The day after Mother’s Day, a Phoenix mom has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 6-day-old baby girl, Maya.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 36-year-old Nina Koistinen admitted to smothering the baby girl last month because she “had too many kids already.”See also:-UnHappy…
No doubt many moms enjoyed breakfast in bed, flowers or some chocolaty goodness today in honor of Mother’s Day. But, as New Times’ blogger/reporter Matt Hendley has extensively documented, not all women deserve such special treatment. We can think of a few things these women — some of the worst…
An 18-year-old man was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies after tweeting that he planted improvised explosive devices in Jodi Arias’ courtroom.Laquint Cherry, whose Twitter account indicates a severe lack of common sense, was ratted out by local TV news station ABC 15, the station admits in a story…
Police say the husband of a theater director in Phoenix “concocted an elaborate scheme” to tie up two teen student-actresses at the theater for his own sexual gratification.David Harris, a 32-year-old truck driver, admitted to tricking the girls, ages 15 and 18, into being tied up at Xpressions Dance Theatre…
The family of Travis Alexander agrees with the first-degree murder jury verdict against Jodi Arias, and plans to sue Arias in the near future, the family’s lawyer said today.. Jay Beckstead, the family’s lawyer, announced the planned wrongful death suit against Arias today on the steps of the Maricopa County…
Chances seem slim-to-none that Jodi Arias will escape a death sentence. The Maricopa County jury which today found Arias guilty of first-degree murder is scheduled to begin hearing the aggravation, or penalty, phase of the trial tomorrow starting at 1 p.m. Witnesses will likely be called for this phase, meaning…
Jodi Arias was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder today, and now the jury must decide whether or not to put Arias to death. The jury also found Arias guilty of felony murder. The penalty phase of this trial, which already has lasted four months, will start at 1 p.m…
The man who kind of made Governor Jan Brewer’s comments about headless bodies in the desert a reality was sentenced to 14 years in prison.”Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded,” Brewer said back in June 2010.See…
UPDATE: Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder, Jury FindsThe jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Jodi Arias.According to a spokesman for the Maricopa County Superior Court, the verdict will be read at 1:30 p.m.See also:-Jury Deciding Arias’ Fate-Psycho Killer-Jodi Arias Is on Twitter, @Jodiannarias-Jodi Arias’…
While the jury is still considering Jodi Arias’ fate for killing Travis Alexander, we have some insight on what’s going on in her head.It’s easy, really, because she’s a nationally known murder defendant with a friggin’ Twitter account, and one of the few words that accurately describes Arias’ posts would…
Kelly Wasko, one of several Valley women recently arrested for a cancer-faking scheme, will be spending some time in prison.Wasko, a 41-year-old Gilbert resident, was sentenced this morning to 18 months in prison for collecting donations through Facebook to treat her fake cancer.See also:-Kelly Wasko, Gilbert Woman Who Faked Cancer…
The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial huddled at 9 a.m. this morning on its big decision following about an hour of deliberations on Friday. The panel’s decision will be announced about an hour or less after it’s made, court staff tells us this morning. Whether individual jury members…
A 24-year-old Phoenix man beat his 2-year-old son to death with a belt while the child’s mother failed to act before her child’s death, police say.Darnell Alvarez, and Davieanna Blake, the child’s parents, left their child to die instead of getting medical attention, fearing that Child Protective Services would be…
A Mesa man is accused in a series of drive-by masturbations, in which police say he’d pull over his truck, open the doors, and masturbate in front of children, before speeding away.Police arrested 28-year-old Brett Saltus after detectives followed his truck, and caught him in the act, according to court…
The man accused of shooting and killing two Phoenix bail bondsmen, as well as the man accused of suggesting that he shoot them, have pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them.Police said Anthony Giunta got a little scraped up when he was picked up by a pair of…
Here’s just what society needs — a video of frat boys in a big fight at a Tempe apartment complex.Police said the fight, which occurred early Sunday morning and involved the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, led to five Arizona State University students being hospitalized.See also:-Frat Party Gone Awry: Five Arrested…
The Phoenix mom who spent Christmas ’11 choking one of her kids — and threatening both of her kids with a butcher knife — was sentenced today to one year in jail.Jutrina Tillman, who was 32 at the time, had been drinking that Christmas and was mad at her 5-year-old…
The Peoria Police Department will host a meeting Wednesday between Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ruben Garcia — who was shot in the face in January while responding to a call — and the two Peoria cops credited with saving his life.One of those Peoria cops is Ryan Bakke, and…
The alleged killers of 10-year-old Ame Deal are the last to face charges in the 2011 case, as three family members now have pleaded guilty to abuse charges and charges were dropped against another.First-degree murder charges are still pending against Sammantha Allen, Ame’s cousin, and Allen’s husband, John.See also:-Ame’s Dad…
Peter Spaw, the negligent deputy county attorney who helped harass innocent officials with a merit-less racketeering lawsuit, will have his law license put on probation for two years, the state’s Disciplinary Judge has ruled. Spaw, who still has his high-level job as the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Asset Recovery Bureau…
Gerald Culverson of Chandler walked out of jail without charges earlier this month after being accused of killing his girlfriend, but ended up in a hospital one week later following a hit-and-run collision. No apparent connection exists between the collision and the earlier arrest of Culverson, Chandler police say. Regardless,…
The Phoenix mother who police say admitted to killing her 6-day-old baby girl was the “greatest mother,” according to her husband.Bradley Koistinen maintained that his wife, Nina Koistinen, did not kill their 6-day-old daughter Maya — their eighth child — as he described his wife’s history of mental illness at…
