County Attorney Press Release On August 25, 2011, the La Paz County Substance Abuse Court held its first ever graduation ceremony.  The graduates were Frederico Ricardo “Freddy” Torres and Steven Grimes.  Freddy and Steven are the first two participants to successfully complete the program and were released from probation as a result of their outstanding performance. The La Paz …

La Paz County Attorney Press Release As the La Paz County Attorney I support Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne conducting an independent investigation into the Town of Quartzsite. Although the La Paz County Attorney’s Office will continue to address the issues that have confronted the Town of Quartzsite, the Attorney General will conduct a thorough, fair and impartial investigation with …

Sheriff’s Department Press Release Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUPs) are quickly becoming a popular form of on-water recreation. The US Coast Guard and State Boating Safety Officials are recognizing this and have issued statements about how laws and regulations apply to them. The Coast Guard has stated that Stand-Up-Paddleboards are manually propelled “vessels” in the same class as kayaks, rowboats, canoes, etc. …

On July 16th at approximately 11:30pm, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle rollover occured along the levee road southwest of Comer Boulevard in Ehrenberg, AZ. 18 year old Michael Hunter of Ehrenberg was pronounced dead at the accident scene, and another occupant, 23 year old Kayla Vanderstein was transported to the Palo Verde Hopital in …

La Paz County Attorney Press Release On July 13, 2011, a La Paz County jury convicted Refugio Ibarra Jr., 23, of Parker, on two counts of Aggravated Assault and two counts of Endangerment. The case was heard in La Paz County Superior Court with Judge Michael Burke presiding. Ibarra faces a mandatory prison sentence of 5 to 36 years in …

La Paz County Sheriff Press Release Recently I have received several phone calls regarding my stance on the political issues in the Town of Quartzsite. People are wondering what I am going to do to “fix” the problems down there. They are also asking if the Sheriff’s Office is supporting one side over the other. In an effort to help …

Press release The La Paz County Park is offering camping discounts to all La Paz County residents from July 5th to August 31st 2011. Take $5 off the park’s daily rate, $25 off the weekly rate or $60 off off the monthly rate for camping. All rates are per night, per vehicle for the first two people. Children under 13 …

The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office reports a relatively quiet and uneventful 4th of July holiday weekend. According to Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Alan Nelson, there were no major incidents on the river or on the highways. Through Monday morning, a total of 16 persons were arrested and booked into the jail, five for warrants, three for DUI, two for possession …

Saturday evening, June 25th at approximately 9:50pm four persons were injured in a boating crash on the Colorado River, near the old Sundance nightclub. Thomas Kochinas, age 31 of Newport Beach, CA was operating a 20-foot Bayliner boat northbound on the Parker Strip when the vessel impacted a rock outcropping known locally as “Idiot Rock”. Kochinas suffered minor injuries in …

Human remains that were discovered partially submerged in Lake Havasu in 2001 near Havasu Springs Resort have been positively identified as Steven Everett Wilson of Memphis, Tennessee. On April 18th, 2001, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office personnel along with Buckskin Fire Department personnel responded to an area known as “Bird Island”, which is located north-east of Havasu Springs Resort near …