Category: Court News

KINGMAN – A major move into the brand-new Mohave County courthouse in downtown Kingman will soon begin. Superior Court Administrator Kip Anderson said the county must first be issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the four story, 66,000 sq. ft. structure adjacent to the historic courthouse on Oak St. “The real heavy lifting will start Friday night. The county has hired a moving company that will come in and move all the heavy stuff,” said Superior Court Administrator Kip Anderson. Superior Court Clerk Virlynn Tinnell will oversee weekend transfer of court files. Anderson said it is essential the transfer occurs correctly to maintain…

Arizona Rangers were originally created by the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1901 to deal with the outlaws and banditos in the sparsely populated Arizona Territory, mostly along the Mexican border. According to historical records, the Arizona Rangers were an elite group of well-trained law enforcement personnel; were originally a secretive agency mounted on quality horses and well equipped with modern weapons at the state’s expense. The rangers rode their mighty steeds throughout the Wild West’s portion of the Arizona Territory and were widely known as being extremely successful in apprehending members of outlaw bands. Arizona Rangers were disbanded in 1909;…

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, center, was joined by former Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack as two top headliners of a constitutional rally at Great American Pizza Company in Golden Valley Saturday.  Arpaio was signing copies of his books and both sheriffs were delivering speeches on how other law enforcement leaders can enforce and uphold constitutional law in their respective communities. Great American Pizza Company owner Robert Hall estimated nearly 150 people attended the event throughout the afternoon.  The view of the parking lot of Great American Pizza Company in Golden Valley Saturday. Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and…

Members of the Republican Party in Mohave County responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. “The day after the Capitol incident our phones were just ringing off the hook,” said County Recorder Kristi Blair. “Some were asking to be taken off the Republican party rolls and some Republicans re-registered as independents.” Blair said the phone call blitz quickly subsided. Voter registration specialist Irma Allen said there’s an ebb and flow of activity throughout the year with people signing up to vote or changing their political affiliation. “Sometimes it goes the other way too,” Allen…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona court system will become the first in the nation to implement a new digital evidence management technology later this year, with Mohave County Superior Court participating as one of six pilot courts. The platform is the Digital Evidence Center from Thomson Reuters and will be used to organize and annotate evidence presented during hearings and stored securely in the cloud. This new evidence management technology will give the Courts a more efficient and cost-effective way to manage the thousands of pieces of evidence that go through the court system every year. “The pandemic has quickly…