News and Highlights
The MAGNET Task Force Recognizes Prosecutor Rod Gilleo – 2/13/2025
On February 12, 2025 the MAGNET (Mohave Area General Narcotic Enforcement Team) task force consisting of leadership from the Mohave County Sherriff’s Office, Kingman Police Department, Bullhead City Police Department, Lake Havasu City Police Department, Mohave County Attorney’s Office, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration ) and HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) gathered to honor Rod Gilleo for his four years of dedication and service to the war on drugs locally, nationally, and internationally.
As the former supervising attorney at MAGNET, Rod Gilleo handled the most high profiled and complex cases. While his accomplishments are numerous, there are a few cases that stand out. On one occasion, Rod successfully prosecuted and obtained a conviction on an individual transporting 105 kilogram of cocaine. This amount of cocaine was valued at several millions of dollars. Rod also worked alongside ATF (Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives) to prosecute and convict a dangerous individual who was disturbing pounds of methamphetamine in the Mohave County area. Alongside the DEA, Rod prosecuted and convicted an unlicensed nurse practitioner who was targeting the people of Bullhead City. Rod is returning to the main office and joining the MCAO’s Felony Charging Desk where he will be assisting in all felony crimes.
(Pictured left to right: Lt. Jason Schmitz (KPD), Rod Gilleo (MCAO), and County Attorney Matt Smith)
Mohave County Attorney’s Office Annual Holiday Food Drive - Round 2 – 12/23/2024
In the beginning of October, the Mohave County Attorney’s Office began their Annual Holiday Season Food Drive. This year, we made the donations between the Thanksgiving holiday and the Christmas holiday. On December 23, 2024, the Mohave County Attorney’s Office dropped off their final donations for the food drive. Over the period of roughly three months, the Mohave County Attorney’s Office was able to donate over 1,000 food items, weighing over 1000 lbs to the Kingman Area Food Bank.
We wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy and Safe New Year!
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Mohave County Attorney’s Office Annual Holiday Food Drive – 11/22/2024
The holidays are not only a time for family and friends but also to reach out and help folks in need. Today, the Mohave County Attorney’s office staff donated over 500 food items, weighing more than 640 pounds to the Kingman Area Food Bank. Donations like these bring some relief to folks less fortunate and help to eliminate hunger in our community.
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Helping Victims of Domestic Violence - 10/16/2024
The Mohave County Victim Services staff setup a Domestic Violence Awareness presence at this year’s Walk Away From Drugs & Keep Kingman Safe Expo on Wednesday October 16th. The Victim Services staff spent a great deal of time in the vendor area helping community members understand the services available for folks involved in domestic violence situations and other crimes.
The staff also spent time explaining the need and benefits for volunteering, which is a great help to the community. If you wish to volunteer, please reach out to Inez Knox at 928-718-4967 or email KnoxIn@mohave.gov. More information about this particular event can be found at www.kwafd.com
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Giving Back to the Community - 10/15/2024
One of our office support staff, John Wolf, recently gave a presentation at the Kingman Middle School sharing his experience in the Information Technology (IT) and Cyber Security fields. The students learned where IT is used in day to day life, how to get started working in the IT field (easier than you may think) and how rewarding the IT field can be. John also spoke about the dangers of cyber criminals and how to keep yourself safe by giving an interactive discussion and exercise to ‘catch’ a fictitious cyber-criminal. The students were very engaged with some great back and forth commentary. Some students even expressed interest in pursuing a career in Information Technology after the presentation.
A link to the posting from the Kingman Unified Special Olympics Facebook page is shared below with permission:
https://www.facebook.com/share/cxGzNYTqkVXPGFnQ/?mibextid=WC7FNe
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Congratulations! - 10/10/2024
We want to congratulate our newest attorney Christopher Giles! Chris has worked diligently, learning, studying and preparing for the Bar exam and PASSED!! Well done Chris! We are so happy to have you on the team and look forward to working with you helping the community.
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