Man Kills Roommate After Argument Over Broken Microwave

A man reportedly shot and killed his roommate after an argument ensued between them over a broken microwave in Golden Valley, Mohave County, Arizona on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Officers from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office were called out to a residence near McConnico Road and Huntington Drive in Golden Valley, which is southwest of Kingman, on Wednesday, Dec. 14 after they received reports regarding a homicide. When they responded to the scene, they found 73-year-old Everett Yates dead with a gunshot wound inside the residence, azfamily 3TV CBS 5 reported.

During an investigation, detectives determined that Yates' roommate 73-year-old Robert Hoenshell Jr. allegedly shot and killed his roommate, 73-year-old Everett Yates. Investigation revealed that Hoenshell and Yates got into an argument the day before over a damaged microwave. When deputies interviewed Hoenshell regarding the shooting, he reportedly told them that he had shot Yates while he was asleep.

Following the confession, Hoenshell was arrested and is facing possible charges of first-degree murder.

The incident currently remains under investigation.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a pregnant woman fatally stabbed her boyfriend during an argument over reheating food in a microwave at her apartment in Austin, Chicago, Illinois, as previously reported.

The accused, identified as Keshia Golden, 33, who was eight months pregnant, was charged with one count of first-degree murder after she allegedly killed her 30-year-old boyfriend Calvin Sidney hours after her baby shower inside the home they shared in the 5100 block of West Augusta Boulevard on Oct. 22.

After her baby shower on Oct. 22, when Golden and her relatives returned home, a verbal argument ensued between Golden and Sidney over who could reheat their food in a microwave first. During the argument, Golden knocked a plate of food out of Sidney's hand before he grabbed her and pushed her into a counter.

Golden then grabbed a knife, allegedly lunged around him, and stabbed the victim once in his thigh, hitting his femoral artery.

After stabbing Sidney, Golden then allegedly dropped the knife and fled the scene. Sidney was immediately taken to a local hospital Mount Sinai Hospital where he died. Golden returned to the home not knowing Sidney was dead and was arrested by officers at the scene.