Category: Court News

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City woman reportedly stabbed her boyfriend in the neck during a domestic quarrel. Officers responded to the incident in the 200 block of Phyllis Drive at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said arriving officers encountered Shelby Lynn Garoutte, 27, who was outside and armed with two knives. “Garoutte refused to drop her weapons and listen to police commands,” Fromelt said. “An officer deployed a less than lethal munition to gain compliance.” Garoutte was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation and clearance before she was booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A young Lake Havasu City man is accused of plying a teenager with alcohol and raping her in a shed last Nov. Police report the Jan. 6 arrest of 20-year-old Michael Leander for sexual assault and sexual conduct with a minor. An investigation began after the victim disclosed to her father that she had been raped. She subsequently told police she became drunk while playing the “buzzed” drinking game and that Leander took advantage of her. A police report indicated that Leander admitted having sex with the 16-year-old girl, knowing she was underage and intoxicated. Dave…

KINGMAN – A Denver, Colorado man hauling dope through north Mohave County has entered a plea agreement that could land him in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Sergio Amezquita-Aceves, 32, pleaded guilty to transportation of narcotic drugs for sale during a Jan. 6 hearing in Kingman. Deputy county attorney Leah Nelson said Amezquita-Aceves was pulled over for a window traffic infraction last Sept. on Interstate 15, about 8 miles south of the Utah border. She said a consent search of the vehicle he was operating yielded discovery of packages containing six pounds of illegal drugs. “The defendant admitted that the packages contained…