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YCSO K-9s help seize over 130 pounds of marijuana, including some wrapped as Christmas gifts By FOX 10 Staff (Yavapai County Sheriff's Office) ASH FORK, Ariz. - During a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Ash Fork on Jan. 7, a Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputy detected a odor of marijuana emanating from a Toyota Highlander. According to YCSO, the driver, 50-year-old Phatsavong Rasasy from Alabama, was extremely nervous and deceptive in his answers while talking to the deputy and initially denied that there was any marijuana in the vehicle. He later stated there was a small amount of mar...

Arizona officials looking for freezer sold in connection with human remains investigation YCSO and last updated 2021-01-13 13:48:27-05 CHINO VALLEY, AZ — Yavapai County officials are asking the public for help locating an item sold by a man who was arrested after the discovery of human remains. Sheriff's officials say they recovered more than 20 limbs including detached arms and legs. In addition, YCSO says a hunter in the Camp Wood area reported finding two severed human heads. Deputies arrived and confirmed what he had seen, and a follow-up search revealed three more human heads. Offic...

A man who ran a Washington-based cadaver management business was arrested in Arizona Tuesday in connection with human remains that were found dumped in two different wooded areas days earlier. Mitchell recently closed his body donation business. Police said he drove with the remains from Seattle to the Prescott area, where they were dumped in two remote locations. Yavapai County police said in a press release that 19 human limbs were discovered on December 26. Upon further inspection, police discovered five additional limbs in the vicinity the following day. Roughly two hours away from the in...

Man 'dumped five human heads and limbs' in remote forest on Boxing Day Walter Mitchell, 59, had recently closed his company that stored corpses for medical research in Seattle, before limbs and skulls were found littered across two remote areas in Arizona, US Updated Walter Mitchell, 59 , was arrested by Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (Image: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the inf...

Walter Mitchell, retiring Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher said in a statement obtained by Law&Crime, was responsible for creating an “unimaginable” situation. “This situation is unimaginable, and I am so sorry for the families whose loved ones were donated to research and treated in such a horrific fashion. I want to thank the community for their patience as we investigated this case and am very proud of our detectives, staff, and volunteers, for the work they did to identify and arrest the suspect so quickly,” Mascher said. “At the onset, it was important to determine that th...