Month: May 2014

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felony Personal Injury Wrongful Death

Man Shoots Son-In-Law with Flare Gun

Man Shoots Son-in-Law with Flare Gun

Arizona Man Shoots Son-n-Law with Flare Gun and Attempts to Stab Him

George Brown is a sixty-six year old Arizona man. He is suspected of shooting his Son-In-Law with a flare gun. He then proceeded to try to stab the younger man with a pocket knife, according to the police.

George later told the authorities that he was “fixin’ to kill” Heston Carr, his Son-In-Law. All of this because of a domestic dispute that occurred between the two men. The dispute then turned violent that Saturday morning.

According to the KPHO, Heston Carr thought for sure that he was going to die in the vicious attack.

AZ family gives details about the flare gun attack

According to court documents, Brown punched Carr in the face three times then shot him in the abdomen with a flare gun, causing an open wound with burns.

Brown told Chandler police that he saw Carr on the ground, moved toward him with a knife and said, “I was fixin to kill him,” then attempted to stab him with a folding knife, according to court records.

The local police say that there has been a pretty violent history with the Son-In-Law and his father-in-law.

George Brown’s Charges over the Flare Gun incident

One count of second-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault and disorderly conduct.

Source:https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/george-brown-arizona_n_5159014.html

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Personal Injury Wrongful Death

19 Year Old Arrested for Kidnapping and Killing a Man

19 Year Old Arrested for Kidnapping and Killing a Man

Phoenix Police Arrest 19 Year Old for Kidnapping and Killing a Man

On Thursday the Phoenix Police arrested an 19 year old young man for kidnapping another man for two days and then tried to shoot him in the face with a shotgun.

The suspect that was arrested was nineteen year old Noe “Quiet” Silva. He was booked on charges of attempted first-degree murder, as well as kidnapping and managing/organizing a street gang, and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person.

According to the court documents, a man had told the police that the young man (Silva) and another young man that went by “sleepy” had kidnapped him near Glendale and 17th avenues.

The police believe that Silva is a gang member. The man said that at one point the other kidnapper had put a shotgun in his mouth and then pulled the trigger. Luckily the gun did not fire though.

The man escaped by prying open a window in the apartment, the window was however nailed shut from the outside so it must have been a pretty hard task.

The man stayed in the nearby alley ways. That is when Silva found him and then shot him in the face with the shotgun. Luckily, the man survived the shot. The man was able to identify the men in a photo lineup.

Before the kidnapping the man said that Silva had been “taxing him“. He believed that Silva’s gang would be acting soon.

Taxing

is when a gang threatens someone with force for financial gain.

The kidnappers made the man turn his phone, hats, and other personal items over to them.

Silva’s sentencing

He was convicted for theft of means of transportation in 2009 while he was still a juvenile. The previous conviction prohibits him from having a weapon. A judge has ordered Silva be held in jail on a $750,000 bond.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/05/02/police-phoenix-gang-member-kidnapped-shot-man-face/8628039/

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Bus Accident Personal Injury

Police Searching for Bus Driver Assault Suspect

Police Searching for Bus Driver Assault Suspect

Police Need Help Finding Suspect who Assaulted a Bus Driver

Police are asking for help in their search for the suspect that assaulted a bus driver back in late April. The News release said that the man was holding a large hunting like knife to a female bus driver. According to the report, the pair had gotten into an argument over reduced bus fare.

The  man then continued to threaten the female driver. He followed her down the bus aisle with his hunting knife pointed at her. The man then fled the scene. However, he was last spotted walking into on of the apartment complex’s near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road.

The assault happened on April 27th close to 6:45 in the morning.

Description of the Male Suspect

Medium build Hispanic male weighing about 140 pounds and standing about 5’3” tall. The man was bald and had a thin, black mustache.

Police are asking that if anyone has any information on this suspect to please contact “Silent Witness” at 480-948-6377 or online.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/pd-looking-for-suspect-in-aggravated-assault-against-phoenix-bus-driver

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Car Accident Crossing Accidents Personal Injury Wrongful Death

Pedestrian Suffers Injures From Collision

Pedestrian Suffers Injures From Collision

Police Close Intersection for Pedestrian Crash

The Phoenix Police close the intersection at 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road on last Thursday Morning. There was a serious collision at the intersection.

According to Phoenix Police Spokesman, Sgt. Tommy Thompson, A pedestrian man was walking across the 27th Avenue at 8:15 in the morning, that is when the thirty-nine year old woman driver of a 1999 Ford Mustang struck the man.

Sgt. Thompson said that the pedestrian man suffered some critical injuries and was taken to the local hospital. The woman driver of the Mustang stayed at the scene and cooperated with the the authorities.

The closure of the intersection was expected to last throughout the morning.

Update on the Pedestrian that Was Hit

The pedestrian has been identified as a twenty year old young man,Victor Lee Squire. Sadly, Victor Squire died later that Thursday at the hospital. The driver of the yellow Mustang isn’t expected to face any charges in the incident.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/05/02/police-identify-pedestrian-killed-crossing-street-abrk/8618725/

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Personal Injury

Suspect Shot in Police Attempted Arrest

Suspect Shot in Police Attempted Arrest

Man Gets Injured As Police Attempt to Arrest Him

On Saturday May 3,2014 a man was injured as he was fleeing from officers near the Children’s Hospital on 20th street and Thomas Road.

Sgt. Steve Martos says that they had received a trespassing call at the Phoenix Police station around 3 in the morning. The caller said that the individual had a bottle in hand and was swearing at the security trying to provoke them. He was holding the bottle in a “threatening manner”.

The security officers had asked the subject to leave three times but each time he kept coming back to the property. The officers arrived to the scene and the man fled. He was chased by the police officers to the area of 20th and Virginia streets.

Sgt. Martos said that the subject then bent to the ground and made a movement towards his pants. As the man began to stand up one of the officers show the suspect in the leg for their safety. As the man stood up after he was shot, the man began to throw rocks at the officers. He then ran away again.

Some later Officers that arrived to the scene found the man near Yale and 17th Street. He did not go easily, he resisted the new officers as well. The fight required more officers to respond to the scene. Luckily the Officers got control of the situation and took the man into custody.

He was first transported to the local hospital for his gunshot wound. Sgt. Martos said that the officers that received minor injuries during the struggle did not require treatment. Sgt. Martos said that when the man was well enough to be released from the hospital, he was booked into jail.

Charges for the suspect who was Shot

aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and trespassing.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/suspect-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-following-trespassing-throwing-rocks-at-pch-guards

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felony Personal Injury Wrongful Death

Brutal Beauty Salon Killing Finally Has a Ruling

Man Gets Arrested for Biting and Resisting Officer

Man Charged With 8 Felonies for Beauty Salon Murders

During a court appearance on Friday, the man who is accused of killing eight people made a plea to the court. The man is responsible for the mass shooting at a Seal Beach Beauty Salon.

The man responsible for the killing of those eight people is Scott Dekraai. He is charged with eight felony counts of “special circumstance first degree murder” for his connection to the October 2011 Salon shootings. This was the deadliest shooting rampage in Orange County.

Scott was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting. He was armed with three different firearms. That is when he walked into the salon then began shooting.

Orange County District Attorney’s statement

For almost two minutes, Dekraai shot victim after victim, executing eight people by shooting them in the head and chest.

According to the prosecutors, Scott was seeking revenge against Michelle Fournier who is his ex-wife. She was 48 years old and an employee at the salon. Apparently they were in the middle of a custody dispute over their eight year old son.

The Beauty Salon’s Victim List

Fournier, 54-year-old salon employee Victoria Buzzo, 46–year-old salon employee Laura Elody, 62-year-old salon owner Randy Fannin, 47-year-old salon employee Michele Fast, 65-year-old salon client Lucia Kondas, 47-year-old salon employee Christy Lynn Wilson and 64-year-old David Caouette.

During the hearing, Scott pleaded guilty to all charges because he felt like it was the “right thing to do”.  Scott is now facing the death penalty. Even though he pleaded guilty Scott was not offered anything for pleading guilty.

Scott Sanders, Public Defender’s statement

He wanted the victims to know that he will not be challenging at any point, now or in the future, him being in custody for the rest of his life.

Source:https://ktla.com/2014/05/02/accused-seal-beach-salon-shooter-expected-to-plead-guilty/#axzz30XErVFAb