Category: Court News

KINGMAN – Jealousy and relationship insecurity fueled violence between Lake Havasu City girlfriends earlier this year. Case details were spelled out by Judge Billy Sipe Wednesday, Sept. 25, as he imposed a 4.75-year prison sentence for Nancy Canchola, 39. Judge Sipe said Canchola suspected her 29-year-old girlfriend had been cheating on her when she returned after 3:00 a.m. on Valentine’s Day to their home in the 1200 block of Anacapa Drive. Sipe said Canchola tried to prevent the victim from leaving the residence when she pushed her while possessing a handgun. Canchola pleaded guilty to domestic violence and had been…

KINGMAN – A five-year old girl and an older sibling have been removed from a Kingman home that has been condemned and declared uninhabitable. Kingman police said the girl opened the door while her mother hid in another room when police arrived Tuesday to assist a Department of Child Safety investigation at a home in the 700 block of Ridgecrest Drive. Michael Anthony Gurney, 39, and his wife Donna Ann Gurney, 43, were initially arrested on charges associated with previously issued warrants. Child abuse and drug related charges were added after authorities observed methamphetamine and assorted drug paraphernalia in plain…

An ongoing federal investigation has led to the arrest of a Lake Havasu City man. Ryan Reavis, 36, was arrested Monday following execution of a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Barcelona Loop. Lake Havasu police detective Chris Angus said a physician’s prescription pad, prescription-only pills, a usable amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was located. Officers also confiscated a 9mm pistol, two shotguns, a personally manufactured firearm suppressor and large amounts of ammunition. “The investigation, led by the DEA, is an active case involving the death of music artist Malcolm McCormick, also known as Mac…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A month-long investigation of suspected methamphetamine sales activity in Lake Havasu City and Parker has resulted in drug seizures and the arrests of four suspects. Lake Havasu police report that one pound of meth was confiscated from a vehicle that was stopped in La Paz County on September 17. Subjects in that vehicle identified as Clint Martin, 49, and Tara Cosby, 29, both of Lake Havasu, were arrested and jailed on drug charges. “On September 20, information was received that approximately two additional ounces of methamphetamine was located at a residence occupied by Clint Martin and…