Category: Court News

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…

KINGMAN – What began as a routine traffic stop in Kingman evolved into a significant drug seizure. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputies reportedly observed several traffic violations in the area of milepost 59 on Interstate 40 in Kingman before conducting the traffic stop at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2. Deputies made contact with vehicle occupants identified as Edwin Soule, 49, and Devin Wiseman, 29. “Due to the suspicious behavior observed from the occupants, MCSO K9 `Chase’ was deployed and alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics in the vehicle,” said Bullhead City police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt.“MCSO deputies…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City woman celebrated her 64th birthday the day before she was killed by a drunk driver while she was traveling to California to witness the birth of her 6th grandchild. The woman was talking to her husband on the cellphone when the crash occurred, the call dropped and he subsequently drove by the crash site. This was some of the information provided at a Sept. 21 sentencing hearing for Connor Roberts, 26, Kingman. Roberts pleaded guilty to aggravated wrong-way drunk driving and manslaughter for the March 10 crash on State Route 95, three miles from…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City woman celebrated her 64th birthday the day before she was killed by a drunk driver while she was traveling to California to witness the birth of her 6th grandchild. The woman was talking to her husband on the cellphone when the crash occurred, the call dropped and he subsequently drove by the crash site. This was some of the information provided at a Sept. 21 sentencing hearing for Connor Roberts, 26, Kingman. Roberts pleaded guilty to aggravated wrong-way drunk driving and manslaughter for the March 10 crash on State Route 95, three miles from…

KINGMAN – Blinding one of the eyes of a local teenager results in an 8.75-year prison term for a Kingman man. The sentence that Mohave County Superior Court judge Derek Carlisle ordered Thursday, Sept. 21 for Richard Pounds was the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement convicting him of aggravated assault. The 34-year-old defendant admits the 14-year-old girl was wounded by a ricochet projectile while he played “BB gun wars” inside a Packer Ave. home. Defense attorney Ron Gilleo called the conduct reckless but unintentional. Child abuse charges associated with the girl and her dead brother are…