A Phoenix man who claims he learned to kill while a member of the Cuban military was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to charges that he fatally snapped his girlfriend’s neck during an argument. Hermenegildo Cardenes Morffah agreed to a second-degree murder charge today for…
On his Facebook page, 54-year-old Lonnie Hendricks lists his employment as “house dad.” According to Hendricks, he “could not ask for a more rewarding position” — which might have something to do with some of the duties that apparently come with the gig, notably kissing the breasts of his 13-year-old step-daughter.But…
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was cleared over the weekend to leave rehab in Texas and fly to Florida to watch her astronaut husband Mark Kelly’s shuttle launch less than four months after getting shot “through the brain” during the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage.Coincidentally, Arizona has a Senate seat opening up with the retirement…
Leroy Smalley was down on his luck in 2003. He’d just been convicted in a child-molestation case, and his release required him to register as a sex offender and check in with a probation officer regularly for the rest of his life. When his wife divorced him while he was…
The Arizona Herpetological Society has some suggestions on how to host the lamest Easter egg hunt ever: don’t “hide” the eggs where kids can’t see them.The problem: rattlesnakes.The AHS is warning Valley residents about the dangers of Easter egg hunts in a region infested with slithering monsters…
Delarndrus Nashid Shabazz lives casual, clothing-optional, which gets him into trouble at the Valle Escondido Condominiums as he allegedly walks around his girlfriend’s condominium exposing himself to teenagers and middle aged women alike. According to court records obtained by New Times, Shabazz is an employee of Fox Sports Arizona, the…
The Statute of Liberty inspires people to think about freedom. That sure seems to be the case with 42-year-old Kevin Theriault, who felt free enough to whip out his johnson in front of a woman who was dressed as Lady Liberty, all while standing in a Tempe parking lot, say Tempe police. Police say Theriault had masturbated in…
A Scottsdale charter school teacher was arrested on Tuesday and accused of bashing the face of his boyfriend’s 6-year-old daughter because she woke him up from a nap. Chandler police arrested Qikai “Ben” Chen, 27, at Basis Charter School, where he works as a math teacher. Records show that Chen admitted…
Alan John Shepard was minding his own business Monday morning when his meddling neighbors decided to call the police accusing him of peddling meth. Phoenix police officers showed up at his place, near 4th Avenue and Vineyard, with a search warrant in hand, and tagged him for dangerous drug transportation…
MCSO Family values Some apples don’t fall far from the tree, and some don’t fall at all. Christian Alexander Bullis, 20, also known as Farva Bullis, was arrested with his mother, Marie Ranay Bullis, yesterday afternoon, after they were busted shoplifting at an ACE Hardware Store on 31st Street and Indian…
An execution date finally has been set for an Arizona killer convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl as she collected money for her paper route at a Tempe apartment complex in 1984.After nearly 26 years on Death Row — on the taxpayer dime — 56-year-old Donald Edward Beaty will be put to death…
An amateur Avondale tattoo artist who traded a tattoo for sex with a teenage girl was sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted child prostitution and two counts of unlawful tattooing for the April 2010 incident.Juan Lara, 38, was in a Maricopa County Superior Court…
A Chandler woman who’s been missing since Friday has been located and is apparently OK.According to the Chandler Police Department, 18-year-old Trinity Olsen-Galeai called police this morning to report that she was not in any danger…
An 18-year-old Chandler woman is missing and police need your help tracking her down.Trinity Olsen-Galeai was last seen about 9:30 Friday night. According to the Chandler Police Department, she has missed several appointments since, which is unlike her.Olsen-Galeai is described as a Pacific islander. She is about 5-foot-8 and 135…
Zulema Espinoza terrorized her three children, her husband, and a fellow motorist while out drinking and driving Saturday night. According to court documents obtained by New Times, Espinoza, 30, was driving drunk near 33rd Avenue and Thomas Road about 9 p.m. when she sideswiped a fellow motorist’s car with her…
is closed and a man is dead after he threatened to commit suicide by jumping from a highway overpass. Phoenix police shot him before he was able to execute his plan, but he still managed to fall to his death.About 4 a.m. today, a motorist called police to report that…
A San Diego-based psychiatrist was appointed today to evaluate Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old, lone suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage on January 8. U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns appointed Dr. Matthew Carroll to perform Loughner’s mental-competency exam, according to the Associated Press. The AP says the decision to appoint…
Some things in life require intense courage and willpower — like the guy who went to the Surprise Police Department to tell the cops he was raped by his meth dealer. According to documents obtained by New Times, the man told police he was at the Surprise house of 41-year-old…
Skinny dipping can be fun when the participants are visually appropriate. Another suggestion/law is making sure that nobody participating is a 10-year-old boy — especially if you’re a 25-year-old “friend” of the family.Last week, police in Casa Grande arrested Nicholas Ryan McCray, who — among other pervy things — allegedly thought it…
The accomplice of three inmates who broke out of an Arizona prison last summer pleaded guilty today to state-level charges of escape and robbery. Casslyn Welch, the fiancee/cousin of one of the escaped inmates, will be sentenced to 20 years in prison for the state crimes. However, punishment for the federal…
A Phoenix man taking out the trash made a grim discovery in an alley near his house: a barely clothed dead body.The body was found near 29th Avenue and Madison Street earlier this morning.Police haven’t said much about the discovery of the body, but ABC 15 spoke with Jose Torres,…
Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, has a choice to make: actually show up in court for her next hearing under her own free will, or allow Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jailhouse goon squad to use “any means necessary” to get her there.Yikes!In the past, Johnson’s had some…
