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Conspiracy, money laundering, defrauding Dept of Veterans Affairs, Medicare alleged

Local ophthalmologist indicted for multiple felonies MOHAVE COUNTY – An opthalmologist and eye surgeon who operates Kokopelli Eye Institutes in Kingman and seven other Arizona communities has been indicted by a State Grand Jury for charges of Conspiracy, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Illegal Control of an Enterprise, Theft, and Money Laundering violations for allegedly defrauding Medicare, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), as well as several private health insurers. Attorney General Mark Brnovich has announced that Dr. Michael Lee Ham is accused of fraudulently billing for hundreds of thousands of…

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Stumpf to take prison deal in I-40 shooting death

KINGMAN – A near year-old Interstate 40 offramp shooting death in Kingman will be resolved in a plea agreement entered Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the Mohave County Courthouse. Bradley Stumpf, 32, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the February 11, 2019 death of Jason McCafferty, 46. Prosecutor Karolina Czaplinska told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle that McCafferty had taken Stumpf to Phoenix for a work assignment but that McCafferty decided to return to Kingman because Stumpf’s behavior had become erratic and strange. She said that behavior continued on the drive home during which Stumpf grabbed and pulled…

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Teen sought in drive-by shooting

BULLHEAD CITY – A teenager is wanted for questioning for his alleged involvement in a January 3 drive-by shooting incident in Bullhead City. The suspect is identified as Zachary Brooks, 19. Spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Bullhead City police officers responded after witnesses reported shots were fired from a grey Ford Mustang at an apartment in the 400 block of River Glen Drive. No one was inside the apartment and there were no injuries. The unoccupied suspect vehicle was located on Lee Avenue a short time after the gunfire. Fromelt said one 9mm shell casing was located in the vehicle and…

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Summers promoted to sergeant

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has announced the promotion of Stacy Summers to the rank of sergeant. Summers has demonstrated that he has the knowledge, experience, and drive to excel in his new rank at the Adult Detention Facility, and is recognized as a valuable member of MCSO. Summers started his career as a detention officer in August, 2013. In February  2018, he was promoted to corporal after excelling in his duties as a detention officer. From left to right: Chief Deputy Dean McKie, Lieutenant Bob Vollbracht, Sergeant Stacy Summers, and Captain Don Bischoff.

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Summers promoted to sergeant

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has announced the promotion of Stacy Summers to the rank of sergeant. Summers has demonstrated that he has the knowledge, experience, and drive to excel in his new rank at the Adult Detention Facility, and is recognized as a valuable member of MCSO. Summers started his career as a detention officer in August, 2013. In February  2018, he was promoted to corporal after excelling in his duties as a detention officer. From left to right: Chief Deputy Dean McKie, Lieutenant Bob Vollbracht, Sergeant Stacy Summers, and Captain Don Bischoff.

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Whybark gets 20 years for hit-and-run death

KINGMAN – A Golden Valley man apologized to relatives of the Bullhead City pedestrian he left to die in the night after striking her with his vehicle last April. Joseph Whybark, 35, appeared for sentencing Monday after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death and tampering with physical evidence. “I’m really sorry that you guys lost your mom,” Whybark said to members of the family of Krisandrea Pannell-Cashen, 62. “I mean that from the bottom of my heart.” Prosecutor Bob Moon challenged the expression of remorse noting that Whybark fled the scene, hid his…

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