ARIZONA COUPLE CHARGED WITH KILLING REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
An Arizona couple has been charged with first-degree murder after police say they stabbed a 29-year-old registered sex offender they had known for months and dumped his body in the desert. Jacob Dylan Middlebrook and Layne Justine McIntosh allegedly planned the killing in advance because of their shared hatred for sex offenders.
A motorist found the body of Arron Christopher Warren on Silver Creek Road in Bullhead City on the morning of November 7, 2026. Responding officers discovered Warren had multiple stab wounds.
Warren was a local transient who was experiencing homelessness. According to the Mohave Daily News, he was released from prison in March 2026 after serving nearly four years for attempted sexual conduct with two young girls. Middlebrook, 35, and McIntosh, 36, were also described by police as local transients.
Bullhead City police announced the charges in a press release, stating the couple was motivated by their distaste for registered sex offenders.
“Detectives discovered that the couple had expressed distaste for registered sex offenders and had planned the homicide in advance,” police said. Investigators say the couple measured furniture and beds to make sure they were large enough to cover Warren’s body on the side of the road.
“The couple reportedly predetermined the desert location where they intended to leave Warren’s body,” police added.
Later on the afternoon of November 7, 2026, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers found Warren’s vehicle parked at a casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Middlebrook and McIntosh were arrested in Laughlin.
Bullhead City Police Chief Paul George warned the public against misusing information police share about registered sex offenders, noting that his department shares Level 2 and 3 offender addresses as a public service.
“However, we want to be clear that we will not tolerate anyone using this information as a reason to threaten, intimidate, harass or harm another person,” George said.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Middlebrook and McIntosh appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court and waived their extradition hearings. They remain in custody pending their transfer to Mohave County.
