Category: Court News

TOPOCK – Last Tuesday, March 17, deputies were dispatched to a weapons offense that occurred in the area of County Route 1. According to a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, the victim advised that she and a passenger were on their way home to Topock, when a black truck came speeding up behind them. The truck passed them on the roadway and she heard a popping sound. When the victim arrived home, she observed a bullet hole in her vehicle. Meanwhile, California Highway Patrol advised they had detained Daniel John Cady, 38 of Bullhead City. Cady was stopped due to…

KINGMAN – A plea agreement was stalled during a recent sentencing hearing when Judge Doug Camacho instead decided that the Bullhead City defendant should first undergo a full-blown mental health evaluation. Ethan Nelson, 29, had undergone an initial assessment but he will now get the more extensive evaluation under the Rule 11 provision that will determine if he is legally competent to stand trial. “Obviously your Honor, he is seriously mentally ill,” defense attorney George Hibbeler said during the March 18 hearing before Judge Doug Camacho in Kingman. He said Nelson possesses below average intellect and suffers bipolar, schizophrenic and…

TOPOCK – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jimmy Lloyd King Jr., 50 of Topock, for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon per Domestic Violence and Disorderly Conduct with a Weapon, both felonies. On Tuesday, March 17, deputies responded to a residence in the 4500 block of E. Linden Dr. in Topock in reference to a disturbance and were advised by the victim that King attempted to shoot him with a shotgun; that King had reentered the home and possessed several more weapons and rounds of ammunition. A standoff ensued; King exited the home but did not comply with deputies’…