Manslaughter charge ousts ex-college boss from Maricopa

Maricopa University has distanced itself from a former administrator facing manslaughter charges stemming from a hit-and-run incident in May. Chris Vodka, 58, a former administrator of Central Arizona University, was sued in Pinal County Superior Court last month after the crash that killed motorcycle driver Hector Tuala, 25, on May 13. He pleaded not guilty […]

Daniel Davitt faces decades for manslaughter of Jim Lee

Daniel Davitt (left) was convicted on May 1, 2023, of the 2019 murder of Officer Jean “Jim” Lee (right). (Pinal County Sheriff’s Office; Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office) Arizona prison inmates face the possibility of spending decades in prison after their guards died nearly four years ago. Daniel Davitt, 62, was convicted of attacking and killing […]

Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for manslaughter in downtown Flagstaff Shooting

Treshawn Ware was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing his cousin Frankie “Jay” Jackson during an argument outside the Collins Irish Pub in downtown Flagstaff in the spring of 2022. was Ware pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in January. Last spring, he was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault […]

State wants restitution in case of Havasu man sentenced for manslaughter | Local News Stories

Mojave County prosecutors are seeking restitution for the shooting death of 19-year-old Damon Petetan of Lake Havasu City following a conviction last month. Prosecutors have charged 19-year-old Carter R. Beckwith with a first-degree murder charge in 2021 for shooting. Beckwith was convicted of manslaughter last month and sentenced to 10.5 years in prison. to order […]

Manslaughter case vs. ex-Tucson cop dismissed after new grand jury declines to indict

Criminal charges against former Tucson police officer Ryan Remington, who shot and killed a man in a power wheelchair in a confrontation over shoplifting in November 2021, were dismissed Tuesday after a new grand jury failed to indict him. Remington had been charged with manslaughter in the death of Richard Lee Richards after a grand […]