Category: Court News

A Lake Havasu City woman expressed bewilderment at her July 10 sentencing hearing in Kingman. 58-year-old Donna Richter told the Court that she felt more like a victim than a defendant. The retired registered nurse previously pleaded guilty to taking the identity of another in a deal dismissing six forgery counts and two theft charges. Her attorney Adam Cirzan explained Richter agreed to house sit and pay bills for a Lake Havasu man who had to do jail time in an assault case. Cirzan said Richter did as she was instructed, though she engaged in some excessive spending. “She admits…

A ten year prison term is mandated in a plea agreement entered for an alleged Bullhead City drug dealer. The deal resolves three methamphetamine cases against Kevin Goc, 51. One case involving a ten gram seizure during a traffic stop is dismissed in the plea agreement that was detailed during a July 8 hearing in Kingman. Goc pleaded guilty in each of the other cases to a reduced charge of attempted possession of dangerous drugs for sale. A 3.5-year prison term will result from seizure of five grams of methamphetamine, more than $400 in cash, a hand gun, and drug…

A 15-year prison term was imposed Friday for one of three Kingman men charged with breaking into homes and businesses to steal things. Authorities have alleged the suspects wore dark clothes, masks and body armor and were armed as their crime spree stretched from Kingman to Golden Valley and from Valle Vista to Meadview. In some instances home occupants or business employees were secured with zip ties, resulting in kidnapping charges for their restricted movement. Prosecutor Rod Albright said that Preston Milks, 26, is the least culpable of the trio. Milks pleaded guilty to three aggravated assault charges while 23…

A Bullhead City man cried throughout a Friday hearing in Kingman before he was given a life prison term for killing his friend’s eight-year-old daughter nearly five years ago. Justin Rector, 31, pleaded guilty last December to first degree murder in the asphyxiation death of Isabella (Bella) Grogan-Cannella. Rector told investigators early in the case that he had been up for a couple of days and using methamphetamine when Bella went missing. Her partially-clad body was found in a makeshift grave about a half mile from her home in September, 2014. His father, daughter and two sisters addressed the Court,…

A gender-conflicted defendant who engaged in sexual activity with a five-year-old boy was ordered to the Arizona Department of Corrections Wednesday. Judge Billy Sipe imposed an 8-year prison sentence for 41-year-old Danielle Tatianna Moran. The defendant who was born a male but self identifies as female appeared in pigtails for the hearing. Judge Sipe and attorneys used female pronouns in referencing Moran, though she is listed as a male at the county jail. There is no dispute that Moran admitted touching the boy and having the boy touch him when he was residing with the victim’s parents. Moran pleaded guilty to two…