The Arizona Department of Corrections says convicted murderer Christina Black apparently killed herself on Tuesday.Black, a 52-year-old former Apache Junction resident, had been in prison since 1999, when she was sentenced to life after fessing up to murdering her grandmother with a piece of fruit…
Bryan Teague of Peoria, the suspect in a 5,220-acre wildland fire east of the Valley in August, has been thrown in prison several times for his persistent drinking and driving since 2000. Being a prohibited possessor, he wasn’t allowed to own or carry a firearm when he wandered around 29th…
An armed Phoenix man was shot and killed yesterday as he entered an apartment unit he owned after suspecting that someone might be inside.Police found 31-year-old transient Bobby Hoover minutes later in front of Cortez High School, not even a half-mile away, walking down the street with his meth, a…
Police officials have Christopher Dorner, the alleged murderer and former Los Angeles police officer, in a gunfight right now in the Big Bear area of California. Just a few minutes ago, the action-packed audio feed included CBS correspondent Carter Evans saying by phone that he was “in the middle of…
The pro-gun-control organization headed up by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, released a video ad featuring a plea from Giffords for Congress to act on gun-control proposals.Giffords and Kelly announced the formation of Americans for Responsible Solutions last month, and announced their intentions to get Congress…
Putting a propane tank in a campfire turns out to be an even stupider idea than we thought. After Bryan J. Teague of Peoria put a 16-ounce tank in a campfire on August 8 while on an off-roading trip in the Tonto National Forest, the predictable explosion sparked the 5,220-acre…
A jury convicted a former taxi driver of manslaughter today, for beating a 57-year-old man to death in a 2011 parking-lot-rage incident.Former AAA Taxi driver Gary Gene Mayo actually had a fare in his cab when he began swearing at James Fournier, who was out with his wife and grandchild…
Scottsdale police have “exactly nothing” against the Marine accused of stabbing former ASU football player Tyrice Thompson to death, his lawyer claims.In Ian MacDonald’s initial court appearance for his second-degree murder charge, attorney Jeffery Mehrens also spoke about his client’s career as a Marine, in which he claimed MacDonald has…
Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.You may be familiar with the word-association game — one…
Bond was set at $75,000 for the 26-year-old Tempe man arrested in the murder of former ASU football player Tyrice Thompson, and new information has been released in the case.For starters, according to court documents obtained by New Times, although Ian MacDonald — the man accused of stabbing Thompson to…
A Phoenix man took a plea agreement today in a federal stalking case, in which he attempted to “reclaim” his ex-wife in time for their 20th anniversary.According to 49-year-old David Richards’ admission, he only started stalking the woman 15 years after their marriage ended.See also:-Moses Shepard Gets Prison Time for…
The woman who told police she was so “dazed” that she drank nail polish before fatally running over an 18-year-old Peoria high school student in 2010 was sentenced today to six years in prison.Joey Romero was walking home from his job at the 99 Cent Store near 83rd Avenue and…
A 26-year-old Tempe man has been arrested in the murder of former ASU football player Tyrice Thompson.Ian MacDonald, an apparent Navy veteran, is accused of stabbing Thompson five times on January 27 while Thompson was working as a bouncer at the Martini Ranch bar in Scottsdale. Thompson died from his…
A Phoenix man who let his 5-year-old niece starve to death in his apartment — then did nothing as her body was decomposing in the apartment — will be going to prison.Leonard Orta Jr., 49, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, as part of a plea agreement, in which…
Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, our alleged criminals are breaking all the rules…
Attorney Mark Hummels was taken off life support last night, and he became the second person to be killed as a result of Wednesday’s office-building shooting in Phoenix.The attorney for the Osborn Maledon law firm and businessman Steve Singer were shot by 70-year-old Arthur Harmon, after they were all involved…
Mark Hummels, an attorney who was shot yesterday in the Phoenix office-building shooting, “will not survive,” according to his law firm.”Our friend and partner, Mark Hummels, was severely injured in yesterday’s senseless shooting,” a statement from the Osborn Maledon law firm says. “We have been informed that Mark will not…
Former Arizona Diamondbacks first-baseman and color-commentator Mark Grace was sentenced this morning to four months in jail.According to a Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman, Grace was granted work release, and will also serve two years on probation.See also:-Mark Grace and Daron Sutton Being Replaced by Bob Brenly and ESPN’s Steve…
Arthur Harmon, the man police say shot three people yesterday at a Phoenix office building, was found dead in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shops store in Mesa.Police believe he committed suicide by shooting himself.See also:- Attorney Mark Hummels “Will Not Survive” Shooting, According to Law Firm-Phoenix Shooting:…
Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, our alleged criminals brought some questionable material along…
As Jennifer Campos correctly stated in November, 2011, giving her 2-year-old son methadone to treat a toothache was probably a “bad idea.”Campos was sentenced today to 10 years of prison and a lifetime of probation for charges related to that incident.See also:-Jennifer Campos: Giving 2-Year-Old Methadone For Toothache a “Bad…
A 10-year-old 5th-grader at Guadalupe’s Frank Elementary learned a valuable lesson about “snitches” on Tuesday.See, the boy had enlisted help in stabbing one of his classmates for “snitching,” but the classmates ended up ratting him out to the teacher, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. He also learned how…
