Category: Court News

KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man busted for hauling heroin is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections. A five-year prison term is mandated punishment in the plea agreement entered Friday for Michal Mallory. Prosecutor Jonathan Robinson told Judge Billy Sipe that Mallory was the driver of a vehicle pulled over May 6, 2018 on highway 95 near Aztec Road in Fort Mohave. He said the vehicle was searched after it was learned that Mallory and his passenger were both named in arrest warrants at the time. Robinson said heroin was found in a briefcase stashed in the trunk. He…

TOPOCK – A Topock man busted up a residence during a drunken rage, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. Deputies reportedly responded about 3:00 p.m. Monday to a Topock residence in the 4500 block of Park Drive where they encountered Jacob Michael Kennedy, 23, in the driveway yelling at people. Acting sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sandy Edwards said Kennedy was taken into custody after a brief struggle. Edwards said two vehicles parked on the property had broken windows. Edwards said various broken items were discovered inside the residence as well. The female victim reported that Kennedy had been drinking and…

CANE BEDS – An officer-involved shooting (OIS) is under investigation in the north Mohave County community of Cane Beds. The Mohave County Sheriff’s office received a report of shots fired at a residence at an unspecified time of day on Saturday. “Due to the nature of the call, the on-duty Mohave County deputy requested assistance from the Colorado City Marshal’s Office (CCMO),” said sheriff spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said CCMO officers arrived at the home before the deputy. “Upon arrival, the suspect reportedly pointed a firearm at the CCMO officers,” Mortensen said. “One officer fired one round at the suspect.”…

CANE BEDS – An officer-involved shooting (OIS) is under investigation in the north Mohave County community of Cane Beds. The Mohave County Sheriff’s office received a report of shots fired at a residence at an unspecified time of day on Saturday. “Due to the nature of the call, the on-duty Mohave County deputy requested assistance from the Colorado City Marshal’s Office (CCMO),” said sheriff spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said CCMO officers arrived at the home before the deputy. “Upon arrival, the suspect reportedly pointed a firearm at the CCMO officers,” Mortensen said. “One officer fired one round at the suspect.”…