Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal
Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper's attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
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.
The Getaway Train
It all started when Thomas Hart, a drifter with a penchant for alcohol, stole a case of whiskey from Paul Moretti’s saloon. Moretti reported the theft to Yuma County Sheriff Gus Livingston. Not long after, Moretti spotted Hart on Main Street and pointed him out to a young deputy, Matt DeVanem, who confronted Hart and tried to arrest him. Hart shot the deputy at point blank range with a gun hidde[...]
3rd border activist convicted in Arizona killings
A third border activist has been convicted of killing a southern Arizona man and his young daughter in a 2009 home invasion.
Suspect arrested in Arizona lawmaker’s beating
Casa Grande police say a suspect is in custody in the beating and robbery of an Arizona lawmaker.
Trial set for escaped Arizona inmates, accomplice
Trial dates have been set for two of the three inmates who escaped from the Kingman state prison and their alleged accomplice.
Burglary suspect claims he was waiting for an interview
Capitol Police responding to a report of a burglary in progress arrived on scene in time to witness a man exit a building turn and run inside the front door of the Child Development Center building.