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First positive COVID-19 case at Mohave County Jail

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – An inmate of the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility tested positive on Tuesday for COVID-19. The inmate, currently housed in medical isolation at the jail, has shown no signs or symptoms of the virus and will continue to be monitored and provided treatment as may be necessary. The male inmate, in the 30 to 40 age group, came into jail custody earlier this month from outside the state of Arizona. “Our protocol for all new intake prisoners involves a quarantine process wherein they are monitored and assessed for symptoms daily while housed in a restrictive housing unit. This…

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First positive COVID-19 case at Mohave County Jail

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – An inmate of the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility tested positive on Tuesday for COVID-19. The inmate, currently housed in medical isolation at the jail, has shown no signs or symptoms of the virus and will continue to be monitored and provided treatment as may be necessary. The male inmate, in the 30 to 40 age group, came into jail custody earlier this month from outside the state of Arizona. “Our protocol for all new intake prisoners involves a quarantine process wherein they are monitored and assessed for symptoms daily while housed in a restrictive housing unit. This…

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Meth dealer is prison bound

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man who repeatedly sold methamphetamine to a civilian confidential informant (CI) entered a plea agreement in Mohave County Superior Court on Tuesday, March 19. Terms of the deal for Stephen Martin, 60, require Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert to order a 16-year prison term at a June 18 sentencing hearing. The agreement dismisses a 2018 theft of means of transportation case and a 2019 case involving weapon and drug paraphernalia charges. Martin pled guilty to two sale of dangerous drug charges, while three such charges are being dismissed. Prosecutor Kellen Marlow said…

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Parents’ hearing postponed in toddler death case; neither is accepting responsibility

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago3 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Parents charged in a Lake Havasu city toddler homicide case were to enter plea agreements Tuesday, March 19 but the effort derailed when Andrew Lamorie, 24, contested portions of the factual basis provided to justify his guilty plea. Lamorie and Brittany Rodriguez, 27, are charged with first degree murder in the death of their 27-month-old daughter almost 30 months ago. Lamorie pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the first change of plea proceeding scheduled before Judge Billy Sipe. Terms of the deal required the Judge to impose a 10- to 16-year prison…

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Cali man sentenced to 7.5 years for part played in major meth bust

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

He tossed suitcases full of meth onto I-40 during police chase KINGMAN – An Indio, California man who tossed suitcases full of methamphetamine onto Interstate 40 during a police chase has been given a 7.5-year prison term. The punishment for Pedro Aguirre, 38, was stipulated in a plea agreement convicting him of possession of dangerous drugs for sale. Authorities said Aguirre was the passenger in a sedan that was the subject of an attempted traffic stop for an illegal lane change two miles east of Kingman on January 23. The pursuing Mohave County Sheriff’s deputy saw two travel bags thrown…

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Fire started because suspect was bored

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – On Friday, May 22 at about 1 a.m., police and fire crews were called to a small fire in the dirt area next to the Family Dollar Store on Commercial Way. The responding officer deployed a fire extinguisher on the flames until Bullhead City firefighters arrived on scene to completely put out the fire. A witness reported seeing a man ignite the bushes on fire and then walk away. The description of the male suspect matched Tyler Michael Ziilch, 39, who was being arrested nearby at Circle K on Marina Boulevard for criminal trespassing and possession of…

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First positive COVID-19 case at Mohave County Jail

First positive COVID-19 case at Mohave County Jail

Meth dealer is prison bound

Parents’ hearing postponed in toddler death case; neither is accepting responsibility

Cali man sentenced to 7.5 years for part played in major meth bust

Fire started because suspect was bored

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