As part of its ongoing efforts to stop the exploitation of minors, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office recently made several arrests for using the internet to lure minors for sexual exploitation.
William Leonard Branch, 25 of Kingman, was arrested on January 14, 2021 for Aggravated Luring of a Minor under the age of 15 for Sexual Exploitation, Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor under the age of 15, Attempted Involving or Using Minors in a Drug Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Branch pled guilty to Luring of a Minor under the age of 15 for Sexual Exploitation and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor under the age of 15 and received 5 years confinement in the Arizona Department of Corrections and 8 years of Supervised Probation.
Quinton Anthony Edwards, 25 of Golden Valley, was arrested on March 11, 2020 for six counts of Luring of a Minor under the age of 15 for Sexual Exploitation, two counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor under the age of 15, and one count of Aggravated Luring of a Minor under the age of 15 for Sexual Exploitation, all felonies. Edwards pled guilty to two counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor under the age of 15 and received 180 days confinement in the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility and must register as a sex offender for 15 years.
Corbin John Grizzel, 25 of Golden Valley, was arrested on March 9, 2020 for three counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor under the age of 15. Grizzel pled guilty to one count of Attempted Furnishing Obscene or Harmful Items to a Minor and receive 3 years of Supervised Probation.
Robert Angel Flores, 28 of Kingman, was arrested on January 22, 2020 for Luring a Minor Under the age of Fifteen for Sexual Exploitation and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, both felonies. Flores pled guilty to one count of felony Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor under the age of 15 and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.