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Mohave County prosecutor dropping Jeffs case

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

By Ben Winslow
Deseret Morning News
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:40 a.m. MDT

“Because one of the alleged victims refuses to testify against Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs, the Mohave County attorney is dropping the case.
In a motion to dismiss filed in Mohave County Superior Court, Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith asks a judge to drop the [...]

Jeffs could be in Ariz. in 2 to 6 months

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Tried, convicted in Utah, sect leader will be brought here to face charges
It could take between two and six months for polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs to be brought to Arizona to face charges involving marriages between two teenage girls and older men, an Arizona prosecutor said Wednesday.
Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith said prosecutors are eager [...]