Category: Court News

The first of five defendants charged through an investigation of suspected drug sales from a home in Bullhead City avoided further jail time during a March 28 sentencing hearing in Kingman Thursday. Michael Furrow, 35, was placed on probation for 18 months and ordered to perform 60 hours of community work service. Furrow was initially charged with possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia when he and four others were arrested when police executed a search warrant on December, 28, 2018 at a home in the 700 block of River Gardens Drive….

A Bullhead City man suffering from schizophrenia and gender identity disorders is being given a chance to get mental health treatment while on probation rather than be sent to prison. Mohave County Court Commissioner Billy Sipe placed Dean Randall, 30, on probation for three years when he could have imposed up to 14 years in prison during a March 29 sentencing hearing. Judge Sipe imposed a 170-day jail sentence and credited him for that many days spent in custody so that Randall could be released. Sipe noted that Randall pled guilty to indecent exposure for wearing a dress to a…

Crime was committed in Game Management Unit 18B  The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking information about the recent poaching of a mule deer near Bagdad, Ariz. The carcass, believed to be a buck in which only the hide and head were taken, was found March 21 in the Kitty Litter Mine area, about one mile from the Sycamore Trailer Park on Camp Wood Road near Bagdad.  “Evidence was collected at the scene, but help from the public will play a critical role in finding those responsible,” said Justin Espino, wildlife manager. “This is not the act of a…

A judge in Kingman has ordered a four-year prison sentence for a Bullhead City woman who possessed a half-ounce of methamphetamine when arrested last June at 1775 Lakeside Drive. Through a plea agreement Lindsay Rae Guy, 29, was convicted of the reduced charge of attempted possession of dangerous drugs. Defense attorney Michael Beane told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert that Guy’s criminal history is connected to her drug addiction. He asked that she be given a minimal prison sentence so she could get counseling. Judge Lambert noted prior felony convictions in a 2009 marijuana case. The Judge chose…

The first of five defendants charged through an investigation of suspected drug sales from a home in Bullhead City avoided further jail time during his sentencing hearing in Kingman Thursday. Michael Furrow, 35, was placed on probation for 18 months and ordered to perform 60 hours of community work service. Furrow was initially charged with possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia when he and four others were arrested when police executed a search warrant on December 28, 2018 at a home in the 700 block of River Gardens Drive. Furrow was…