An Arizona couple stands accused of murdering a man they had known for only a few months, subsequently abandoning his body in a remote desert location after allegedly devising a premeditated plan to kill him on the basis that he was a registered sex offender.
Jacob Middlebrook, 35, and his girlfriend Layne McIntosh, 36, allegedly selected a secluded desert location to dispose of the body of Arron Warren. According to a press release issued by the Bullhead City Police Department, the pair had gone so far as to measure furniture and beds large enough to conceal the victim’s body along the side of the road. Both individuals now face charges of first-degree murder, with investigators indicating that their actions were driven by a deep-seated hatred toward registered sex offenders.
Warren was a Level 2 sex offender who was living without permanent housing at the time of his death. Middlebrook and McIntosh were described by police as local transients who had been acquainted with Warren for several months prior to the incident.
According to the Bullhead City Police Department, detectives established that the couple had openly expressed contempt for registered sex offenders and had planned the killing in advance. Investigators further determined that the pair had predetermined the desert location where they intended to leave Warren’s body.
A passing motorist discovered Warren’s body at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, in the 3100 block of Silver Creek Road , a stretch of desert situated roughly one mile east of Bullhead Parkway. Responding officers deemed the circumstances of his death suspicious and subsequently called in detectives. An examination of the body revealed that Warren had sustained multiple stab wounds.
Later that same afternoon, officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department located Warren’s vehicle parked at a casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Both Middlebrook and McIntosh were taken into custody at that time.
The precise circumstances under which Middlebrook and McIntosh became acquainted with Warren remain unclear. Bullhead City Police Chief Paul George accompanied the department’s press release with a formal statement cautioning the public against misusing information shared by law enforcement regarding registered sex offenders.
“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,” George explained. “While required notifications are mailed to residents living within an approximate 1,000 feet radius of an offender’s registered address, we go a step further by sharing these notifications on social media to reach a broader audience. … 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.”
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