A 24-year-old Arizona woman has been charged with multiple counts related to the stabbing of her mother on Monday. The mother sustained nearly 20 stab wounds, which Ashland Crank told police she inflicted on herself, according to a probable cause statement. Scottdale Police said they were called to the scene Monday morning by a third …
Two media outlets received a “ransom note” for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC News host Savannah Guthrie who disappeared from her Arizona home over the weekend. CBS affiliate KOLD in Tucson and tabloid entertainment outlet TMZ received the note, with TMZ reporting on it before contacting the Pima County Sheriff’s Office. Pima County Sheriff …
The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has been reported missing from her Arizona home. Nancy Guthrie was last seen in the Catalina Foothills area outside Tucson shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. She was reported missing by family around noon on Sunday, according to Sheriff Chris …
Police in Arizona found a man dead at his own home on Monday and arrested a burglar they say killed him last month and then kept living at the dead man’s home. Neighbors called Phoenix Police because they hadn’t seen 57-year-old David Jimenez in some time — yet they saw activity at the home and …
A third suspect in the murder of an Arizona woman in 2023 has been extradited from Georgia to stand trial. Jared Gray is facing nine charges, including first degree murder, in the death of Mercedes Vega, who was found in a burning car on Interstate 10 near Tonopah in April 2023, according to KSAZ. The …
A wealthy California farm and energy mogul was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder of his estranged wife last month. Michael Abatti, 63, was indicted in Arizona, where Kerri Ann Abatti, 59, lived, on Tuesday and arrested that same day, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office said. Kerri Ann Abatti was found unresponsive at her home …
An Arizona woman declared “Today is my independence day” last week when she allegedly slashed her boyfriend’s throat in an attempt to kill him. Tamala Rudeseal, 52, called 911 herself just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, reporting that she had tried to kill her boyfriend, according to court documents reported by KTVK. Responding officers found …
An Arizona teen broke into hs ex-gifrlfriend’s home and shot her to death in her bed then went after the girl’s mother. Emilio Rivera, 18, was charged Friday with first degree murder in the the death of 17-year-old Rhiana Kemplin a week earlier, KSAZ reported. Court documents say after killing Kemplin, Rivera tried to shoot …
Arizona tribal authorities are investigating the death of a White Mountain Apache girl found dead a week after she was reported missing. The US Department of the Interior’s Indian Affairs division said detectives were looking at the death of 16-year-old Challistia Colelay as a murder, KTVK reported. Colelay was reported missing to White Mountain Apache …
An Arizona man who pleaded guilty his 2-year-old daughter’s death “took his own life” Wednesday morning ahead of sentencing. Christopher Scholtes, 38, was found dead when he failed to turn himself in after his guilty plea, as CrimeOnline previously reported. His sentencing had been scheduled for November 21. He faced up to 30 years in …
An Arizona man was sentenced last week to 22 years in prison for striking a motorcyclist while driving drunk and dragging the bike and the rider for nearly a mile before realizing it. “The friction from being pushed at such a distance caused the bike to catch fire as it was pushed down the road,” …
A convicted Arizona child sex offender was arrested last week for trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl in Tolleson. The City of Tolleson said the most recent incident took place on September 29 when the suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Christopher Leon, grabbed the victim by the arm as she was walking home from school …
