BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – March 11, 2024 – Bullhead City Police arrested Danny Alberto Mata, 33, on child abuse and drug charges for having powder Fentanyl in the presence of a 6-year-old child during a traffic stop.

     On Thursday, March 7 at approximately 12:40 a.m., police pulled over a vehicle for speeding in the area of Highway 68 and McCormick Boulevard. The driver, Mata, was found to be in possession of a baggie containing about 3.8 grams of Fentanyl powder. A glass drug pipe was also located on the floor board of the vehicle. Mata’s key lanyard contained a magnetic theft detection device remover, a tool commonly used to steal merchandise.

     Mata was arrested for possession of narcotic drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, child abuse and possession of theft detection shielding device.

     There were three female passengers and a 6-year-old boy. Passenger Cristina Guadalupe Ascencio, 31, was arrested for an undefined post-adjudication warrant out of Bullhead City Justice Court.

     Both Mata and Ascencio were booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.