Category: Court News

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley woman is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for selling drugs and probation violations. An eight-year prison term is stipulated in the plea agreement entered Thursday, Nov. 19 for Melissa Lane, 44. Lane was on probation for separate burglary and drug paraphernalia convictions in 2018 and 2019 when she was arrested for drug offenses on Sept. 3. Deputy Mohave County attorney Cameron Patt told the Court that Lane was a backseat passenger in a vehicle that was the subject of a traffic stop at Highway 95 and East Boundary Cone Road. Patt said…

MEADVIEW – The Mohave County Sheriff’s office reports the arrests of two Las Vegas men in a death investigation. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the body of a suspected murder victim was recovered Sunday from a remote desert area near Greg’s Hideout, near Meadview. Mortensen said the man who died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head was identified as Jeffrey Earl Bushaw, 45, Las Vegas. The sheriff’s office issued a Nov. 16 news release seeking help in locating Bushaw who had last been seen in the Meadview area on Nov. 12. Mortensen said investigation led to Tuesday’s arrests…

MEADVIEW – The Mohave County Sheriff’s office reports the arrests of two Las Vegas men in a death investigation. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the body of a suspected murder victim was recovered Sunday from a remote desert area near Greg’s Hideout, near Meadview. Mortensen said the man who died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head was identified as Jeffrey Earl Bushaw, 45, Las Vegas. The sheriff’s office issued a Nov. 16 news release seeking help in locating Bushaw who had last been seen in the Meadview area on Nov. 12. Mortensen said investigation led to Tuesday’s arrests…

KINGMAN – A Golden Valley man snared in a multi-agency investigation focused on two Kingman-based Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO’s) has entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. John Holcomb, 57, is one of 24 defendants indicted in the Operation King Crimson investigation. Holcomb pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony charge reduced to conspiracy to commit possession of dangerous drugs for sale. Three possession of dangerous drugs for sale, money laundering and illegally conducting an enterprise counts are dismissed in the plea bargain. Deputy Mohave County attorney Jefferson Pyper said Holcomb conspired with Austreberto…

KINGMAN – A Golden Valley man snared in a multi-agency investigation focused on two Kingman-based Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO’s) has entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. John Holcomb, 57, is one of 24 defendants indicted in the Operation King Crimson investigation. Holcomb pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony charge reduced to conspiracy to commit possession of dangerous drugs for sale. Three possession of dangerous drugs for sale, money laundering and illegally conducting an enterprise counts are dismissed in the plea bargain. Deputy Mohave County attorney Jefferson Pyper said Holcomb conspired with Austreberto…

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City police say a local resident was arrested Monday for stabbing her boyfriend during an argument at their home in the 1800 block of Arena Drive. Officers responded at 8:00 p.m. and paramedics transported the 41-year-old victim to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center for treatment. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said 43-year-old Jennifer Morris was arrested and jailed for attempted murder by domestic violence. “The couple reportedly had an argument and Morris attempted to stab the victim several times in the neck, but the victim was able to defend himself,” Fromelt said. She said the man sustained…