Category: Court News

A Peach Springs man faces mandatory prison after his belligerent behavior got him busted in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant. Police reports indicate that Danny Powsey, 48, drew attention to himself when he acted rudely when interacting with staff at the drive-thru window of the Taco Bell on Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman. Deputy Mohave County attorney Kellen Marlow said an employee spotted an open container of beer in the interior of Powsey’s vehicle. He said the food order was held up to provide time for police to respond to the eatery. Officers arrested Powsey for alleged possession…

The Department of Public Safety has identified some of the parties involved and provided more information about a hit and run traffic accident that fatally injured a teenager in Fort Mohave. The agency said that Taylor Young, 18, Fort Mohave succumbed to her injuries on March 16, the day after she was struck while trying to cross Highway 95 near Camp Mohave Rd. DPS spokesman Bart Graves said investigators determined that three drivers left the scene when vehicles they were operating struck Taylor. He said a tip from a citizen led to the March 18 arrest of David Evans at…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An alleged drug dealer has been arrested following seizure of more than 31 grams of cocaine during a March 14 search of his home in Lake Havasu City. Police said they had been investigating suspected drug sales from the home in the 3300 block of Tomahawk Drive, where a search warrant was executed at 6:55 p.m.  “During the search, 31.3 grams of cocaine were located along with numerous items of drug paraphernalia,” said police detective Chris Angus. “As a result of the investigation, 27-year-old Ricardo A. Duarte, a Lake Havasu City resident, was arrested and charged…

Family members including several grandchildren asked for leniency as a Mohave County Superior Court Judge sent a Bullhead City couple to prison on March 11. 61-year-old Dennis Childers and 52-year-old Julia Childers pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted possession of dangerous drugs for sale for selling methamphetamine from their home on Los Flores Street. It was noted during the sentencing hearings that Mr. Childers had been using meth for more than 40 years and his wife had used the drug for more than 25 years. “This case is a classic example of what happens when people get addicted…

A probation guaranteed opportunity has evolved into a likely prison sentence for a Bullhead City man who failed to meet incentives contained in a plea agreement entered last month. Jonathan Hegge, 36, was required to make an initial restitution payment of $2,000 and attend his March 15 sentencing hearing in Kingman to earn probation in a benefit theft case. His failure to do so exposes Hegge to as many as 8.5 years in prison to resolve the same criminal matters. Hegge did not show for the hearing and his defense attorneys indicated that they could not explain his absence. Mohave…