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Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly

Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly

Domestic Dispute Gets Threatening in Phoenix

On Friday morning the Phoenix police are investigating a shooting that took place near Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway.

According to the Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson, this all happened when a twenty-two year old young man and his girlfriend were having a domestic dispute. Then the man had threatened to kill himself.

According to the report, the man had went into the bedroom and then the girlfriend said she heard some gunshots. She thought he might have followed through with his threat. However, he only fired some shots through the bedroom which sadly traveled through the window of a neighbors house which was across the street.

The shot hit a thirty-nine year old. The victim was holding a cup of coffee at the time of the shooting and was hit in the wrist.

The report also said that the shot victim then walked across the street to his neighbors house to secure the weapon before the police got to the scene. The gun shot victim was taken to the local hospital for some non-life-threatening injuries.

The gunshot victim’s neighbors are thankful for his courageous act.

One of those neighbors, Esther Guevara stated that:

It was a good thing that he went over there to make sure everything was fine. That was a good thing

Sgt. Thompson said that the suspect has been arrested and will face multiple charges. The investigators have not released any names in this case as of yet.

source : https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/pd-neighbor-shot-in-hand-during-domestic-dispute-in-phoenix

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18 Year Old Under the Influence Attempts to Enter a Woman’s Home

Man Gets Arrested for Biting and Resisting Officer

Young Man, Michael Micolo Attempts to Enter a Woman’s Home

According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, On Saturday, An eighteen year old had been arrested for trying to force his way into a woman’s home in the San Tan Valley area.

According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, the Investigators believe that the young man, Michael Micolo, was under the influence of drugs at the time.

Pat Ramirez from the Pinal County Sheriff’s spokesman, said that a woman who lives near the Hunt Highway and Copper Mine road had made the call to the emergency dispatchers at around two o’clock in the morning on Saturday. It was to report a man that she did not know that was trying to force his way into her home.

When one of the Sheriff’s deputies arrived to the scene, Michael seemed to be under the influence of drugs. He would not comply with the deputy’s commands. According to Ramirez, the young man would not listen and began to fight wit the deputy on scene. He was eventually brought into custody though.

Ramirez stated that the deputies called medical crews to the scene so that they could evaluate Michael Micolo. He was then taken to the hospital for further treatment. At the hospital the young man continued to struggle as he was treated for the the drugs that he had taken earlier.

Michael Micolo admitted to being under the influence

After Michael was released from the hospital he then told the deputies that the last thing that he could remember was smoking marijuana with friends, flashes of something going on with the cops at a house and waking up in the hospital.

The police arrested Michael on “suspicion of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and trespassing”.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2014/05/22/pinal-officials-teen-tried-force-way-womans-home-abrk/9453131/

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15 Year Old Arrested for Killing Detention Officer

More Phoenix Shooting Concerns

Detention Officer Killed by 15 Year Old

According to the authorities, a Maricopa County Detention Officer was shot at random while he was in his own drive-way by a fifteen year old boy. The Fifteen year old has been arrested for killing the officer.

The Police Chief, Daniel Garcia stated that on Wednesday the fifteen year old would be charged as an adult for first-degree murder for the shooting of twenty-seven year old Jorge Vargas. The investigators have worked extra hard and hours to hopefully help bring closure for the victim’s family.

Police Work to Bring Closure for Officer’s Family

This arrest is the first step in that closure. We owe Jorge that.

Chief Garcia said that the suspect was a gang member wannabe. That is how the young man got the gun to begin with. However, the police believe that Officer Vargas was shot at random and that the teen had acted alone in this brutal act.

According to the report, Officer Vargas was attacked on August 8th at around four in the morning. He was working on his vehicle outside of his home at the time. The police were able to identify him quickly since he had his Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office employee uniform on.

Police are unsure of what happened for sure in the driveway on that early morning. According to the police, the fifteen year old had just left a party at around three in the morning. He was under the influence of drug and alcohol at the time.

The fifteen year old, whose name cannot be released due to his age, had been in the Maricopa County Jail. He is going to face an aggravated assault charge for an unrelated drive by shooting.

Officer Arpaio’s statement

I’m concerned whether the assailant knew our officer was an officer. It’s tough to convince me he didn’t know. Maybe one day, we’ll get a motive from this suspect.

The teens mother and friend have also been arrested. Cathy Seymour, the teen’s mother, is expected to be charged with “hindering prosecution of her son”. His friend, Ivan Montes who is 20 years old, was booked for “hindering prosecution and disorderly conduct”. They are boy in trouble for trying to get rid of the evidence, which would help the teen avoid detection from the police.
The police haven’t been able to find the gun that the teen used in the shooting, however they were able to use the shell casing at the scene to tie the teen to the shooting.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/leonard-moreno_n_3991784.html

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Woman Pleads Guilty to her Mentally Ill Brother’s Murder

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Carlena Pinkerton Pleads Guilty for Murdering her Brother

On Friday, A Phoenix woman had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. For the 2012 death of her mentally impaired brother.

Twenty-Nine year old, Carlena Mollie Pinkerton was arrested in June 2012. This happened, after her brother had been taken to the hospital with injuries that proved to be from abuse.

According to the report, that when the man arrived at the hospital the doctors took notice that he was severely dehydrated, he also had a low body temperature and was underweight as well. That wasn’t all though, the man had various wounds on his body, some were even infected.

The hospital didn’t waste time in notifying to police of the possible abuse. The police got a warrant and searched the mans bedroom. According to their report, the room was pretty empty however, it did contain one litter box which had a strong odor that they thought was cat urine.

Joshua and Carlena told the police that they decided to take the victim to the hospital AFTER he had collapsed in the bathtub while he was fully clothed. Carlena said that her brother had stopped eating had been vomiting.

Despite hospital efforts, the man victim died in the hospital, as a result of his injuries. The autopsy showed that he also had suffered from a previously dislocated shoulder, some healing fractures, a possible broken nose and sores all over his body. The doctors believe that this is a result from him lying in the urine and feces.

Pinkerton pleaded guilty to manslaughter for this case. Carlena’s sentencing is to take place on June 20th.

Source of the Murder Case:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/05/09/phoenix-woman-pleads-guilty-death-brother-abrk/8910403/

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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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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/