Jared Loughner Back in Arizona For Wednesday Court Hearing

Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner is back in Arizona today after spending the past several months in a federal prison in Missouri where he’s undergoing psychiatric treatment to hopefully make him mentally fit to stand trial.Loughner has a court hearing in Tucson tomorrow, where U.S. District Judge Larry Burns will…

Glendale Woman Wakes Up to Find Michael Thorson’s Fingers in Her Vagina

When a Glendale woman awoke from a vodka and Xanax-inspired nap Thursday night, 56-year-old Michael Thorson was in the town house she’s sharing with a friend — and his fingers were in her vagina.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the 53-year-old victim and her female roommate were at the…

Luke Air Force Base Stabbing Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide

The bizarre deaths of two people at Luke Air Force Base over the weekend has been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities announced this morning.The bodies of Gaudioso Gamilla, 62, and Vilma Gamilla, 61, were found stabbed to death inside the base’s post office Sunday night after their son, who lives on…

Anthony Rios Used Samurai Sword in (Failed) Bicycle Robbery

Mesa thief Anthony Lopez Rios used a samurai sword in an attempt to steal a guy’s bicycle last night. More laughable than using a martial arts weapon to try to rob a bike, the robbery attempt netted precisely zero bikes — and Rios can now add “failed bike robber” to…

Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Brian Mitchell Brought to Tucson Prison

Brian David Mitchell, the Utah street preacher convicted of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, has begun serving his life sentence in an Arizona prison.Mitchell, who kidnapped Smart — who was then 14 — from her bedroom in 2002, was brought to a prison about 10 miles south of Tucson. The prison is…