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Newsom takes plea deal in drug seizure case

6 years ago9 months ago1 mins

Bullhead City residents await sentencing after entering plea agreements resolving their drug cases. Police reportedly seized 19 grams of heroin, five grams of methamphetamine and about 12 grams of marijuana during a search last August of a home that the defendants shared in the 2100 block of Swan Place. Ryan Newsom, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a reduced charge of attempted possession of a narcotic drug for sale. Methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges are dismissed in the plea agreement. Newsom faces a two- to seven-year prison term when sentenced May 7. Co-defendant Desiree Castaneda, 23, also pleaded guilty to…

Barrett guilty in first of two sex offense trials

6 years ago9 months ago2 mins

A Bullhead City man faces at least a century-long prison sentence following convictions at the first of his two sex offense trials. A Mohave County Superior Court jury deliberated 20 minutes Wednesday, April 4, before finding Michael Barrett, 42, guilty on all ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Law requires imposition of consecutive prison terms of at least ten years for each conviction at sentencing scheduled May 8. Prosecutor Jacob Cote told jurors that Mohave County Sheriff’s office detectives found 47 images of screen shots of child pornography downloaded from websites on Barrett’s cell phone in October, 2017….

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Human skull identified as missing California man

6 years ago9 months ago1 mins

Forensic analysis has led to positive identification following the discovery of a human skull a little more than a year ago, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. A hiker found the skull on March 15, 2018 in a desert area off Historic Route 66, south of Oatman. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the skull was sent to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification for DNA analysis. She said the center recently informed local authorities that the remains are those of Ilaisa V. Vaitai, 68. Mortensen said Vaitai had been reported missing from his home in…

Mayor Sheehy seeks citizen support for water conservation challenge

6 years ago9 months ago3 mins

Lake Havasu City (LHC) takes pride in both the preservation and conservation of natural resources, and supports the influential mission of the Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. As a desert community located along one of the most endangered rivers in the United States, the city recognizes the immeasurable importance of water conservation not only for the city, but also for the millions of Americans that depend on the limited, precious resource that sits in their backyard – the Colorado River. The National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation is a nationwide contest in which cities of similar population sizes compete against…

Fox agrees to six-year prison sentence in fraud plea

6 years ago9 months ago1 mins

A mandatory six-year prison punishment is mandated in a plea agreement convicting a Kingman man of trafficking stolen property and fraudulent use of a credit card. Robert Fox, 53, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 15 by Judge Billy Sipe. Prosecutor Jonathan Robinson told the court that the victim, when examining her bank records, discovered that her credit card was used by another party to effect about $1,400 in purchases at Kingman businesses including JC Penney, Big 5, Home Depot, Smiths and Walgreens last October. He said that Fox used the victim’s credit card to buy a gold crucifix…

No injuries in unoccupied home fire

6 years ago9 months ago1 mins

On the morning of Tuesday, March 2, Kingman Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire in the area of Simms and Jackson Sts. First arriving fire personnel found heavy fire and smoke exiting a single family residence. Crews immediately began a defensive attack due to the heavy fire involvement throughout the structure. It appeared that the structure was vacant as the windows and doors were boarded up. Personnel found the area of origin at the rear of the residence on the north/west corner. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control from the exterior through windows and…