Prosecutors in Arizona say they will seek the death penalty for a 22-year-old man accused of stabbing a 29-year-old skin care technician to death on a hiking trail last spring. Lauren Heike’s parents released a statement saying they’d learned from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office that they had filed the notice of intent to seek …
A missing Arizona man has been found and hospitalized with gunshot wounds, but his father — who disappeared at the same time last month — remains missing. In addition to finding the wounded Dalton Holvig, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said it found two bodies during a search of the property and arrested two people …
An 8-year-old girl shot during an Arizona road rage incident last week has died, and the man police say is responsible has been charged with her murder. Sidney Garrand, 48, also faces four counts of assault and one weapons and explosives count, according to Maricopa County jail records. Court documents Phoenix police received multiple calls …
An Arizona couple has been arrested after an anonymous tip led police officers to their home, where they found their three children living in a filthy house without food or running water and not going to school. The investigation began in February, when a caller told the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office that the three young …
Authorities in Arizona say a woman is facing criminal charges months after her husband was arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of child molestation. According to KSAZ, 46-year-old child care provider Leslie Marie Little is accused of failing to report child neglect by George Little. Police reports indicate investigators interviewed her as part of her …
Authorities in Arizona say a man has been arrested on suspicion of impregnating an 11-year-old girl. According to KNXV, the alleged victim’s pregnancy was confirmed at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Friday. On the same day, 20-year-old Carlos Jacinto Cobo-Perez was arrested, police reported. The girl allegedly named him as the man who had sex with …
Authorities in Arizona say a basketball coach at Dobson High School has been arrested on suspicion of engaging — or attempting to engage — in a sexual relationship with three teens on the girls’ junior varsity team. According to KPHO, 23-year-old Kyler William Ashley is accused of having sex with two 17-year-old girls and sending …
Authorities in Arizona say a 26-year-old man was arrested after his 5-year-old stepson was reportedly left alone inside a hot car. Witnesses told police that the young child screamed for the suspect, identified as Isaac Smith, not to leave him in the parked vehicle. According to KNXV, the incident reportedly occurred at about 4 p.m. …
A new report claims authorities in Arizona falsely accused a man who spent nearly a week in jail on suspicion of murder, hinging their case on misleading location data gathered from his smartphone and surveillance video. According to the Arizona Republic, Jorge Molina spent several days behind bars late last year after data from Google …
Authorities in Arizona say a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a service animal left outside a convenience store by its owner, a military veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. According to AZFamily.com, the alleged victim left the dog tied up outside a Circle K location in Glendale recently as he went inside to …
An Arizona teacher facing criminal charges related to an alleged sexual affair with a then-13-year-old boy began with a text message on a school-sanctioned smartphone app, according to reports. As the Arizona Republic reported, 28-year-old Brittany Zamora solicited messages from her students on the Class Craft app, telling them she would be bored while at …
Authorities in Arizona say a 45-year-old man was arrested this week on suspicion of slitting a driver’s throat at the end of an Uber ride. According to NBC News, Francisco J. Diaz is accused of calling on the ride-share app from a restaurant in Goodyear on Wednesday evening. He allegedly entered a vehicle being driven …
