A motorist driving along Silver Creek Road in Bullhead City came across a man’s body in the desert around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, setting off an investigation that ended that same afternoon with two arrests nearly 30 miles away at a Nevada casino. Police say the man, identified as a 29-year-old Bullhead City transient, had been stabbed multiple times before his body was left in the 3100 block of Silver Creek Road, about a mile east of Bullhead Parkway.
According to The Bee, first responders were called to the desert area after the motorist reported finding the body. Bullhead City Police officers who responded found the victim with several stab wounds, according to the Bullhead City Police Department. Investigators determined the victim had been experiencing homelessness, per the department.
Stolen Car Leads Police Across State Lines
Detectives soon identified the victim’s vehicle as stolen, according to Bullhead City Police, and traced it to Laughlin, Nevada, just across the Colorado River from Bullhead City. The same account notes that at approximately 4:40 p.m., Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers assisted Bullhead City Police by locating the vehicle parked at a casino in Laughlin.
That discovery led to the arrest of two people identified by Arizona’s Family as 35-year-old Jacob Dylan Middlebrook and 36-year-old Layne Justine McIntosh, both residents of Bullhead City. Both were taken into custody by Las Vegas police and arrested on suspicion of second-degree homicide, according to the outlet.
Extradition to Mohave County Expected
The pair were expected to be booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas while awaiting extradition to Mohave County, Arizona, per the Bullhead City Police report cited by The Bee. The investigation remains ongoing, according to Arizona’s Family.
Police said the victim’s name would be released once his next of kin has been notified. Authorities have not released further details on how the stabbing unfolded or what led detectives to connect the stolen vehicle to the two suspects.
