DRUGS/ WEAPON POSSESSION- KINGMAN

Mohave County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kristopher Dean Thacker, 35 of Kingman, for Possession of a Weapon by Prohibited Person, Possession of a Weapon in Use of a Drug Offense, Marijuana Possession, Narcotic Drug Possession, Drug Paraphernalia Possession, all felonies, and misdemeanor Driving with Suspended License. On Monday (4/9), deputies observed a silver vehicle travelling west on Lum Ave. A records check of the vehicle returned with mandatory insurance suspension. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle, when the driver, identified as Thacker, got out of the car with a large knife holstered to his side. Deputies instructed Thacker to return to his vehicle and he told deputies he would not. Deputies detained Thacker for officer safety and conducted a pat search of his person and found a glass pipe in his pants pocket. Thacker was placed in the deputy’s vehicle and a search was conducted of the vehicle. During the search, deputies located a black handgun, marijuana, ecstasy pills, marijuana wax, and several broken glass pipes. Thacker admitted to deputies that he is a prohibited possessor due to prior convictions, and claimed ownership of the items located in the vehicle. A records check also revealed Thacker to have a suspended driver’s license. Kristopher Dean Thacker was arrested and booked into Mohave County Jail without incident.