Category: Court News

The sheriff’s office is conducting separate death investigations following violent episodes in a pair of north Mohave County communities. The names of the dead are withheld pending notice of kin. DOLAN SPRINGS: Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortenson said deputies responded at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, to a report that a man suffered gunshot wounds in Dolan Springs. Dispatch had been advised that a subject was involved in a burglary attempt and that two neighbors had checked on the residence in question in the 1600 block of Amana Rd. “The burglar then exited the residence and fired several rounds from a…

KINGMAN – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Kevin Lee Dennis, 46 of Kingman, for Marijuana Possession, Dangerous Drug Possession, Dangerous Drug Possession for Sale, Narcotic Drug Possession, Narcotic Drug Possession for Sale, Drug Paraphernalia Possession, all felonies, and two active arrest warrants. On the evening of Friday, April 10, deputies responded to the 3100 block of Hearne Ave. to attempt to locate Dennis, who was staying in a motorhome on a property of a burnt-down, abandoned property. Dennis fled through a back alley and into a dirt field. He was apprehended Dennis in the 3100 block of Devlin Ave….

LITTLEFIELD – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Anthony Charles Pope, 36 of Cedar City, UT, for two counts of felony Aggravated Assault per Domestic Violence and misdemeanor Failure to Comply with a Court Order. On the evening of Tuesday, April 7, deputies were flagged down by a citizen who advised they had picked up a female on Highway 389 near milepost 24 and dropped her off at a nearby business per her request. The citizen advised the woman was badly bruised and injured and claimed her husband had assaulted her. Deputies responded to the business and made contact with…

KINGMAN – A 5.5-year prison term was ordered Monday for a Fort Mohave woman who crippled a man in a hit-and-run drunk driving accident. Genevieve Bowen, 56, was sentenced by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle. Bowen was convicted at trial of two aggravated assault counts, two driving under the influence of alcohol charges and for leaving the scene of an accident involving serious physical injury. Authorities said a vehicle driven by Bowen swerved before striking a pedestrian near a gravel pit in the vicinity of the 500 block of Aztec Road in July 2018. “It was an accident….

KINGMAN – A ten-year prison term was ordered Wednesday, April 15, for a Lake Havasu City man who has been convicted in five different criminal cases in the last nine years. Judge Billy Sipe imposed the harshest punishment possible under terms of the plea agreement entered for George Touchkov, 38. Touchkov’s latest law enforcement contact came during a traffic stop last November. Touchkov reportedly admitted involvement in the sale of methamphetamine and heroin when questioned by officers. Legal Defender Ron Gilleo said Touchkov’s guilty plea to possession of dangerous drugs for sale involved less than an ounce of methamphetamine last…