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BULLHEAD CITY – Driving another person’s vehicle without permission while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of a Bullhead City traffic accident will result in a prison sentence for a Marana man. Buddy Smith, 47, pleaded guilty Friday to leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. Terms of the plea agreement will result in other convictions for unlawful use of means of transportation and driving under the influence of alcohol. Criminal damage charges are dismissed in the deal. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jonathan Robinson told Judge Doug Camacho that Smith borrowed without permission the vehicle that he crashed into the rear of another…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A 4-year prison term was ordered Thursday for a Peoria woman who allegedly sold large quantities of heroin and counterfeit pills in the Lake Havasu City area. Judge Doug Camacho sentenced Summer Parkerson, 34. “I do take full responsibility for my actions,” Parkerson told the Judge. “Any leniency is appreciated.” The four-year sentence imposed by Camacho was one year less than the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement convicting Parkerson of possession of narcotic drugs for sale. Authorities reportedly seized 14 grams of heroin, 44 fentanyl pills, one Xanax pill and a counterfeit $100-bill following an…

KINGMAN – Use of a special interpreter has not resolved the language barrier that has posed problems for police, attorneys, psychiatrists and others involved in the criminal case against the man accused of using hot cooking oil and a knife to assault co-workers at a Kingman restaurant last spring. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert expressed frustration that literally nothing was accomplished during an hour long, Jan. 21 status hearing for Kien Yun Wong, 70. The defendant was unable to understand a special translator who, like Wong, speaks Fukienese, a rare dialect from his hometown of Fuzhou in China. “Mr. Wong,…

KINGMAN – Use of a special interpreter has not resolved the language barrier that has posed problems for police, attorneys, psychiatrists and others involved in the criminal case against the man accused of using hot cooking oil and a knife to assault co-workers at a Kingman restaurant last spring. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert expressed frustration that literally nothing was accomplished during an hour long, Jan. 21 status hearing for Kien Yun Wong, 70. The defendant was unable to understand a special translator who, like Wong, speaks Fukienese, a rare dialect from his hometown of Fuzhou in China. “Mr. Wong,…

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley man was arrested Sunday after he assaulted a woman while holding her against her will, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at 8:15 a.m. to the domestic violence incident at a home in the 2400 block of Palo Verde Ct. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies contacted the victim outside who indicated that the suspect, Nathan Lee Andrews, 34, was inside with her infant. Andrews was taken into custody when deputies approached the front door of the residence. “The victim alleged Andrews assaulted her by punching her in the head, slapping her…