Sedona AZ (June 11, 2013) – It’s important to remember that not all thieves are stupid and some people make it easy to be victimized, reminds Dwight D’Evelyn of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office. On behalf of the YCSO, read the following and see if you should change a few habits: A person left their car in the long-term parking at the Airport while away, and someone... 

YCSO Area Commands Map Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – PRELIMINARY REPORT – On June 5, 2013, at approximately 2:15 in the afternoon, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an injury accident involving a quad rider. The incident location was near Loy Butte Trail off Forest Road 525, Sedona. The Sedona Fire Department was already on scene. Prior to arrival, YCSO deputies... 

Zepeda escaped Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – ESCAPEE AND HIS MOTHER IN-CUSTODY JUNE 13, 2013 Since the original incident on June 6, 2013, YCSO deputies gathered leads as they continued the search for Zepeda who had already fled from law enforcement on two separate locations. On June 7, 2013, deputies returned to his mother’s home in the 1800 block of Ash Lane, Camp Verde, based on a tip that... 

Convicted felon Rex Ferguson arrested for firearms possession after shooting another man near Seligman Sedona AZ (June 6, 2013) – PRELIMINARY REPORT – On June 5, 2013, just after 6 PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Hualapai Nation Police Department regarding a shooting incident in the Hyde Park area. Hualapai Nation police officers had contacted two injured... 

27-year-old Sedona resident Mark Puhuyaoma admits to sexual assault of 63-year-old woman Sedona AZ (June 2, 2013) – On May 30, 2013, 27-year-old Village of Oak Creek (VOC) resident Mark Puhuyaoma was arrested for a sexual assault that occurred May 16, 2013. On May 28, a 63-year-old woman contacted the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to report a sexual assault. She told detectives that on the... 

John Willis arrested and charged with I-40 Arizona teen’s murder Sedona AZ (May 22, 2013) – On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 4:15 in the afternoon, 53-year-old John A. Willis of Williams, Arizona was arrested for the homicide of Ash Fork resident 17-year old Manuel “Boongy” Navallez. Navallez’ body was discovered on May 17, 2013, just south of the Arizona I-40 County Line Road off ramp,... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Area Commands Sedona AZ (May 21, 2013) – On May 20, 2013, just before 4:00 o’clock in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a maroon passenger van on northbound Interstate 17, north of Arizona State Highway 260, for weaving between traffic lanes. While speaking with the driver, 26-year-old Ricardo Albazan, the deputy saw... 

High risk sex offender Ronald Wayne Smith, 52 yrs old, registers Cornville AZ address Sedona AZ (May 16, 2013) –  The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The offender in this publication, Ronald Wayne Smith, has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of... 

Daniel Harrison arrested for abandoning a dead body Sedona AZ (May 15, 2013) – On May 12, 2013, at approximately ten o’clock in the morning, a man pulled up to the Montezuma Rimrock Fire Station and told an on-duty fireman that the female seated inside his truck was apparently dead. The fireman attempted CPR as the man drove away without identifying either himself or the woman. The woman... 

Elk statue relocated by owner to Phoenix Prescott AZ (April 3, 2013) – Media reports yesterday caused the owner of two reportedly stolen statues to call the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and advise both were safe and sound. The owner indicated that eight years ago he sold the property on Heavenwood Lane, Prescott, Arizona, with a purchase agreement to remove the statues at...