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BHC drug cases settled

BULLHEAD CITY – A Palm Desert, California man arrested in Bullhead City for drug offenses has been sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert imposed a five-year prison term Friday, Nov. 20 for Hogan Marshall, 29. Deputy county attorney Jim Ferlmann told the Court that police seized 150 Xanax pills from Marshall, following an Aug. 5 traffic stop at 1882 Lakeside Drive. Ferlmann urged Judge Lambert to reject pleas for probation and order a prison sentence because of the defendant’s extensive criminal history. Lambert agreed, citing Marshall’s nine previous felony and misdemeanor convictions…

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Loa Matadores donates to Shop with a Cop

Andy Sevillano (Left) President of Los Matadores de Bullhead City and Shop with a Cop, Trevor Chodini (Center), owner/operator of Laughlin River Tours and Troy Steiner (Right) a local entrepreneur display the $2,000 cash donation to benefit the Shop with a Cop program at the Los Matadores de Bullhead City 24th annual charity golf event earlier this month. The Los Matadores de Bullhead City benefits the community throughout the year with a variety of philanthropic projects. They enhance economic growth, perform community improvement projects and expand the public knowledge and awareness of the values and benefits of the River Valley…

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Battle with cops ends in arrest

BULLHEAD CITY –  Bullhead City police had difficulty apprehending a local resident after responding to a domestic violence report in the 1900 block of Clearwater Drive. Daniel Wilson, 40, reportedly fled the residence before officers arrived at 7:15 a.m., Nov. 25. Agency spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said police learned that Wilson had argued with his girlfriend and broke things in their home. Officers located Wilson as he was jumping over several fences in the neighborhood. “He actively resisted police arrest and a taser was deployed. The taser did not affect Wilson and he continued to run from police,” Fromelt said. She…

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Battle with cops ends in arrest

BULLHEAD CITY –  Bullhead City police had difficulty apprehending a local resident after responding to a domestic violence report in the 1900 block of Clearwater Drive. Daniel Wilson, 40, reportedly fled the residence before officers arrived at 7:15 a.m., Nov. 25. Agency spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said police learned that Wilson had argued with his girlfriend and broke things in their home. Officers located Wilson as he was jumping over several fences in the neighborhood. “He actively resisted police arrest and a taser was deployed. The taser did not affect Wilson and he continued to run from police,” Fromelt said. She…

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Mohave Valley drug dealer going to prison

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley woman is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for selling drugs and probation violations. An eight-year prison term is stipulated in the plea agreement entered Thursday, Nov. 19 for Melissa Lane, 44. Lane was on probation for separate burglary and drug paraphernalia convictions in 2018 and 2019 when she was arrested for drug offenses on Sept. 3. Deputy Mohave County attorney Cameron Patt told the Court that Lane was a backseat passenger in a vehicle that was the subject of a traffic stop at Highway 95 and East Boundary Cone Road. Patt said…

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Two arrested in Meadview death investigation

MEADVIEW – The Mohave County Sheriff’s office reports the arrests of two Las Vegas men in a death investigation. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the body of a suspected murder victim was recovered Sunday from a remote desert area near Greg’s Hideout, near Meadview. Mortensen said the man who died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head was identified as Jeffrey Earl Bushaw, 45, Las Vegas. The sheriff’s office issued a Nov. 16 news release seeking help in locating Bushaw who had last been seen in the Meadview area on Nov. 12. Mortensen said investigation led to Tuesday’s arrests…

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