Las Vegas couple faces murder charges for Bullhead City stabbing

Jacob Dylan Middlebrook, 35, and Layne McIntosh, 36, are accused of fatally stabbing a man in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Saturday morning.

The pair was arrested in Las Vegas and held at the Clark County Detention Center as of Wednesday afternoon. Online jail records show they are wanted fugitives from Arizona and are awaiting extradition to Mohave County.

Bullhead City police identified the victim as Arron Christopher Warren, 29. Police described Warren as a local transient and a Level 2 registered sex offender. In May, the department noted that Warren had been convicted of attempted sexual conduct with a minor in 2022.

Police said a motorist found Warren at the side of the road in the 3100 block of Silver Creek Road at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Saturday.

Detectives determined that Middlebrook and McIntosh, who were also local transients, had known Warren for months. The couple allegedly planned the homicide in advance because they expressed a distaste for registered sex offenders.

According to police, the couple selected a specific desert location to leave the body. They also measured furniture large enough to conceal Warren along the roadside. Both suspects face first-degree murder charges in Arizona court records.

Middlebrook and McIntosh appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Thursday. Both waived their right to an extradition hearing. Bullhead City police stated that information shared about sex offenders is a public service to keep residents informed and should not be used to harm individuals.