Ian MacDonald, the man accused of fatally stabbing former ASU wide receiver Tyrice Thompson outside a Scottsdale bar in late January, was “pissed” and “acting like a dick” before the stabbing, a witness tells New Times.That source, who was at the Martini Ranch bar with MacDonald’s group that night, agreed…
If you get pulled over with 1,000 pounds of weed in your vehicle, it’s probably going to be pretty hard to come up with an excuse.Case in point: Authorities say 31-year-old Efrain Nunez was pulled over in Glendale yesterday while driving a van with nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana in…
The 26-year-old Tempe man arrested in the murder of former ASU wide receiver Tyrice Thompson has been released from jail.Ian MacDonald, a former Marine who had a “top security clearance” — at least, according to his lawyer — is accused of stabbing Thompson outside the Martini Ranch bar in Scottsdale,…
A bicyclist spotted a body floating in a Tempe canal earlier this week, and police haven’t been able to identify the body.The bicyclist called police on Sunday afternoon after spotting the body floating in a canal just east of Priest Drive, according to Tempe PD.See also:-Jeff Ahlers’ Death Ruled Suicide…
A physical education teacher at a Phoenix elementary school admitted that she had a “sexual relationship” with a female student who was 12 years old at the time, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the alleged victim, who’s now 19 years old, just recently came forward with…
In a couple of weeks, the Phoenix Police Department will recognize the 50th anniversary of one of the most famous arrests in the department’s history — that of Ernesto Miranda.You probably recognize Miranda’s name by the “warning” named after him that lets an arrestee know he has the right to…
Something’s wrong with Jodi Arias, that much anyone can tell. Her lack of emotion combined with the brutality of her crime — stabbing, slashing and shooting her victim — have led some to call her a sociopath, or psychopath. Not that most people could give a medical definition of the…
The Mesa Police Department says a taxi driver for Discount Cab Company offered to waive the fare for two women, in exchange for “sexual favors.”Believe it or not, police say 43-year-old Eric Vincent didn’t get any takers…
Kristopher Harvey, the father from Surprise who was “just trying to teach his boys a lesson” by making them get really drunk, will spend the next three years on probation.Police described the boys, ages 13 and 14, as “highly intoxicated,” as officers discovered them on a June day in their…
The Jodi Arias trial took another turn for the nutty today with a “meltdown” by prosecutor Juan Martinez and, to some extent, the justice system. Arias, who claims she shot, stabbed and nearly decapitated her ex-boyfriend in self-defense, said in her third day of being cross-examined that Martinez was making…
We’re not sure whether this is a serious thing, but right-wingers are touting their response to the attempted recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio: an effort to recall County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.Forgive us for being skeptical, but if you think it’s a longshot that Arpaio will be recalled, consider the…
The 26-year-old Tempe man arrested in the murder of former ASU football player Tyrice Thompson pleaded not guilty this morning.MacDonald, a Marine who has a “top security clearance” — at least, according to his lawyer — is accused of stabbing Thompson outside the Martini Ranch bar in Scottsdale on January…
It’s 1:30 p.m., and Monday’s lunch recess has just ended. Jodi Arias has re-taken the witness stand and casts a mellow gaze toward the defense side of the courtroom as she waits for the jury to file in. The afternoon session begins with a long attorney sidebar at the bench…
A Phoenix man with a history of domestic-violence-by-biting pleaded guilty late last week to the 2011 murder of his girlfriend, whose body was found beaten and bitten in a pickup truck.Paul Hamilton pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, as well as kidnapping and threatening, as police said at the time that…
Afternoon recess is over. It’s 1:38 p.m. Prosecutor Martinez begins by asking about her journal entries. Her entry indicates that “Lonnie” was baptized on a Thursday night, as referenced in her previous testimony. The entry goes on to say she went to Travis’ house for the night, “where we explored…
Gavin MacFarlane, the Scottsdale man who shot and killed two people at a strip club in December of 2010, won’t get the death penalty after being found mentally incompetent. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens raised MacFarlane’s bond from $2 million to a cash bond of $5 million following…
It’s about 1:30 p.m., and the afternoon recess in the Jodi Arias trial has ended. Arias is back on the stand, having testified this morning about how she shot Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008, then drove to Utah to meet a guy she liked. She spent a few hours…
We’re live-blogging this morning from the Jodi Arias trial. Be sure to check back frequently for updates. The testimony is beginning right now as her attorney, Kirk Nurmi asks for Jodi to tell what happens when she gets in the shower. This follows yesterday’s testimony, in which she described showing…
Peoria police say skeletal remains found earlier this month in a desert area were identified as Deborah Delaney, a 54-year-old Peoria resident who hadn’t been seen since April 2011.Her husband, a retired Sun City firefighter, was about to be charged with her murder last year even though Delaney’s body hadn’t…
The El Mirage man who stabbed his 76-year-old father to death in April was sentenced today to 16 years in prison, as part of a plea agreement.Albert Arias had told police shortly after the stabbing that he had been “abused by his father his whole life,” and Arias, 47, also…
The Arizona Department of Corrections says convicted murderer Christina Black apparently killed herself on Tuesday.Black, a 52-year-old former Apache Junction resident, had been in prison since 1999, when she was sentenced to life after fessing up to murdering her grandmother with a piece of fruit…
Bryan Teague of Peoria, the suspect in a 5,220-acre wildland fire east of the Valley in August, has been thrown in prison several times for his persistent drinking and driving since 2000. Being a prohibited possessor, he wasn’t allowed to own or carry a firearm when he wandered around 29th…
