A Phoenix man was “too tired” — and his wife’s blood-pressure was “too high” — to take an extremely ill 13-month-old baby to the hospital in November of 2010 — despite having been told by doctors the baby needed medical attention.The result: the baby died.Now, the baby’s mother, 21-year-old Kristen…
Say what you will about 47-year-old Moses Antonio Shepard, but at least he’s persistent — he was recently convicted of stalking a New York woman…for the last 18 years.Shepard was convicted last week of two counts of interstate stalking for stalking the same woman for nearly two decades, the U.S…
A Tempe man who left his 11-month-old son in a running bathtub last year was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probation.Jason Achondo, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse in November.Achondo and his baby-mama,…
Tyson Langley, the 15-year-old accused of gunning down two people at a Peoria smoke shop last week, is being held on $2 million bond after he was arrested in Los Angeles over the weekend and extradited back to the Valley.Langley, court records obtained by New Times show, was arrested on…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced this morning that it will seek the death penalty for two people accused of murdering 10-year-old Ame Deal last summer by locking her in a tiny footlocker and leaving her there overnight. Sammantha Allen — Ame’s cousin — and her husband, John Allen, have…
More than a year after getting shot in the head during last year’s Tucson shooting rampage, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning announced via-the Youtube video embedded above that she will step down from Congress.See New Times’ coverage of the Tucson shooting — and Giffords’ miraculous recovery — here…
Late last year, we published a story about a guy known as “Raven,” a mentally ill man who had been living for more than a year in a central Phoenix park. The piece described how several of Raven’s “neighbors,” folks who live in the area around the big park, had…
Phoenix police officials should have more closely examined allegations made by police Sergeant Phil Roberts about falsified border-related kidnapping statistics before deciding to investigate him for making those claims, according to a federal investigative report obtained by New Times. That message, found in a 33-page report by the U.S. Office…
There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but 24-year-old Russell Hofstad only needed one — with a butcher’s knife…in a warehouse/concert venue…that he broke into. Similarly, there could be several reasons to skin a cat. Hofstad’s: he was hungry.According to court records obtained by New Times, police…
Despite starting with a great quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the closing argument released today in the discipline case against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas isn’t a fun read.The 91-page document filed with the Arizona State Bar, which brought the case against Thomas, trots out the…
Police in Mesa have a problem: a man was fatally stabbed and authorities have no idea who did it.About 11:30 p.m. Friday, police responded to a call about a car that crashed into a home on East McLellan Road.The person who called 9-1-1 told dispatchers that the driver of the…
Carl Mosher, a former physical education teacher at St. Gregory’s Catholic school in Phoenix, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to 27 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old student…in his office…at the school.Additionally, Judge Daniel Martin sentenced Mosher to lifetime probation.Mosher…
Say what you will about 25-year-old Taylor Thornberry and his extensive collection of kiddie-porn, but at least he’s organized — his tens-of-thousands of images and videos of (ahem) child erotica are organized into three categories: “good,” “better,” and “the best.”How do we know this? Well, he was arrested Tuesday after…
A Phoenix man who spent a good portion of 2011 stalking his ex-girlfriend was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to one count of arson, one count of stalking, and six counts of aggravated harassment.Since July, Phoenix police have received at least 33 reports…
Where to start…Well, the good news is there’s an outside chance that Thurman McGriff didn’t actually get a blowjob from a puppy. However, according to police, at the very least, he whipped out his penis in public and simulated oral sex, using the pooch’s mouth as the (ahem) pleasure center,…
A federal judge in Kentucky has a set a trial date for the defamation lawsuit a Cincinnatti Bengals cheerleader filed against Scottsdale’s own Hooman Karamian, a.k.a. “Nik Richie,” of The Dirty (ahem) fame.U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman set a June 4 trial date for the lawsuit, which claims “Richie” and…
The Glendale Police Department announced yesterday that it plans to move forward with plans to search a landfill for the remains of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who’s been missing since October and is presumed dead.Since Shockley’s disappearance, the case has gone from a missing person investigation to a homicide investigation –…
It’s often good to quit while you’re ahead — for example, if you almost beat a child molestation rap, you might want to think about not molesting kids anymore.Christian Turcios, a 26-year-old custodian at the Highlands Church in Scottsdale, didn’t quit while he was ahead — after basically beating the…
The Glendale Police Department says it will move forward with plans to search a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who’s been missing since October.Glendale police told New Times last month that the case is now a homicide investigation, with Shockley’s mother, Jerice Hunter, as…
Taylor Basilio, the Phoenix man who last month admitted to beating his 7-week-old son so brutally that the boy’s skull was broken in two places, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges.Basilio and his wife, Candace Basilio, were arrested last…
When many of us see Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doing so well after getting shot in the head during last year’s shooting rampage at a grocery store just outside of Tucson, we’re relieved, inspired — even uplifted.Not 77-year-old George Morris, who also is one of Jared Loughner’s victims, and who lost…
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic day when a 23-year-old, severely mentally ill man named Jared Loughner shot 19 people at a Safeway just outside of Tucson, killing six.Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, despite getting shot in the head during the rampage, led an estimated 3,500 people in the Pledge…
