If 20-year-old William Lowe’s aspiring to become a ruthless serial killer, he may be on the right track. Like Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, and David Berkowitz before they were cold-blooded killers, Lowe apparently gets his kicks by hurting defenseless animals.According to police, Lowe shot a puppy with a high-powered pellet…
Police say a Scottsdale man got hammered on liquor and beer Saturday afternoon, sexually assaulted his own wife, verbally abused his nephew and daughters, and then tried to stage a fight between a chihuahua and a pit bull.When the two pooches didn’t fight, 48-year-old David Shelburg Jr. slammed their heads…
A 20-year-old surgery assistant at a Sun City hospital was arrested at work last week following a grand-jury indictment on charges of possessing child pornography. Ryan Hazelton was 17 and living with his folks in Chandler when a 2009 Tempe police investigation caught up to him and his family’s home…
Eugene Foster’s girlfriend’s teen daughter will probably think twice before she takes naked pictures of herself on her cell phone. That’s because Foster taught her a “lesson” Wednesday night — by sending naked photos of the girl to dozens of contacts stored in her cell phone.Many of those who received…
According to the medical website drugs.com, some of the side effects of Xanax include decreased sexual desire or ability, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, light-headedness, nausea, tiredness, and weight changes. One of the more severe side effects (as you can see in the mugshot to the right) is red, swollen…
The young woman seemed nervous as she checked in at the airport gate on July 26, and officers could see her hand shake as she held her ticket.Abril Save of Tucson had just flown to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport from New York and was preparing to take a connecting…
“They were going to kill me.”That’s the cryptic message an Arizona City woman — hopped up on bath salts — gave police before leading them on a 30-minute chase Saturday afternoon.The pursuit ended when cops managed to blast her in the face with pepper spray while she was still behind…
Here’s what we know: 38-year-old Jose Jesse Olmos broke into an office at the Mesa apartment complex where he lives, stole a power drill, and looked at porn on a computer in the office — as captured on the office’s surveillance camera.What we — and, more importantly, people who work…
A Mesa woman has been charged with second-degree murder after admitting to police that she fatally shot her boyfriend after he accused her of infidelity.Police say Donna Diaz called police about 11 p.m. yesterday to report that she shot her boyfriend, Thomas Mark Wakeman, three times after he accused her…
Taking a cab from the airport this weekend would have been cheaper — and a whole lot less frightening — for a Florida visitor who was robbed of $5,000.The victim, who wasn’t named in court records, was picked up at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday at about 3:45…
A year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court records filed yesterday by the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office, which requests the forfeiture of computer equipment seized from the…
A Hells Angels hanger-on who helped alleged murderous biker Paul Eischeid flee the country in 2004 has been sentenced to prison time for supplying Eischeid with a false passport before he skipped town.Eischeid — a former Charles Schwab stockbroker with a “relatively clean criminal record” — is accused of the…
If you happen to run into the parents of accused murderer Paul Giovante Jones, do him a favor and let them know he’s a killer and he’s “proud of it.”That’s the message Jones, 26, asked Scottsdale police to relay to his parents after he fatally shot his boyfriend, Colton Scharge,…
There’s good news and bad news for 60-year-old Shaun Deter, who lost his keys after his vehicle malfunctioned while he was allegedly “super” extremely drunk and driving last night.The good news: his keys have been found (they were on his dashboard).The bad news: they were found by a firefighter who…
An officer-involved shooting in Chandler earlier this week has been ruled a suicide — turns out the victim shot himself in the head before getting shot by police.According to the Chandler Police Department, about 6:45 p.m. Monday, 39-year-old Adam Buckner pointed a gun at one of his neighbors in the…
“Baseline Killer” Mark Goudeau learned his fate this afternoon when a jury sentenced him to death for a murderous crime spree that terrorized Valley residents for nearly a year.Goudeau was convicted of nine counts of murder last month following a five-month trial. Today, a jury sentenced him to death on…
A Valley attorney — best known for representing an escort who accused baseball villain Albert Belle of stalking her in 2006 — has been recruited to represent Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Attorney Scott Maasen has agreed to represent Hunter, his office confirms to New Times. However,…
If your public relations firm happens to represent an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, it’s probably in your best interest to not make fun of people with disabilities. Just ask Valley PR honcho Jason Rose, who took to Twitter over the weekend to compare a “knucklehead” he saw at…
The Arizona Supreme Court today will consider whether to issue an execution warrant for a man convicted of murdering his adoptive mother back in 1984. After murdering her, he chopped her body up into several pieces, and scattered them in dumpsters near the Florence Prison — where he was an…
Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley — who is suspected in the girl’s disappearance — has been released from jail.Hunter, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says, was released about 10:40 a.m today.Jerry Cobb, spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, tells New Times Hunter was released because…
A Tempe man and his baby-mama have each pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse after leaving their 11-month-old baby in a running bathtub earlier this year.Initially, Summer Dawn Angelly, 23, and Jasen Anchondo, 28, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. The couple was arrested in August after…
Shawn Nau, Maricopa County’s general government director, was responsible for leaking records about former deputy Joel Fox to the press in apparent defiance of a court order.Though county spokeswoman Cari Gerchick told us last week that the leaker had received a written reprimand for his actions, it turns out that…
