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2 men charged in Gilbert attacks on teens agree to plea deals
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Two young men who were charged in the ambush-style attacks on teens at an East Valley fast food parking lot have changed their pleas. Twenty-year-old Jacob Pennington and 19-year-old Deleon Haynes both have agreed to a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in their respective cases.
Death penalty isn't on the table for 3 suspects in Preston Lord killing. Here's why
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office said it would not pursue the death penalty in the killing of 16-year-old Preston Lord. The death penalty is now off the table for Treston Billey, 18, Taylor Sherman, 19, and Dominic Turner, 20, according to an email from the office on Wednesday. They were death penalty eligible...
Veterans in assisted living honored by Queen Creek American Legion post
The Queen Creek American Legion Post 129, Legion Riders and auxiliary have teamed up to honor local veterans who are residents in Queen Creek assisted living facilities. Organized by Auxiliary
Student found with firearm by new weapons detection system at Mesa High School
A student at Mesa High School was found with a firearm Wednesday morning while attempting to go through a new weapons detection system to enter the school. The student "at no time threatened another student or staff member with a gun," according to district spokesperson Jen Snyder. The student was arrested. ...
Three teens accused in East Valley case agree to plea deals
At least three teens involved in East Valley teen violence cases have decided to take plea deals and change their plea to guilty. Two cases involve assaults in Maricopa County and one case stems from Pinal County. Deleon Haynes. Court documents show that Deleon Haynes has decided to plead guilty...
Right place, right time: Arizona nurse saves mountain biker with CPR who collapsed on trail
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Marc Biren feels lucky to be alive. “You don’t always get that third strike. This is already the second one,” he said. The Mesa man suffered his first heart attack in 2021 and another on March 10, 2024. The second time, he started to feel pain in his chest while he was on a bike ride with his friend, Stan. He blacked out on the Pima Canyon Trailhead at South Mountain.
Mesa High student was allegedly bringing gun to school nearly every day until metal detectors caught it, records show
MESA, Ariz. — A Mesa High School student was found with a gun in their backpack soon after metal detectors at the school went operational, according to the Mesa Police Department. The student, who was identified as Joseph Coops, 18, was immediately detained and questioned, officials said. An investigation...
'Orbeez challenge' could lead to criminal assault charges for kids, Gilbert police warn
GILBERT, Ariz. — The Gilbert Police Department is warning kids not to shoot at people with projectiles called Orbeez after several recent reports of incidents involving these or items very similar to them. There was a surge of this activity back in 2022 in what became known as the...
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