Last Wednesday James Phillip Anderson appeared in custody in front of Judge C. Allen Perkins with both attorneys ready to go. Thatâs when Prosecutor Whiting dropped a bombshell: the State of Arizona was not prepared to honor the agreement and moved to withdraw from it. Even over Zoom, it was clear that Defense Counsel Brewer was absolutely stunned. He quickly and correctly recognized that the development âputs me in a very awkward position,â he told the court. âIt is really frustrating to go through the effort of getting this case resolved,â only to have it fall apart and not to even be told beforehand, Brewer said.
APACHE COUNTY â David Lamoyne Wilbert, 65, of Denver, pleaded guilty in the Apache County Superior Court on Dec. 9 to the manslaughter death of his wife, Kim Robinson, 58. She was a passenger in a 2004 Ford Explorer that Wilber crashed into a fence after a rollover on U.S. Highway 191 north of Chinle. Thatâs where the Arizona Department of Transportation lists milepost 478, the location of the wreck according to court filings prepared by Department of Public Safety which investigated the crime.
Wilbert also pleaded guilty to one aggravated DUI charge, a Class 4 Felony. DPS reported that his blood alcohol content several hours after the rollover was .17. The presumed impairment level for drivers in Arizona is .08.