-health troubled Golden Valley man responsible for a Nov. 27 disturbance at a fast-food establishment in the 3300 block of East Andy Devine Ave. Officers responded to Taco Bell at 1:55 p.m. Deputy Chief Joel Freed said it was learned that Adam Vandusseldorp, 39, had tossed food trays and assaulted staff members inside the store. He said police were able to coax Vandusseldorp out of the restroom that he had locked and refused to exit. “When officers attempted to take him into custody he began actively resisting,” Freed said. “Vandusseldorp was…

KINGMAN – Jury selection begins Monday for the trial of a former Mohave County Sheriff’s deputy charged for alleged sexual involvement with a teenager at a youth drinking party in Kingman. Judge Doug Camacho has asked that 70   prospective jurors be summoned to the Law and Justice Center in Kingman for a trial that is expected to conclude Wednesday. Andrew Sundberg, 24, is charged with sexual abuse and sexual conduct with a minor. The former deputy was subsequently fired after he was placed on administrative leave in Aug., 2021 when the sheriff’s office asked the Kingman police department to…

KINGMAN – Trial has been scheduled next spring after local attorneys informed the Court that they’ve been unable to reach an acceptable plea agreement in the adult prosecution of a Kingman teenager charged in the deaths and injuries of fellow Lee Williams High School student athletes. Defense attorney Brad Rideout rejected separate state offers to resolve the case against Brady Shuffler in a plea deal subjecting the 16-year-old to a mandatory 16-year sentence or allowing Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle to select from a 16- to 24-year prison range. Carlisle scheduled Shuffler’s trial to start April 29 next year…

KINGMAN – Efforts to resolve a high-profile criminal prosecution involving the deaths of two teenagers in a high speed traffic accident by plea agreement are not bearing fruit and attorneys will argue their first contested motion in the case against Brady Shuffler Wednesday. The Kingman teenager faces numerous felony offenses, including two second-degree murder charges for the April 13 deaths of Tatum Meins, 17, and Sherene “Siri’’ Walema, 15. Authorities allege Shuffler, 16, was impaired by marijuana and was driving in excess of 100 miles per hour when the girls were ejected and fatally injured when the defendant lost control…