Category: Court News

KINGMAN – An alleged weapon pointing incident during a June 2 Black Lives Matter event in downtown Kingman was an accidental fluke incident of poor timing, according to Legal Defender Ron Gilleo. He spoke on behalf of his client Robert Fernandes, who entered a plea agreement Sept. 17 that could send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Deputy Mohave County attorney Phillip Delgado, however, said Fernandes, 43, Kingman deliberately pointed the weapon when driving by the demonstration at Locomotive Park. “The defendant leveled a simulated weapon at protesters,” Delgado said. “One protest participant was placed in reasonable apprehension of…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A woman who hoarded dozens of cats are her home in Lake Havasu City was cited for 48 counts of cruel mistreatment of animals late last month. A police report indicated that 38 cats were removed from the garage of 61-year-old Patricia Bellamy’s residence in the 2200 block of Fremont Drive. Fifteen more cats were located in a bedroom inside the home. Police said filthy and unsanitary living conditions were discovered throughout the residence and that the animals were not provided sufficient food or water. One of the cats had to be euthanized due to kidney…

LITTLEFIELD – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Joshua Bradyn Blake, 26 of Logan, UT, Aundrae Giles, 28 of Spanish Fork, UT, and Craig Anthony Hanlin, 50 of St. George, UT. On Saturday, Sept. 19, at approximately 1 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling northbound on Interstate 15. Deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Blake, who advised he did not have a valid driver’s license. The passenger was identified as Giles, and the backseat passenger was identified as Hanlin. Blake gave consent to a search of the vehicle, which resulted in locating 223 grams…

LITTLEFIELD – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Joshua Bradyn Blake, 26 of Logan, UT, Aundrae Giles, 28 of Spanish Fork, UT, and Craig Anthony Hanlin, 50 of St. George, UT. On Saturday, Sept. 19, at approximately 1 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling northbound on Interstate 15. Deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Blake, who advised he did not have a valid driver’s license. The passenger was identified as Giles, and the backseat passenger was identified as Hanlin. Blake gave consent to a search of the vehicle, which resulted in locating 223 grams…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An alleged serial burglar has been arrested in Lake Havasu City. Detective Chris Angus said police identified 41-year-old Michael Brothers as a suspect while investigating residential burglaries over the past month. Officers searching for Brothers reportedly spotted him in the parking lot of Birch Square at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken into custody without further incident during a brief foot pursuit in the 2100blockofMcCulloch Boulevard North. Brothers was initially booked into jail on four burglary charges, theft, a parole violation and an unrelated warrant. Police continue investigating the burglary spree. Dave Hawkins

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