Photos of Karate Kid Jaden Smith Leads to Arrest of Phoenix Sex Offender

Normally, possessing photos of Jaden Smith, the star of the most recent Karate Kid movie/son of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, won’t land you in prison.However, if you’re a convicted sex offender currently on probation after getting convicted of child prostitution charges, photos of the 12-year-old star could land you…

Backroom Casting Couch Recruiter Antonio Gonzalez Faces Additional Kiddy-Porn-Related Charges

Things just got even worse for “reality” porn recruiter Antonio Adrian “Gonzo” Gonzalez.”Gonzo” was charged last month with several kiddy-porn-related charges for allegedly sexually attacking several underage girls he was recruiting for his websites, photosbygonzo.com and gonzomodeling.com — both feeders for the porn website “Backroom Casting Couch” — and now…

Jesus Busso Estopellan Admits to Murdering ASU Pre-Med Student and Friend

An arrest has been made in the murders of an Arizona State University student and his friend earlier this week.Read about the murders of pre-med student Tyler Webster, 18, and 19-year-old Olek Wladyszewski here.Jesus Busso Estopellan was picked up yesterday after police discovered text messages exchanged between him and Wladyszewski…

Morning Poll: How Long is Too Long to Be on Death Row?

New Times took a look yesterday at Arizona’s 130 death-row inmates awaiting execution. Turns out, nearly 20 percent (24 of 130) have been rotting away/cheating court-ordered death for more than 20 years — on taxpayers’ dime. The extended-stay hotel that Arizona’s death row has become ain’t cheap — last year alone, nearly $600,000…

Kid-Killing Child Molester Richard Bible to be Executed Today

Tick-tock…Kid-killing child molester Richard Bible is set to be put to death in just hours for the 1988 murder of a 9-year-old girl.Richard Bible is set to die at 11 a.m. after losing all of his appeals. He’s been on Death Row for more than 20 years.Bible was convicted in…

Mesa Shooting Leaves Two Dead; Suspect on the Loose

Two men are dead after getting shot while sitting in a car in Mesa early this morning, and Mesa police tell New Times that the suspect in the shooting is still on the loose.About 1:15 this morning, Mesa police got a call from a man who said he and the guy…

Morning Poll: Should Jared Loughner be Involuntarily Medicated?

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ordered an emergency hearing yesterday to determine whether Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner should continue to be involuntarily medicated.Prosecutors filed a motion yesterday arguing that Loughner should be given anti-psychotic medication because he’s been diagnosed as schizophrenic and is a danger to others.His behavior while…

This Guy Robbed Three Banks

The man pictured above is responsible for three bank robberies over the past month, and cops need the public’s help tracking him down…

Avondale Wife: Husband Said “Shoot Me, B*tch.” So She Did

An Avondale woman was arrested yesterday after she claims her husband — with whom she’s had several documented domestic violence issues in the past — told her “shoot me bitch,” which she did, killing the man.Aimee Stensgaard, 27, admittedly killed her husband during a fight after the two came home…

PETA Compares James Ray’s Sweat Lodge Victims to Dogs Left in Hot Cars

As Oprah-approved “self-help” guru James Arthur Ray prepares for sentencing after getting convicted of negligent homicide for the deaths of three people at a sweat lodge ceremony, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are trying to capitalize on the publicity his case received — by comparing the victims of…

Police: Phoenix Man Bit/Beat 3-Year-Old Girl to Death

A Phoenix man is charged with first-degree murder after police say he beat his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter to death over the weekend. In addition to blunt force trauma to the girl’s head and torso, police also noticed bite marks on the young girl, which were admittedly caused by her mother’s…