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2 Las Vegas men arrested in Arizona internet sting operation

Posted at 1:09 PM, Apr 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-24 01:35:45-04

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has been conducting undercover sting operations around the County for the past several months.

The operation targeted individuals who were using the internet to lure minors for sexual exploitation. As a result of the operation, nine individuals were arrested. Two of those arrested are men from Las Vegas.

33-year-old Durrell Keith Shaw of Las Vegas was arrested for 10 counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, 1 count of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and 1 count of Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, all felonies.

63-year-old Kevin Harry Moninger of Las Vegas was arrested for 3 counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation and 1 count of Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, all felonies.

72-year-old George Stephen Lizotte of Bullhead City, Arizona, was arrested for 5 counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, 3 counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and 1 count of Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, all felonies.

79-year-old Albert Anthony Olvera of Bullhead City, Arizona, was arrested for 2 counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and 2 counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, all felonies.

33-year-old Paul John Carlton of Kingman, Arizona, was arrested for 1 count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 1 count of Transmitting Obscene Materials to a Minor, and 1 count of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, all felonies.

56-year-old James David Earnest of Bullhead City, Arizona, was arrested for 1 count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 1 count of Furnishing Harmful Materials to a Minor, and 1 count of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, all felonies.

33-year-old Daniel Eugene Martin of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was arrested for 1 count Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation and 1 count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, all felonies.

39-year-old Justin Donald Harryman of Kingman, Arizona, was arrested for 1 count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and 1 count of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, all felonies.

45-year-old Warren Mitchell Gillespie of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was arrested for 6 counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation and 6 counts of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, all felonies.

These operations were conducted with the full support and cooperation of the Lake Havasu Police Department, Kingman Police Department, Bullhead City Police Department, the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations Unit, and the Mohave County Attorney’s Office.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office would like to use this press release as a reminder to parents in Mohave County to monitor their children’s internet usage.