Mohave Daily News: Local

KINGMAN - A Kingman woman who used a dead man's credit card pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to a reduced charge of fraud.

Diana Hunt, 43, was originally charged with felony fraudulent use of a credit card owned by John Harrison Wurtzel.

Two Kingman men, Benjamin Henry, 27, and James Jeffery Moses, 41, face charges of first-degree murder and first-degree burglary for their alleged roles in Wurtzel's death in early August, 2004.

Wurtzel, 81, was last seen July 26 at his Kingman residence.

Hunt's co-defendant, Jodi Lynne Wilson, 39, is charged with two counts of felony forgery after also allegedly using Wurtzel's credit cards at the Kmart department store.

Hunt pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulent use of a credit card, which was reduced to a misdemeanor.

Superior Court Judge Richard Weiss went ahead and sentenced Hunt to two years probation with no additional jail time. Hunt was credited for already serving 78 days in county jail.

Hunt's attorney, Tim Bennett, said his client was only a "passive participant" in the use of Wurtzel's credit card at Kmart.

Chief Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jace Zack said Hunt was not involved in Wurtzel's murder. Zack later said Hunt might be a state witness in either Henry or Moses' murder trial.

Henry's two-week long murder trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 12 with a pre-trial hearing set for Aug. 29.

Henry is also charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer following a shootout with Kingman police officers Aug. 5 near Louise Avenue.

Henry's four-day aggravated assault trial is scheduled for June 6 with a pre-trial hearing set for May 23.

Moses was allegedly seen in Wurtzel's stolen 2001 Ford F-250 extended cab pickup truck.

Moses reportedly led officers to Wurtzel's body to a dirt road off Antares Road northeast of Kingman. Wurtzel had died from an apparent gunshot wound.