MOHAVE COUNTY (KTNV) — Detectives with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office have arrested 29-year-old Shannon Allen Powell for allegedly killing Kingman resident Brandon Ray Parlanti.
On December 4, 2022, police found human remains in a remote desert area near Alamo Road and Boriana Mine Road in Yucca. Officials received information from a caller riding in the desert when they said they found the remains.
According to a media release, the body was wrapped in a tarp around debris.
The department said that they requested assistance from an outside company in February and that company was able to use genetic genealogy to identify the 50-year-old victim.
Powell was arrested for alleged murder in the second degree and abandonment of a body. Both are felonies, MCSO officials said.
This investigation is still active, and anyone with any information is encouraged by police to contact Mohave County Sheriff's Office Detective Division at 928-753-0753 ext. 4288.
