Apache Superior Court Judge Donna Grimsley dropped murder charges against an eastern Arizona man because, she says, the accused’s rights were violated when he was interviewed by investigators without a lawyer.Joseph Roberts is believed to have murdered 72-year-old William “Stoney” McCarragher in April of 2007. Authorities allege he also helped…
There isn’t much difference between a fully automatic M-16 machine gun and the semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, both of which are readily available for sale in Arizona. Both shoot the same, high-powered .223-caliber ammo and can be loaded with large-capacity magazines of 30 rounds or more. Except for different internal workings…
A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against Jared Lee Loughner for the attempted murders of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aids,Ron Barber and Pamela Simon.”Today, the Grand Jury returned an initial three-count indictment against Jared Lee Loughner in the Tucson shooting case. We are in the…
The same day it was announced that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords would be moved to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab as early as Friday, the hospital announced another milestone in her recovery: she stood up.The hospital announced yesterday that Giffords — with the help of medical staff — stood…
About 60 percent of Americans believe police presence should be mandatory when members of Congress hold Town Hall-type events, a new poll shows. The poll, commissioned by The Hill, a Washington D.C. newspaper, also found that 91 percent of Americans want to keep seeing meet-and-greets with members of Congress like the one Gabrielle Giffords was at on January 8…
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be moved to a hospital in Houston as early as Friday to begin rehabilitation after being shot through the brain 11 days ago. “The congresswoman’s family wants to ensure she receives the best rehabilitative care possible for her type of serious, penetrating brain injury,” Dr. Michael…
Jared Lee Loughner is just one of many mass shooters in recent history who worried more about damaging his hearing than slaughtering innocent people. Video surveillance footage reportedly shows that Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner had inserted ear plugs before opening fire with his Glock and shooting 20 people…
A drunk Coolidge man (and apparently his rifle, too) had a wild ride through a Pinal County trailer park Sunday night, and he had a whole lot to say to the sheriff’s deputies who arrested him, including telling cops the reason for his drunken joyride was because he “just went…
When Douglas Police Chief Alberto Melis got word in August of 2009 that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords planned an event at a local Safeway, his thoughts immediately turned to security.Giffords’ press secretary, CJ Karamargin, sent an e-mail to several city officials to notify them about the “Congress on Your Corner” event…
Mary Rose Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, didn’t disclose her business interests to the public like she should have, that much is clear. But multiple felonies? No way, says Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores. “With the utter lack of motive or evidence of…
A Chandler woman, now-infamous for occupying one of the meth-ier apartments on record — in which her methed-up husband put their 7-month-old baby in the freezer — copped a plea deal this morning that will keep her out of the clink.Leann Kracke pled guilty this morning to two counts of…
Daniel Wayne Cook, a death row inmate awaiting his court-imposed date with death for the last 24 years — in an Arizona prison on the taxpayer’s dime — is one step closer to being strapped to the executioner’s table.This morning, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Cook…
Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox won’t face any criminal charges in the crappy case against her put together by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores rejected the idea of charging Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board…
The Tempe Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a man missing since Saturday.Willie Jigba, 24, was last seen at a party in the 600 block of East Weber Drive in Tempe. Jigba left the party alone and hasn’t been heard from since.Jigba was supposed to start…
On Friday, one of three inmates who escaped from a Kingman Prison last summer entered guilty pleas for several crimes related to the escape.Tracy Province, who along with John McCluskey and Daniel Renwick, escaped from the prison on July 30, of last year, faced eight charges in Arizona after sneaking…
Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at her Congress on Your Corner events, it’s been well-reported by now.No cops were standing by when Jared Loughner opened fire on innocent people, starting with Giffords. And the lack of security wasn’t unprecedented: Other members of Congress held — and still plan…
Federal law enforcement sources told the Washington Post last night that they plan to move the trial of Jared Loughner — the madman believed to be responsible for the January 8 shooting rampage in Tucson — out of Arizona because of the extensive pretrial publicity the case has received.Loughner, 22,…
For a long time (and possibly forever), Tucson is going to be synonymous with tragedy. That’s a shame. You see, our neighbor to the south is much more than a place where six people lost their lives and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was severely injured. Arizona’s second-largest city, which is the…
Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords told reporters this morning that her condition continues to improve after she was shot through the brain on January 8. However, “graduation Day,” they say, will be the day Giffords leaves the hospital and begins rehabilitation.Doctor Michael Lemole told reporters that bone fragments were pushing down on…
The now-infamous sinister smirk by Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner — in a photo taken by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department after the January 8 shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 others wounded — reportedly hasn’t changed since he’s been in federal custody.During his time in federal stir, Loughner’s eyes…
Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords announced last night that the congresswoman’s condition has been updated from critical to serious following a procedure Saturday morning.According to an update from the University Medical Center, where Giffords is being treated, doctors performed a procedure that removed the breathing tube from the congresswoman and…
Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following last weekend’s shooting rampage in Tucson announced today that the congresswoman is no longer on a ventilator.According to an update from the University Medical Center, where Giffords is being treated, doctors performed a procedure this morning that removed the breathing tube from the congresswoman…
