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County to participate in court system pilot program

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona court system will become the first in the nation to implement a new digital evidence management technology later this year, with Mohave County Superior Court participating as one of six pilot courts. The platform is the Digital Evidence Center from Thomson Reuters and will be used to organize and annotate evidence presented during hearings and stored securely in the cloud. This new evidence management technology will give the Courts a more efficient and cost-effective way to manage the thousands of pieces of evidence that go through the court system every year. “The pandemic has quickly…

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County to participate in court system pilot program

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona court system will become the first in the nation to implement a new digital evidence management technology later this year, with Mohave County Superior Court participating as one of six pilot courts. The platform is the Digital Evidence Center from Thomson Reuters and will be used to organize and annotate evidence presented during hearings and stored securely in the cloud. This new evidence management technology will give the Courts a more efficient and cost-effective way to manage the thousands of pieces of evidence that go through the court system every year. “The pandemic has quickly…

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Woman charged in boyfriend’s stabbing

KINGMAN – Chief Rusty Cooper said impairment is a suspected factor in a Kingman police department investigation of a domestic quarrel that ended in an early Thursday stabbing. Officers responded at about 2:30 a.m. to the incident in the 2500 block of Chambers Ave. Cooper said police contacted Kayla Blocker, 30, who told them that she had stabbed her boyfriend during an argument. “Officers observed blood on the floor and walls of the home,” Cooper said. “The boyfriend, who had left prior to police arrival, was not located.” Cooper said investigation produced confirmation of Blocker’s admissions as well as indication…

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Esplin promoted to Chief Deputy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ryan Esplin is being promoted to the Chief Deputy of the Civil Division of the Mohave County attorney’s office. Esplin has worked in the division for about four years. County attorney Matt Smith is promoting Esplin to succeed Bob Taylor. The latter is retiring early next month following a 16-year run with the county, preceded by his employment as Kingman City attorney. Dave Hawkins

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Esplin promoted to Chief Deputy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ryan Esplin is being promoted to the Chief Deputy of the Civil Division of the Mohave County attorney’s office. Esplin has worked in the division for about four years. County attorney Matt Smith is promoting Esplin to succeed Bob Taylor. The latter is retiring early next month following a 16-year run with the county, preceded by his employment as Kingman City attorney. Dave Hawkins

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Esplin promoted to Chief Deputy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ryan Esplin is being promoted to the Chief Deputy of the Civil Division of the Mohave County attorney’s office. Esplin has worked in the division for about four years. County attorney Matt Smith is promoting Esplin to succeed Bob Taylor. The latter is retiring early next month following a 16-year run with the county, preceded by his employment as Kingman City attorney. Dave Hawkins

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