Sedona AZ (November 7, 2014) – This week, the Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers from multiple YCSO law enforcement agencies conducted several arrest warrants checks throughout the county. The warrants involved various charges including assault, child abuse, criminal damage, failure to pay, threatening, failure to obey court order, probation violation, and others. The goal was to hold these individuals accountable for their actions and in turn provide support for the involved domestic violence victims.

October just concluded Domestic Violence Awareness month which served as a reminder that victims of this crime should not be forgotten. In light of this observance, the YCSO Sheriff and Police Chiefs from around the County sitting as members of the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) board, became the driving force to organize a warrant sweep targeting domestic violence suspects and defendants.

The effort, co-lead by Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher and Camp Verde Marshall Nancy Gardner with support of the PANT Board, involved officers from the following police departments: Prescott Valley (Chief Bryan Jarrell), Prescott (Chief Jerald Monahan), Cottonwood (Chief Jody Fanning), Clarkdale (Chief Randy Taylor), Sedona (Chief Ray Cota), the Camp Verde Marshall’s Office and YCSO. More than 60 warrants involving 60 different locations in Yavapai County were checked, based on last known addresses.

Those located and arrested are identified as follows:  

James Stinebaker, 38, from Cottonwood – charges include Disorderly Conduct per Domestic Violence and Fail to Pay. James remains in custody on a bond of $824.00.

Alishea Stinebaker, 38, from Cottonwood – charges include Disorderly Conduct per Domestic Violence and Interfere with Judicial Proceedings. She remains in-custody – bond information not posted.

Joseph Vetro, 40, from Sedona – charges include Fail to Pay, Assault per Domestic Violence and Criminal Damage. He has been released on a promise to appear.

Andrew Adams, 26, from Cottonwood – charges include Disorderly Conduct per Domestic Violence, Fail to Pay, and Fail to Register as Sex offender. Adams remains in-custody on bond of $8800.

Renee Macias, 36, from Camp Verde – 4 warrants with charges including Fail to Pay Fine x2, Issuing a Bad Check x6, Driving on a Suspended License. She remains in-custody on a $3449 bond.

JC McPike, 27, from Camp Verde – McPike was located in the Camp Verde Detention Center in-custody on felony assault charges. Additional warrant charges include Disorderly Conduct x2, and Criminal Damage. Bond is set at $8000.

Megnon Fatheree, 26, from Prescott Valley – Arrested for Failure to Appear on domestic violence offenses out of the Mayer Justice Court and additionally charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She has been released on bail.

An additional female was contacted but not arrested due to medical conditions leaving her wheelchair bound. She was directed to contact the Verde Valley Justice Court by end of this business week. Two additional suspects were confirmed in-custody at the Department of Corrections in Tucson, and a third is in custody of Immigration and Custom Enforcement in Eloy, AZ.

Patrol officers from the various jurisdictions will continue to check warrants locations and follow-up on any new address information received as a result of this sweep: It is the goal of the task force that each person named in the warrant list be held accountable for their case.

Citizens can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office with information or questions at 928-771-3260 or the YCSO website.

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