Category: Court News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A ten-year prison term was ordered Monday for a Lake Havasu City man who admits downloading child pornography that he viewed for sexual stimulation. Larry Henderson, 28, must also register as a sex offender while serving lifetime probation following his release from the Arizona Department of Corrections. An investigation began last fall when the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children task force informed Lake Havasu police that someone uploaded at least 23 images of child pornography from Henderson’s home in the 3000 block of whirlwind Lane. Detectives seized multiple mobile phones, laptop computers and tablets during a…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A ten-year prison term was ordered Monday for a Lake Havasu City man who admits downloading child pornography that he viewed for sexual stimulation. Larry Henderson, 28, must also register as a sex offender while serving lifetime probation following his release from the Arizona Department of Corrections. An investigation began last fall when the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children task force informed Lake Havasu police that someone uploaded at least 23 images of child pornography from Henderson’s home in the 3000 block of whirlwind Lane. Detectives seized multiple mobile phones, laptop computers and tablets during a…

KINGMAN – A Meadview man who killed his neighbor and tried to burn down his domicile has been sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Judge Billy Sipe ordered a 20.5-year prison term for Victor Empie, 66, during a June 19 hearing in Kingman. Empie was convicted of second degree murder and arson of an occupied structure in a plea agreement. Doctors determined he was suffering from an assortment of mental health afflictions when he killed John Payne, 66. Authorities said Empie used his vehicle to knock Payne’s trailer from its jacks before shooting the victim in the chest when…