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Chauvin, prison, Tucson, attack
Nov 27, 2023

Derek Chauvin’s family has received no updates after Tucson prison stabbing, attorney says

An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin's family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in a Tucson prison.

U.S. Capitol, Vallejo, riots, Jan. 6, 2021, Trump, Arizona, Biden
Jun 2, 2023

‘Deeply repentant’ Vallejo gets 3 years for his role in Jan. 6 attack

An apparently contrite Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Navajo Nation, missing woman, Flagstaff, Ella Mae Begay, U.S. Magistrate Judge Camille Bibles, assault, carjacking
Apr 10, 2023

US judge orders man held in case of missing Navajo woman

The family of a Native American woman who went missing from her home on the Navajo Nation pleaded with the man accused of assaulting her and taking her pickup truck, asking during a court hearing Friday that he tell them where he left Ella Mae Begay so they could bring her home and find closure.

Navajo Nation, indictment, missing woman
Apr 5, 2023

Man charged in case of woman missing from Navajo Nation

A federal grand jury has indicted a man on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman whose case has helped to raise awareness about missing people and unsolved slayings in Indian Country.

Apr 17, 2017

Ducey signs “Blue Lives Matter” bill

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation today adding tougher sentences for assaults on off-duty law enforcement officers.

Apr 5, 2017

House OKs bill protecting off-duty police officers

The Arizona House has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers.

Jan 5, 2017

Lawmaker: Treat violent rifts over Trump, political views like hate crime

Sen. John Kavanagh wants judges to consider political affiliation, beliefs or opinions in the same way they consider crimes motivated by factors like race and gender.

Feb 25, 2015

House approves bill to make taking a gun aggravated assault

The House approved a bill allowing prosecutors to charge someone who tried to take another person's gun with felony aggravated assault.

Dec 9, 2013

Counterattacks

Arizona, other states retaliate against ‘revenge porn’

Sparked by a new law approved by the California legislature this fall, Arizona is one of several states where lawmakers are proposing bills to criminalize “revenge porn.”

In this Jan. 18, 2009 file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits parked in front of a crowd of people peering through the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Border Field State Park in San Diego. At one time, before the enhanced border fence in the area, the San Diego area held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Aug 22, 2013

County won’t prosecute border agent in shooting

A U.S. Border Patrol agent won't be prosecuted by Cochise County for the 2011 fatal shooting of a man who was climbing over the fence into Mexico from southeastern Arizona, authorities said.

Apr 18, 2013

Yuma police recommend charges against state senator

Yuma police are recommending prosecutors pursue four misdemeanor charges against state Sen. Don Shooter, who heatedly confronted a teacher at a Yuma charter school and later claimed his medically disabled grandson was repeatedly “humiliated and bullied” by his teacher.

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Jan 8, 2013

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.

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