Category: Court News

KINGMAN – Local authorities report a Kingman man admitted setting fire to a vacant commercial building on Northern Avenue. Joshua Murray, 30, was arrested after Monday’s 11:00 a.m. fire in the 2800 block of Northern Avenue. Mohave County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Murray had previously been trespassed from the same property. He was booked into jail on an arson charge. Chief Jake Rhoades said Kingman and Northern Arizona Consolidated fire district personnel put out the fire, with operational support from the Pinion Pine and Golden Valley Fire Districts. Mortensen said fire damage is estimated at $70,000. Dave Hawkins

KINGMAN – One Kingman teenager is facing prosecution for allegedly plying two younger teens with alcohol and engaging in sexual activity with one of them. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said an investigation began in November when two 13-year-old girls were treated at Kingman Regional Medical Center for extreme intoxication. Cooper said Cody Ladewig, 18, was arrested in early December for sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. He said Ladewig admitted involvement when interviewed by detectives. Dave Hawkins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s office is seeking public assistance in locating a Kingman man wanted for attempted murder. The agency has made public an image, hoping for recognition of the suspect identified as Eustolio Gill, 36. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies responded Wednesday at 7:18 p.m. to a report of a shooting at a north Kingman residence in 2700 block of Carver Ave. “The investigation revealed that Gill and the victim had gotten into a verbal altercation and Gill shot the victim multiple times,” Mortensen said. “The victim was flown to a Las Vegas hospital…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s office is seeking public assistance in locating a Kingman man wanted for attempted murder. The agency has made public an image, hoping for recognition of the suspect identified as Eustolio Gill, 36. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies responded Wednesday at 7:18 p.m. to a report of a shooting at a north Kingman residence in 2700 block of Carver Ave. “The investigation revealed that Gill and the victim had gotten into a verbal altercation and Gill shot the victim multiple times,” Mortensen said. “The victim was flown to a Las Vegas hospital…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Peoria woman who allegedly sold large quantities of heroin and counterfeit pills throughout Lake Havasu City will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections under terms of a plea agreement entered Tuesday. Summer Parkerson, 34, faces a 3–5-year prison term in the deal convicting her of possession of narcotic drugs for sale. An identical count and other drug related charges are dismissed in the agreement. Judge Doug Camacho scheduled a Jan. 28 sentencing hearing. A press release issued by the Lake Havasu City police department said Parkerson had been the subject of a drug dealing…