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Boy Scouts make donation to Search and Rescue

At the regular meeting for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Bullhead City Unit on Tuesday, April 2, the Boy Scouts of America Pack 56 made a presentation to the unit and thanked the searchers for their dedication. The pack raised money selling popcorn and made a donation of $183. This donation was greatly appreciated and will go towards purchasing gear and equipment used during search and rescue operations.

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Odom apprehended after fleeing from police

A Modesto, California man who fired upon deputies Wednesday night in Dolan Springs was arrested Thursday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the ordeal began at 7:45 p.m. as deputies tried to contact Wendell Wayne Odom, 36, about a burglary investigation.    Mortensen said Odom slammed a door and hid behind furniture to gain separation from deputies at a two story residence in the 13000 block of N. Bullhead Road.   “Deputies began giving verbal commands for Odom to show his hands, and Odom shot at deputies with a firearm,” Mortensen said. None…

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Community Lutheran Church presents annual Easter Cantata

An annual tradition, Community Lutheran Church presents its Easter Cantata and program of Lenten music in two performances:  Palm Sunday, April 14, 3:00 p.m. and again on Good Friday evening, April 19, 7:00 p.m.  The Cantata theme is “Come to the Cross and Remember,” with its captivating instrumental score and narrative by composer Pepper Choplin. Audiences who have attended past Community Lutheran Church Cantatas at Christmas and Easter, and are familiar with Choplin’s music, can expect the same inspiring combination of sparkle, passion, reflection and joy in this year’s offering, presented by the Cantata Choir, a blending of church choir…

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Barnes sentenced to probation and community service

A former Kingman resident, now living in Las Vegas, claims that sending improper email communication and a nude image of him to a 13-year-old girl three years ago was an accident.  Kirk Barnes, 53, has indicated that he was intoxicated and that an adult female had been his intended target.    “It was just a big mistake your Honor,” Kirk Barnes, 53, said at his Wednesday sentencing hearing. “This whole thing is the worst that’s ever happened to me.”    Barnes previously pleaded guilty to furnishing obscene material to a minor.    Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle said that the teenager apparently…

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Ramos enters plea for aggravated assault

A Bullhead City man who hurt the mother of his child and their four-month-old son has entered a plea agreement convicting him of aggravated assault and child abuse by domestic violence. Jonah Ramos, 46, faces a punishment range of probation up to 6.25 years in prison when sentenced April 29.    Two aggravated assault charges and a criminal damage count are dismissed in the deal that was unveiled Tuesday in Mohave County Superior Court. Bullhead City police responded to a domestic violence dispute last December 16 at a residence in the 2800 block of Colibri Court. Agency spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Ramos allegedly…

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Lane sentenced to 6 years in plea deal

Invasive touching of an eight-year-old girl brings a six-year prison term for a Lake Havasu City man. The punishment imposed during an April 1 sentencing hearing for Michael Lane, 60, was stipulated in a plea agreement convicting him of the reduced charge of attempted child molestation.    The victim’s mother told the Court that Lane has caused her family much grief.   “This has 100 % ruined my daughter’s life, my son’s life and my life forever,” she said. “Our lives will never be the same. I do not trust anybody with my children.”    Mohave County Superior Court judge Rick Lambert told…

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