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Esplin promoted to Chief Deputy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ryan Esplin is being promoted to the Chief Deputy of the Civil Division of the Mohave County attorney’s office. Esplin has worked in the division for about four years. County attorney Matt Smith is promoting Esplin to succeed Bob Taylor. The latter is retiring early next month following a 16-year run with the county, preceded by his employment as Kingman City attorney. Dave Hawkins

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Prison ordered for Kingman drug dealer

KINGMAN – A 7.5-year prison sentence was ordered Wednesday for a Kingman drug dealer. The punishment imposed by Mohave County Judge Doug Camacho was stipulated in the plea agreement convicting 46-year-old Jesus Sanchez of possession of dangerous drugs for sale. Deputy county attorney Amanda Claerhout said officers executing a search warrant last Nov. at a home in the 400 block of Wilshire Avenue discovered the meth in the convict’s bedroom. Dave Hawkins

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Police making progress in burglary, robbery cases

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City police report progress in their investigation of small business burglary and robbery incidents that occurred within a short time span last month. Investigation resulted in the identification of suspects Matthew David Patrick, 18, and Anthony Robert Wartella. Bullhead City police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Patrick and Wartella entered the Maverick gas station on Desert Foothills Boulevard on Dec. 14. She said one of them stole merchandise while the other assaulted and dragged a female employee as she tried to get help. “They fled with hundreds of dollars’ worth of tobacco products,” Fromelt said. “Shortly…

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Bomb threat at middle school brings one arrest

KINGMAN – Kingman police say they don’t know why a local man targeted the Middle School on Detroit Avenue with Monday morning bomb threats. An investigation of the threatening calls at 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. led to the arrest of Manuel Molines. No explosives or suspicious devices were located on the school grounds. The 39-year-old with an extensive local criminal history was jailed for making terroristic threats and interference with an educational facility. Officials said Molines does not have children enrolled in the Kingman Unified School District and investigators are trying to determine his motivation. Dave Hawkins

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Bomb threat at middle school brings one arrest

KINGMAN – Kingman police say they don’t know why a local man targeted the Middle School on Detroit Avenue with Monday morning bomb threats. An investigation of the threatening calls at 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. led to the arrest of Manuel Molines. No explosives or suspicious devices were located on the school grounds. The 39-year-old with an extensive local criminal history was jailed for making terroristic threats and interference with an educational facility. Officials said Molines does not have children enrolled in the Kingman Unified School District and investigators are trying to determine his motivation. Dave Hawkins

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Lathrop takes plea in drug sale case

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A prison sentence is prescribed for a Lake Havasu City drug dealer who entered a plea agreement at the Mohave County courthouse in Kingman. Robert Lathrop, 59, Lake Havasu, pleaded guilty Friday to possession of dangerous drugs for sale and misconduct involving weapons. Prosecutor Jonathan Robinson said police officers executed a Dec. 1, 2020 stop of the vehicle Lathrop was driving in the 600 block of N. Lake Havasu Ave. The deputy Mohave County Attorney told Judge Doug Camacho that a search of the vehicle netted seizure of 16 grams of methamphetamine, a scale and materials…

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