Category: Court News

KINGMAN – One of the 24 defendants charged through the Operation King Crimson investigation that reportedly dismantled two Kingman based drug rings is going to prison for convictions from a previous case. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle ordered a four-year prison term last Wednesday for Cynthia Stojevich, 37. Stojevich was convicted of trafficking in stolen property in 2011 and forgery in 2013 before serving prison time. Defense attorney George Hibbeler said Stojevich led a crime free life in Phoenix for seven years after prison, but relapsed into criminal activity after returning to Kingman where her troubles began. “It’s…

BULLHEAD CITY – Sentence was imposed Wednesday for one of three men who were charged with murder, attempted murder and other charges for a deadly drive-by shooting a year ago in Bullhead City. Kevin Hurtado, 24, was killed and his wife was wounded by gunfire resulting from what had been an ongoing dispute. Brent Sekel, 24, entered a plea agreement convicting him of lesser offenses, including hindering prosecution and facilitation of a drive-by shooting. Defense attorney Scott Ruffner told the Court that Sekel was not involved in the shooting for which two co-defendants are responsible. Judge Doug Camacho imposed a…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Several Colorado River community drug cases were handled during Friday hearings conducted at the Mohave County courthouse in Kingman. The harshest outcome was afforded Austyn Bird, 24, Bullhead City. Judge Billy Sipe imposed the 9.25-year prison term stipulated in the plea agreement convicting Bird in three felony cases while two others are dismissed. Bird pleaded guilty two sale of narcotic drug charges and two counts of possession of narcotic drugs for sale, offenses committed in March, May and April of this year. Judge Sipe noted that Bird possessed 42.7 grams and 25.7 grams of heroin when arrested…

KINGMAN – Two Kingman men nabbed in an undercover sting investigation targeting adult males preying upon minors made separate Nov. 11 court appearances involving their plea agreements. Judge Billy Sipe imposed a five-year prison term for Michael Shaw, 30. Shaw pleaded guilty to attempted sexual conduct with a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation. He is one of more than a dozen men from Parker to Las Vegas who had social media contact that led to sexually explicit text message sexual communication with a Mohave County sheriff’s detective decoy who was posing as a 13-year-old girl. Judge Sipe…