Category: Court News

A Modesto, California man who fired upon deputies Wednesday night in Dolan Springs was arrested Thursday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the ordeal began at 7:45 p.m. as deputies tried to contact Wendell Wayne Odom, 36, about a burglary investigation.    Mortensen said Odom slammed a door and hid behind furniture to gain separation from deputies at a two story residence in the 13000 block of N. Bullhead Road.   “Deputies began giving verbal commands for Odom to show his hands, and Odom shot at deputies with a firearm,” Mortensen said. None…

A former Kingman resident, now living in Las Vegas, claims that sending improper email communication and a nude image of him to a 13-year-old girl three years ago was an accident.  Kirk Barnes, 53, has indicated that he was intoxicated and that an adult female had been his intended target.    “It was just a big mistake your Honor,” Kirk Barnes, 53, said at his Wednesday sentencing hearing. “This whole thing is the worst that’s ever happened to me.”    Barnes previously pleaded guilty to furnishing obscene material to a minor.    Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle said that the teenager apparently…

A Bullhead City man who hurt the mother of his child and their four-month-old son has entered a plea agreement convicting him of aggravated assault and child abuse by domestic violence. Jonah Ramos, 46, faces a punishment range of probation up to 6.25 years in prison when sentenced April 29.    Two aggravated assault charges and a criminal damage count are dismissed in the deal that was unveiled Tuesday in Mohave County Superior Court. Bullhead City police responded to a domestic violence dispute last December 16 at a residence in the 2800 block of Colibri Court. Agency spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Ramos allegedly…

Invasive touching of an eight-year-old girl brings a six-year prison term for a Lake Havasu City man. The punishment imposed during an April 1 sentencing hearing for Michael Lane, 60, was stipulated in a plea agreement convicting him of the reduced charge of attempted child molestation.    The victim’s mother told the Court that Lane has caused her family much grief.   “This has 100 % ruined my daughter’s life, my son’s life and my life forever,” she said. “Our lives will never be the same. I do not trust anybody with my children.”    Mohave County Superior Court judge Rick Lambert told…

Criminal charges in two drug cases are being resolved in a plea agreement entered for a Bullhead City woman. Debra Couch, 53, pleaded guilty Thursday to possession of dangerous drugs for sale.    Deputy Mohave County attorney Reed Weisberg said 5.5 grams of methamphetamine were found in September, 2017 in a bedroom Couch shared with co-defendant Edward Darling at 1923 West Robson Circle. Darling’s case is still pending.    The plea deal for Couch dismisses a paraphernalia charge in the 2017 case. It also dismisses other drug related charges involving a traffic stop during which officers seized 3 grams of meth earlier…

Bullhead City residents await sentencing after entering plea agreements resolving their drug cases. Police reportedly seized 19 grams of heroin, five grams of methamphetamine and about 12 grams of marijuana during a search last August of a home that the defendants shared in the 2100 block of Swan Place. Ryan Newsom, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a reduced charge of attempted possession of a narcotic drug for sale. Methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges are dismissed in the plea agreement. Newsom faces a two- to seven-year prison term when sentenced May 7. Co-defendant Desiree Castaneda, 23, also pleaded guilty to…