| Agencies serve search warrants in Colorado City Government facilities targeted | |
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By Erin Taylor Kingman Daily Miner | |
KINGMAN - Search warrants were served Tuesday morning at several locations in two polygamist communities along the Arizona-Utah border. Trish Carter, spokesperson for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, said authorities were looking for evidence of the misuse of public funds as well as fraudulent schemes in connection with the city government and its fire departments. She would not elaborate because the investigation is on-going. Around 25 law enforcement authorities, including investigators from the Mohave County Attorney's Office, detectives and deputies from the Sheriff's Office, forensic computer experts from the Arizona Attorney General's Office and officers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety served the six search warrants. The warrants were executed at three fire station buildings in Colorado City as well as the homes of Fire Chief Jake Barlow and City Manager David Darger. A sixth search warrant was served at a fire station in Hilldale, Utah, with the assistance of the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The communities of Colorado City and Hildale are home to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. | |
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KingmanDailyMiner.com Originally published April 7, 2010 | |
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