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    Joint Operation on State Trust Land in Cottonwood Area Results in Child Abuse Arrests

    March 13, 20221 Comment
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    Yavapai County Sheriff's OfficeCottonwood News – On March 12, 2022 the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Cottonwood Police Department, Arizona State Land Department, U.S. Forest Service and Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking participated in a joint operation to address ongoing problems with squatters littering and using State Trust and Forest Service land as a residence. 

    A valid recreational permit allows up to two weeks of recreational camping in a 12-month period. Using the land as a residence is not permitted. 

    Numerous subjects were contacted and warned that they were not allowed to abuse State Trust or Forest Service land. The participating law enforcement officers were able to provide a list of social, governmental, medical and mental health resources to these individuals when they contacted them. 

    While out making contact with the subjects, a group of mountain bikers alerted deputies and officers to an encampment that was up against a popular mountain bike trail off Bill Gray Road. They expressed feeling unsafe and believed there to be drug abuse going on in the encampment. 

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    Responding deputies and officers discovered 39-year-old Donovan Shough, 33-year-old Christine A. Monasmith and a 2-year-old child at the encampment. They had a travel trailer, a flatbed trailer full of debris, multiple generators, and four SUVs at the site. Monasmith and the child were in the back seat of one of the SUVs when they were contacted. The deputies discovered dangerous drugs including meth, meth pipes, and other drug paraphernalia in the SUV where Monasmith and the child were located.

    Deputies also discovered a pistol and meth pipes in the trailer occupied by Shough, who is a convicted felon and is not allowed to possess firearms. Further searches uncovered burglary tools including a lock picking gun and tools used to break into automobiles. 

    PANT took over the investigation and both adults were booked into custody on numerous felonies. Representatives of the Department of Child Safety responded and took custody of the child. The six vehicles and trailers were removed to a local impound yard. 

    This operation resulted in multiple arrests including criminal littering, trespassing, a person with pending federal charges, and a person with a warrant.

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    1 Comment

    1. liberty on March 14, 2022 7:59 am

      wow… this area is a mess.. it must be enforced by law… thanks Cottonwood for checking up on it.

      .LIBERTY

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