Category: Court News

KINGMAN – An alleged pill pusher from California faces a possible prison sentence for a Bullhead City drug bust. Hogan Marshall, Palm Desert, 29, pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs for sale during an Oct. 7 hearing in Kingman. Deputy County Attorney Jacob Cote told the court that Marshall was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over at 1882 Lakeside Drive on Aug. 5. He said a search of Marshall’s fanny pack netted seizure of 150 Xanax pills and about $2,000 in cash. Charges dismissed through the plea deal include possession of narcotic drugs, possession of dangerous drugs and…

BULLHEAD CITY – A drug dealing ex-con from Bullhead City is returning to the Arizona Department of Corrections. A 5.5-year prison term was ordered Wednesday for Ty Wharton, 27. Wharton pleaded guilty to sale of narcotic drugs for an April transaction involving heroin at 660 Highway 95 in Bullhead City. Defense attorney Ken Beane said drug addiction fueled his client’s criminal behavior and that Wharton wants to get clean. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert said that Wharton lacked interest in rehabilitation until threatened with extended incarceration. Lambert noted three prior felony and four misdemeanor convictions, probation failures and…

KINGMAN – A Laughlin resident snared in an undercover sting operation targeting male adults attempting to prey upon minors for sex faces a mandatory prison sentence following conviction at trial. The jury deliberated about two hours before returning guilty verdicts in August in Kingman in the case against Jay Lawler, 46. The initial operation where a male Mohave County Sheriff’s detective began communicating on social media while posing as a female teenager produced indictments of about one dozen men from Parker to Las Vegas. The detective diverted communications to text messages while posing as “Sabrina”, a fictitious 13-year-old with whom…

KINGMAN – A lottery ticket thief was captured by officers as he fled a downtown Kingman convenience store early Sunday. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said officers responded at 4:45 a.m. to a report of a robbery in progress at the business in the 700 block of W. Beale St. Cooper said Kenneth Luman, 31, was running from the store when officers chased him down. “Officers were able to detain and ultimately control Luman who was found to be in possession of a large amount of AZ Lottery tickets,” Cooper said. Cooper said investigation determined that Luman got upset when he…