KINGMAN – Defendant Jeffrey Smith faces mandatory prison time following swift conviction at trial involving a drug seizure in Fort Mohave last summer. A Superior Court jury deliberated less than 15 minutes before returning guilty verdicts as a two-day trial concluded late Wednesday morning at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center in Kingman.
Jeffrey Smith, 50, is guilty of possession of dangerous drugs for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Deputy Mohave County Attorney Carlos Lopez said sheriff’s deputy Richard Schiller made contact with Smith as authorities executed a search warrant last Aug. at a property located at 1777 E. Lipan Boulevard. The prosecutor said a water bottle that Smith possessed in the front pocket of his shorts contained more than 100 grams of methamphetamine.
The jury rejected the defense claim that the state could not prove a sales related charge. Smith will get at least five years in prison when sentenced June 12.
