Former Bullhead City officer accused in sex assault won’t be prosecuted

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Clark County district attorney’s office said Thursday it will not prosecute a former Bullhead City, Ariz., police sergeant for an alleged sexual assault in Laughlin last October. The announcement came at a Laughlin Justice Court arraignment hearing for Jesse Hoag, 37.

District Attorney spokeswoman Audrie Locke said case analysis determined a conviction was unlikely.

“We don’t think we have enough to win,” Locke said, noting the case could be renewed if new evidence arises.

The alleged victim in the Nevada case was the sister of one of Hoag’s fellow officers. The Nevada case occurred three weeks after Hoag was placed on administrative leave for allegedly sexually assaulting another young woman in Bullhead City.

The 21-year-old who was one of Hoag’s students at Mohave Community College alleged he forced himself upon her after they drove from a bar in Laughlin, across the Colorado River, into Bullhead City. Hoag faces a case management hearing in the Arizona case in Kingman next Thursday.

The 11-year veteran of the police department resigned last December.