Category: Court News

KINGMAN – On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Jeremiah Grant Peacey, 40, of Kingman was found guilty of theft of $170,000 from a suitcase stolen from a cart at the Kingman Walmart. During trial, Peacey did not dispute taking the suitcase, but rather the amount of money that was in the suitcase. He maintained that there was significantly less than $170,000. The prosecution laid out a case that detailed how the victim calculated the amount of money she possessed in the suitcase through her own meticulous recordkeeping and argued that the defendant made no reasonable attempt to contact the original owner of…

KINGMAN – On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Jeremiah Grant Peacey, 40, of Kingman was found guilty of theft of $170,000 from a suitcase stolen from a cart at the Kingman Walmart. During trial, Peacey did not dispute taking the suitcase, but rather the amount of money that was in the suitcase. He maintained that there was significantly less than $170,000. The prosecution laid out a case that detailed how the victim calculated the amount of money she possessed in the suitcase through her own meticulous recordkeeping and argued that the defendant made no reasonable attempt to contact the original owner of…

prison for one count of child molestation. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Carlisle considered aggravating and mitigating factors before ordering the sentence including a letter written by Nordyke documenting his history. Nordyke was allowed to speak on his behalf, and chose to mention his prior military service. The victim’s mother made a statement about the effects on the victim and the victim’s family. Upon completion of his sentence, Nordyke will be required to register as a sex offender. During the course of an unrelated investigation last May, the molestation victim – now an adult – detailed sexual abuse perpetrated by…