Man who killed Maricopa County jail guard sentenced to 33 years in prison

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has sentenced a man who murdered a county jail guard to 33 years in prison. After an eight-day trial, on May 1, the jury sentenced Daniel Davitt, 63. Guilty of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Detainee Gene Lee in Manslaughter and acquitted of second-degree murder. It was the first known […]
One water bill killed, another has life | City News

In Franz Kafka’s 1925 novel The Trial, Josef K. spent years organizing the bureaucracy to find justice. “It’s very rare to see any progress in a lawsuit like this,” he said. People at the foot of the Rio Verde can relate. In a Kafka-esque scenario that has been repeated several times over the past six […]
One water bill killed, another has life |

In Franz Kafka’s 1925 novel The Trial, Josef K. spent years organizing the bureaucracy to find justice. “It’s very rare to see any progress in a lawsuit like this,” he said. People at the foot of the Rio Verde can relate. In a Kafka-esque scenario that has been repeated several times over the past six […]
35-year-old woman killed in Yuma

YUMA, Arizona — A homicide investigation is underway in Yuma County after a woman’s body was found Monday morning, officials say of Yuma County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Georgina Montoya, 35, of Somerton, Arizona. Montoya’s body was found at 11:42 a.m. in Yuma’s 1E Avenue and County 18th Street area. The sheriff’s office […]
Site of Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 sold to community group

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artist’s warehouse in Oakland. Burned down in 2016The building, which killed 36 people, was quietly demolished this month in preparation for possible development into much-needed low-income housing. The land on which the ghost ship warehouse was located was acquired by Unity Council, an Auckland-based non-profit community development organization. Chris […]
Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputy killed in shooting with suspect

PHOENIX — A Yavapai County sheriff’s deputy died Tuesday afternoon in a shootout with a suspect, who was taken into custody, officials said. Richard Lopez, 51, of Prescott Valley, died after being airlifted to a hospital in Phoenix. On Wednesday, the suspect was identified as Mayer’s Robert McDowell, 61, and was arrested after an hour-long […]
Man and woman who killed, dismembered roommate sentenced to 40 years in prison – American Press

A man and a woman who murdered and dismembered their roommates were sentenced to 40 years in prison Published Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 9:57 AM (Metro Creative Service) Two men were sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering and mutilating their former roommate in 2017 in Maryland. Christina Harnisch, also known as Christina […]
Man and woman who killed, dismembered Annapolis woman in 2017 sentenced to 40 years in prison

A man and a woman who dated Megan Tillman on Friday and then amputated in October 2017 were each sentenced to 40 years in prison in what prosecutors called “the worst second-degree murder imaginable.” is the maximum penalty. Tillman, a mother of two from Annapolis, washed up on the Shadyside shoreline weeks after her agreed […]
Family of man killed by border patrol want justice for their loved one

Raymond Mattia was shot dead by border guards in front of his home on May 18. Courtesy of the Mattia family The family of a Native American man who was murdered on his property by border agents on May 18 is seeking justice for his loved one. Border agents from the Tucson Sector Aho Police […]
US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire

AJO, Arizona. – U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to reports of shootings shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he suddenly threw an object and raised his arm, Border Patrol said. I gave my first detailed account of last week’s shooting near the border. of FBI and the […]