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Romo jailed following domestic dispute

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man faces prosecution for allegedly beating a woman earlier this month. The victim told police the argument started at a bar and continued at the suspect’s home on September 10. Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute and altercation at a home on Bluewater Drive. A police report said arriving officers witnessed Marcus Romo, 31, beating the victim inside the home. Officers reportedly drew weapons and arrested Romo and noticed a busted chair, a smashed front window and lots of blood inside the home. The victim, police said, was sobbing…

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Pratt ordered to three years for drug binge

KINGMAN – A three-year prison term was ordered Monday for a Bullhead City man who was found slumped over in a vehicle during a drug binge. Christopher Pratt, 25, was discovered unresponsive in a running vehicle on Riviera Boulevard on July 3. Officers reportedly found about three grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle along with usable quantities of heroin and marijuana, as well as some drug paraphernalia. Pratt pleaded guilty to an attempted sale of dangerous drug charge in exchange for dismissal of other drug related counts. Defense attorney Christopher Margolis told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert that…

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Driver cited in boat crash

LAKE HAVASU CITY – On Monday, Sept. 16, at approximately 10:10 p.m., several 911 calls were placed about a boat crash near Site 5 on Lake Havasu. Deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Division of Boating Safety, along with officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department, the Lake Havasu City Fire Department, River Medical Ambulances, and a trooper from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, responded to the scene. According to a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office press release, a 2008 Cobra 26-foot boat with eight people on board was traveling southeast on Lake Havasu, approaching Site 5, when…

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Cooper convicted in meth dealing case

KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man faces a five- to 10-year prison term following his conviction for possession of dangerous drugs for sale. A Mohave County Superior Court jury returned a guilty verdict Tuesday afternoon in the one-day trial of Christopher Cooper, 48. Defense attorney Mike Shin told the jury Tuesday morning that his client does not deny that more than 15 grams of methamphetamine were confiscated from a shed on a residential property on February 5. Shin said Cooper was not involved in drug sales. “Mr. Cooper is not denying possession. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether…

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McIntire to accept plea rather than face up to 70 years in prison

KINGMAN – A Kingman man who faced as many as 70 years in prison for his alleged abuse of his son and a niece decided to accept a plea agreement following a Tuesday settlement conference. The proposed plea agreement for Kenneth McIntire, 30, is scheduled to be entered September 26. A school resource officer began investigating after learning a 13-year-old boy suffered lower body injuries. Police arrested McIntire on April 4 after learning McIntire used a belt, a section of PVC pipe and a metal broom handle to strike his son for disciplinary purpose. Defense attorney Robin Puchek was quite…

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Two arrested for home burglary to Home

KINGMAN – On Monday, September 16, at about 2:30 p.m., Kingman Police arrested Charles Raymond Slansky, 38, and Laschell Charmaine Eastman, 45, both of Kingman, on felony charges of first degree burglary and theft. According to a Kingman Police Department press release, officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Slaughterhouse Canyon Rd. regarding the report of subjects being on the roof and entering through a window of the home. Upon arrival officers contacted Slansky and Eastman as they were leaving the area on a motorcycle. The investigation determined that Slansky and Eastman had removed numerous items from…

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