Michael Aaron Cox, was charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor Thursday by Yuma Justice of the Peace Gregory S. Stewart, who modified his bond, increasing it from the $100,000 it had previously been set at to $750,000.
John Cody Heggs, 25, was charged with three counts of arson and one count of criminal damage. He was arraigned in Yuma Justice Court before Justice of the Peace Manny Figueroa, who ordered Heggs be held on a $35,000 cash bond. MEDIA POOL VIDEO/KSWT
Yuma County Legal Defender Jose Angel de la Vara gave his four summer law interns the opportunity to work a simulated case from beginning to end and culminating in a mock trial in San Luis.
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Gary Smith, who appeared with his defense attorney, Conrad Malleck, is charged with 4 felonies Thursday. Prosecutor James Coil relays further information on the case to Justice of the Peace Greg Stewart, who raised Smith's bond to $500,000.
Jerrod Guajardo made his initial appearance Monday in Yuma Justice Court. According to police, Guajardo is accused of firing a shotgun in the direction of a vehicle belonging to the mother of their 18-month-old daughter.