Month: July 2013

Victim’s testimony opens Winterton’s attempted murder trial

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]KINGMAN – A Fort Mohave homeowner described Wednesday how he was attacked by a man with a baseball bat in the first day of the defendant’s attempted murder trial. The trial of Erich Lee Winterton, 41, of Bullhead City, began Wednesday morning with opening statements. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts …

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Two versions of fight emerge at Arizona trial

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]KINGMAN — Different versions of a 2009 fight at a Bullhead City bar were given Wednesday morning in the opening day of a trial in Superior Court. Four members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club are charged with participating in a fight with several rival Vagos Motorcycle Club members at Lazy Harry’s Sunshine Saloon …

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Arizona Man Michael David Turley on Trial

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]PHOENIX – An Arizona man on trial for filming his 16-year-old nephew carrying a fake grenade launcher at a busy intersection took the witness stand Friday, saying he never meant to simulate a terrorist attack and acknowledging that his narration in a video of the episode contained false information. Michael David Turley, 40, told …

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Man videotapes terrorist stunt to test police response

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In a YouTube video that Turley made of the hoax, his young relative was dressed in a sheet, had a scarf wrapped around his head, made erratic movements while in a crosswalk and pointed the fake weapon at vehicles, prompting motorists to call 911. Prosecutor Michael Anderson told jurors in closing arguments Monday that …

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