Couple arrested in Las Vegas killed sex offender in Arizona, police say

A couple arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday fatally stabbed a man in Bullhead City, Arizona, after “expressing a distaste for registered sex offenders,” police said.

Jacob Dylan Middlebrook, 35, and Layne McIntosh, 36, remained in custody at the Clark County Detention Center as of Wednesday afternoon as wanted fugitives from another state, according to online jail records.

The two were awaiting extradition back to Mohave County, the Bullhead City Police Department said in a Monday Facebook post. Middlebrook and McIntosh both face charges including first-degree murder, according to Arizona court records.

Bullhead City police identified the stabbing victim as Arron Christopher Warren, 29, a local transient, according to the post. A May 26 Facebook post from Bullhead City police noted Warren was a Level 2 sex offender who was convicted of attempted sexual conduct with a minor in 2022.

Police said in a Saturday Facebook post that at about 11:45 a.m. that day, a motorist reported finding a man at the side of the road in the 3100 block of Silver Creek Road in Bullhead City.

Preliminary investigation findings revealed that Middlebrook and McIntosh, who were also local transients, had known Warren for months, police said.

Detectives discovered that the couple “had expressed distaste for registered sex offenders and had planned the homicide in advance,” the police said.

According to police, the couple reportedly predetermined a desert location where they intended to leave Warren’s body and also measured furniture large enough to conceal his body along the side of the road.

A Bullhead City Police Department spokesperson did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment.

Police said in Monday’s post that information posted online about sex offenders should not be used to threaten, intimidate, harass or harm others.

“When a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender moves into our area or, more commonly, changes addresses, the Bullhead City Police Department shares that information as a public service to help keep residents informed,” the post said.

Las Vegas Justice Court records show Middlebrook and McIntosh each appeared in court Thursday. Both waived their right to an extradition hearing.

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