Light sentence for man accused of dealing meth
KINGMAN -A judge in Kingman has imposed a 1.5-year prison term for a Fort Mohave man convicted of drug offenses during trial last month. Ezequiel Lopez-Cabrera, 32, received lighter punishment primarily because of a key determination by the jury. The panel chose not to find Lopez-Cabrera guilty of possession of dangerous drugs for sale, opting instead to convict him of the lesser included offense of possession of dangerous drugs. Defense attorney Nathan Best persuaded the jury that Lopez-Cabrera was a heavy user of methamphetamine and possession of 18 grams in one-gram baggies did not necessarily constitute sales activity. Prosecutor Amanda…
