by The News Team | Feb 17, 2024 | Kingman AZ
Wanted suspect- Kingman🚨⚠️
On Friday (2/16) at approximately 4:40pm, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the 3500 block of Oriole Lane in Kingman in reference to a female subject with a gunshot wound.
Upon arriving to the scene, deputies located a female subject, who was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center to be treated for her injuries. Detectives responded and began their investigation. During the investigation, Detectives were able to identify a suspect, Ricky Hampton.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ricky Hampton is encouraged to contact the Mohave County Sheriffs Office at 928-753-0753 or call our toll free number at 1-800-522-4312.
by The News Team | Feb 15, 2024 | Kingman AZ
This morning (2/15) at approximately 7:11 AM, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were called to a business in the 4600 block of E. Finance Way in Kingman reference a disturbance. Upon arrival, it was learned that a male subject, identified as Joe Michael White (62 of Kingman), left his place of employment after a verbal argument occurred.
Deputies were advised that as White left the property, he pulled a large knife from his vehicle and tried to instigate a fight with the employee who had escorted him off the premises. White then proceeded to stab a sign with the knife before leaving. White then phoned another male subject, identified as David Angel Duran (35 of Kingman), and advised that he was going to get a gun and come back and shoot the employee that walked him off the premises. Around that time, Duran allegedly advised White that Deputies were looking for him. The business was placed on lockdown due to the threats. White was later contacted and arrested for charges of criminal damage and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, and booked into the Mohave County Jail without incident.
After learning that Duran had advised White that Deputies were attempting to contact him, Duran was placed under arrest for hindering prosecution. A records check revealed Duran to have an outstanding warrant and was a prohibited possessor. A pat search was conducted, and Duran was found to have a 9mm magazine on his person. Deputies were informed that Duran had a backpack inside the business, and deputies located a loaded 9mm handgun, over 250 rounds of ammunition, and a large knife inside the bag. David Duran was additionally charged with Possession of a Weapon by a Prohibited Person, a felony. He was transported and booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility without incident.
by The News Team | Feb 10, 2024 | Press Release
Transportation of Drugs for Sale – Bullhead City and Kingman Police MAGNET (Mohave Area General Narcotic Enforcement Team) detectives and Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies arrested a couple after approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills and methamphetamine were seized.
On Saturday, February 3 at 4 a.m., MCSO deputies pulled over a tow truck for a traffic violation in the area of Shinarump Drive and Oatman Highway in Golden Valley. A MCSO K-9 alerted on the vehicle indicating that illegal drugs were present. Deputies located about 10,000 blue counterfeit “M-30” pills containing fentanyl and approximately 13 grams of methamphetamine in a backpack located in the cab of the tow truck belonging to the passengers.
Thomas Raymond Morgan, 35 of Bullhead City, and his girlfriend Ashley Fay Nail, 33 of Mohave Valley, were both arrested for transportation of dangerous drugs for sale and transportation of narcotic drugs for sale. They were booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.
