Mohave County

Arizona's the Best State for Gun Owners, Says Magazine Formerly Run by Man Who Shot and Killed Neighbor in Arizona

Arizona is "the best" state for gun owners, Guns & Ammo magazine says today.Believe it or not, Guns & Ammo magazine omitted the fact that the former editor of the magazine shot and killed a man in Arizona less than a year ago.See also:-Richard Venola, Former Editor of Guns & Ammo Magazine, A ... More >>

Mohave County Man Admits to Killing Mom, Claims "Dream Police" Told Him to Do It

A Mohave County man who admittedly stabbed his 66-year-old mother to death told police that the "dream police" told him to do it.What Mohave County Sheriff's Office investigators believe to be Carol Drake's body was found buried in her own yard, and her son, 46-year-old Roger Drake, was arrested at ... More >>

Tom Horne: Woman Free After Being Held by FLDS in Colorado City for More Than 10 Years

A woman who was married at the age of 14 thanks to convicted child-rapist Warren Jeffs is now free -- at the age of 26.Attorney General Tom Horne set up the press conference yesterday with the woman, Ruby Jessop, as Horne's chalking up her escape to his office's payment to the Mohave County Sheriff' ... More >>

Tom Horne Sending Cash to Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City

The Arizona Legislature didn't really feel the need to replace the police force in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, so Attorney General Tom Horne's pulling out Plan B.The AG's office announced today that it's sending $420,000 to the Sheriff's Office for overtime p ... More >>

Tom Horne's Effort to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Killed in Legislature

Attorney General Tom Horne's efforts to replace the police force in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was killed in the state House yesterday, which turned out to be the last day of the legislative session.Colorado City, for those joining late, is the city on the Ut ... More >>

Richard Venola, Editor of Guns & Ammo Magazine, Arrested in Mohave County Murder

The editor of Guns & Ammo magazine is accused of using a gun and ammo to kill a man visiting his house yesterday.Richard Venola, 53, was arrested by Mohave County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly shooting 39-year-old James Patrick O'Neill outside Venola's home in Golden Valley, which is outsid ... More >>

Four Hells Angels Found Not Guilty of "Rioting" Charges From 2009 DPS Operation

Four members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were found not guilty of charges of "rioting" and assisting in a criminal street gang.The four acquitted, Rudolfo "Rudy" Martinez, Gerald Smith, Dale Hormut, and Stephen Helland, were among seven bikers arrested by an Arizona Department of Public Safe ... More >>

Eleven Members of Hells Angels' Rival Motorcycle Gang Vagos Arrested, Six of Them Repeat Customers to DPS Task Force

​Eleven members of Vagos, a rival motorcycle gang of the Hells Angels, were arrested today by an Arizona Department of Public Safety gang task force in connection with several violent crimes around Bullhead City.Six of the 11 arrested during "Operation Catch 22" are repeat customers to the DPS tas ... More >>

Joe Miller, Probation Officer Fired for Statement in Support of Marijuana Legalization, Launches Lawsuit With ACLU's Help

Image: Huffington PostJoe Miller​Maybe one reason marijuana prohibition is still in effect is this:Law officers face being fired merely for stating publicly their views on legalization.That was the case for Joe Miller, a former Mohave County probation officer whose supervisors terminated him after ... More >>

Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law in One Handy Guide

Death Row Inmate Daniel Wayne Cook Denied Mercy by State Clemency Board. To be Executed Tuesday

Daniel Wayne Cook​As convicted murderer Daniel Wayne Cook's date with death inches closer, a state clemency board has denied his request for mercy.Cook's lawyers claim he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and brain damage that wasn't diagnosed at the time of his sentencing. His att ... More >>

Daniel Wayne Cook Petition Denied; Execution to Go Forward

Daniel Wayne Cook​The execution of convicted murder Daniel Wayne Cook, who has been sitting on death row for more than two decades, will go forward after a last-ditch petition filed by his lawyer was denied by the state Supreme Court yesterday.Earlier this month, Cook's attorneys filed a petition ... More >>

Daniel Wayne Cook Files Last-Ditch Petition to Avoid Execution

Daniel Wayne Cook really doesn't want to die.​Give it up, bub...After sitting on death row for more than two decades, Daniel Wayne Cook is still fighting to avoid his date with the executioner's needle, which happens to be less than a month away.Cook's attorneys filed a petition to review his deat ... More >>

Kingman Man Indicted for Murder in Death of 13-Month-Old Girl

Dustin Colpitts​A Kingman man was indicted for murder last week in the death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter.Dustin Colpitts, 21, of Kingman, called police earlier this month when he noticed the baby wasn't breathing. The child was taken to the Kingman Regional Medical Center, and then a ... More >>

Terry Goddard, Raul Grijalva Call for Compromise, as Rodney Glassman Whips Up Rancor

Compromise? Apparently not, if Glassman gets his way...Fearing an acrimonious showdown this Saturday when Dems are scheduled to meet at the Wyndham Hotel downtown to pick a new Democratic Party chair, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Congressman Raul Grijalva are calling for a compr ... More >>

Kingman Man Arrested for Allegedly Molesting 5-Year-Old -- Photographing the Incident Probably Wasn't the Best Move

Mohave County Sheriff's Office​Mohave County sheriff's deputies arrested a man they say molested a 5-year-old girl.In a brazen move of stupidity, police say 19-year-old Eric Allen Urquijo Jr photographed the alleged molestation with his cell phone, too.Mohave County Sheriff's spokeswoman Sandy Edw ... More >>

Bullhead City Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering and Sexually Assaulting Their 6-Week-Old Son

Police believe Staci Lynn Barbosa and Jonathan Edward Vandergriff brutally raped their one-month-old son​A Bullhead City couple accused of "brutally" sexually assaulting and murdering their six-week-old baby pleaded not guilty to murder, and several other charges related to the boy's death, ... More >>

Bullhead City Couple Arrested After Their Newborn Baby Dies From "Brutal" Sexual Attack

Bullhead City Police Department Police believe Staci Lynn Barbosa and Jonathan Edward Vandergriff brutally raped their one-month-old son.​A Bullhead City couple was arrested yesterday after their 1-month-old baby died as a result of what police are calling a "brutal sexual assault."Bullhead ... More >>

Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith Endorses Andrew Thomas for AG, but Hasn't Followed Thomas' Lead on Charging Immigrants

Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is touting the fact that Matt Smith, the Mohave County Attorney, has endorsed his run for state Attorney General. Yet Smith, in his position since 2003, hasn't shown any support for one of Thomas' most successful programs -- charging illegal im ... More >>

Persecution Complex

Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy

What Happened in Vegas...

Clients nationwide are entrusting private financial information to a Tempe anti-identity-theft firm that’s based on a bluff

Loose Screws

The patriotic pigeon uses the bleedin’ facts to peck holes in the rantings of 9/11 conspiracy wacktivists!

FBI Raids Polygs

Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served

Plundering the Faithful

Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

Forbidden Fruit

Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, October 6, 2005

Uncle Sam Wants Them

Military recruiters are grabbing student info from local schools without parents' permission

Janet's Missed Opportunity

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

Jesus Wouldn't Do That

Trent Franks is no fiscal conservative. And he's the worst kind of Christian.

Catch Him If You Can

When a career courthouse scam artist joins forces with a top Arizona criminal defense attorney, it ain't pretty

Ranch House Speaker

The sweet sounds of cowboy poetry can be found at Estrella Mountain Ranch

The Man Behind the Curtain

Politics Over Principle

Napolitano and Goddard exhibit cowardly conduct in the polygamy probe

Letters

Letters from the week of August 28, 2003

Dirty Tricks

A call to an ex-gubernatorial candidate's campaign cell phone is linked to forged documents used to slam Napolitano and Salmon.

Polygamists Probed

The Utah AG's office vows aggressive prosecution of fundamentalist Mormons who "marry" young girls

Article of Impeachment

It's time for legislators to give disgraced Corporation Commissioner Jim Irvin the boot

Fornicating for God

As the case of a snatched Mormon girl from Salt Lake City unfolds, polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border face legal scrutiny

Bound by Fear: Polygamy in Arizona

For decades the state has let a feudal colony of fundamentalist Mormons force underage girls into illegal polygamous marriages

"This Has Wrecked My Career"

Jack Rose was a golden boy, a precocious businessman and political insider. Then he ran into a buzz saw at the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Hard Life, Hard Death

In her final days, little Amber Bass suffered from a heart condition, a broken home, dubious caretakers and a sexual mutilation. Her memory inspires authorities in their quest for justice.

Flashes

Time to Burn

Is the Lone Fire a preview of California-style infernos to come?

Extra, Extra, Read All About It

HOMELESS ON THE RANGE

GOP leaders want local governments to run social programs and charities to assume more of the burden. Neither idea is working in Kingman, where no good deed goes unpunished.

THE POLLUTION ALL-STARS

IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE INDUSTRY FREE REIN OVER ARIZONA'S NATURAL RESOURCES, YOU'LL LOVE THESE POLITICIANS

THE LIFE BEHIND A RACIAL MISTAKE

FATE AND LOATHING IN BULLHEAD CITYLIFE'S EVEN MORE OF A CRAPSHOOT WHEN YOU'RE ACROSS THE RIVER FROM A CASINO