Brian Fortner, a Peoria man whose duffel bag with child porn and his wallet was found in a dumpster last year, was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison. Meanwhile, a plea agreement guarantees that another Valley resident, Graham Roberts Drewes, will serve only two-to-four years in prison for…
Absconders and armed robbers made this installment of New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even “dead beat” parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury…
Arizona prison escapee John McCluskey’s murder trial gets under way today in Albuquerque for the slaying of an Oklahoma couple during a three-week crime spree in 2010. Linda and Gary Haas, both 61, were General Motors plant workers on their annual trip to Colorado in August 2010 when they’re believed…
The Adrienne Salinas death investigation isn’t necessarily a homicide case, as police had indicated yesterday, Tempe police say this afternoon. Investigators saw no obvious signs of foul play during their preliminary look at the 19-year-old Tempe woman’s remains, which were found in Apache Junction last week, says Sergeant Mike Pooley,…
Ricardo Torres Marquez, the creep who broke into a westside home in 2011 and molested a 4-year-old girl, was sentenced to 24 years in prison today. He’s 22 now. When he gets out, he’ll be on lifetime probation…
Maricopa County’s most famous disbarred lawyers, Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon, were slapped down by the Ninth U.S. Circuit of Appeals today in a bid for immunity from a lawsuit. The ruling allows former Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley to proceed with his lawsuit against the former County Attorney, his…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, an ex-Phoenix cop accused of murder goes to trial, jury selection starts in re-trial of Buddhist temple massacre suspect, a youth minister is found guilty of molestation, and more:…
At the end of the 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, all of our alleged offenders have…
Skeletal remains found in a wash in Apache Junction may belong to 19-year-old Adrienne Salinas, a Tempe resident who’s been missing since June, police say.Although Tempe Police Sergeant Michael Pooley says the remains were found August 6, members of several police agencies and the FBI currently are out there looking…
The manager of a Fry’s grocery store in Phoenix took a rotisserie chicken to the face while chasing a theft suspect, police say.The alleged chicken-chucker, 46-year-old Carlos Ramon Guzman, tried to pull off his heist at the Fry’s at 67th Avenue and Indian School Road, according to court documents obtained…
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is trying to shave about a decade off the delay between verdicts and executions.It’s not exactly Horne’s idea, but he’s been trying to get the Justice Department to approve Arizona’s rules that expedite the post-conviction process in death-penalty cases…
A Phoenix couple tried to trade their food stamps to grocery shoppers in exchange for drugs, police say.Perhaps the drug use has done a number on couple’s brains, but people don’t usually carry bags of drugs while grocery shopping. Thus, they were unsuccessful in making any transactions…
After a Mesa woman tossed boiling water on her husband and child, the couple decided that only the husband should be hospitalized, as they feared that Child Protective Services might find out.CPS did find out, and that 4-year-old child has since been taken to the Maricopa County Burn Unit –…
A Phoenix man stabbed his roommate after hearing that his roommate was the one who recently sexually assaulted one of his relatives, police say.Unfortunately, 50-year-old Thomas Hults was acting on inaccurate information and stabbed his innocent roommate, according to police…
They’re not big-time bad guys, but according to Peoria officials, arrest warrants have been issued for these individuals since they allegedly skipped out on court appearance — failure to appear — for offenses such as driving under the influence of alcohol (or some other mind-altering ish) and shoplifting. Most Wanted…
Barry Jordan, the accused pervert whose red-light-running spree in 2011 resulted in a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl, has been found guilty but insane. The decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dawn Bergin means that Jordan will be incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison for a term yet…
A detention officer for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed outside his home early Thursday morning.Phoenix police are investigating the murder of the eight-year MCSO veteran, Jorge Vargas, who was gunned down in the driveway of his home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road…
Police say the man who was grabbing butts in East Valley grocery stores has been arrested.According to the Tempe PD, 21-year-old Jesse Jimenez was arrested inside his home, and he admitted to committing the assaults…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the “Rock Burglar” gets prison time, a terrorist hoax earns one man a stint in jail, another man is found guilty in a meth-fueled ambulance theft, and more:…
At the end of the 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, all of our alleged offenders are…
A 78-year-old man who lives in the retirement community of Sun City is accused of fatally shooting his wife Wednesday morning.Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies initially proposed that it could have been a “mercy killing” of a terminally ill spouse, which would be the second one in Sun City in the…
A Mesa man who was found completely naked and covered in both Off! insect-repellent and Raid insecticide told police he was just trying to throw the police dog off his scent.Have we mentioned yet that there was no police dog?…
