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Man Gets Arrested for Biting and Resisting Officer

Man Gets Arrested for Biting and Resisting Officer

Man Bites Officer and Resists Arrest

Monday morning did not start off too good for a Mesa Police Officer after an altercation with a man that he was trying to arrest. The man was arrested early Morning after the Mesa Police officer stated that the man had bit an Officer who had attempted to stop him.

A police Officer from the Mesa police department, stopped Brien Prater very early this morning at 2 o’ clock in the morning. According to the Mesa Police Detective, Esteban Flores who is a department spokesman, they stopped him at the 40th Street and Arbor Avenue because the mesa officer thought Mr. Prater was a “suspicious person”.

 

Man Tries to Flee The Scene

The officers were waiting on the dispatchers to see if Prater had any search warrants against him and while they were waiting Prater decided to run away. The officer had to strike the suspect several times and then Prater actually bit the officer several times on the arm. Apparently he left some marks on the officers arm, because they were able to record the multiple bite marks. The officer finally caught up with Prater and Prater was still not following the officer’s commands. Prater tried to push up from the ground as one officer was on top of him, according to the officials.

According to Detective Flores, the officer as well as Prater were taken to the local hospital, Banner Gateway Medical Center so that they could be evaluated.

 

Man Is Arrested for Assault on Police Officer

Mr. Prater is in some pretty serious trouble. The man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault on a police officer as well as resisting arrest, possession of dangerous drugs and marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and he also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2014/08/18/man-bites-mesa-police-officer-abrk/14248175/

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Man Arrested For Abusing Woman,Dogs and Murder

Man Arrested For Abusing Woman,Dogs and Murder

Man Arrested for Murder of Former Arizona State University Football Player

A man is now facing charges for the murder of a former Arizona State University Football player and Scottsdale bouncer. This was after he was caught after he hit his girlfriend and both of her dogs.

Ian Alexander Macdonald was arrested by the Mesa Police after an altercation, the victims in the altercation said that Ian was trying to kill them. This was according to the Court documents.

According to the court paperwork, Ian’s girlfriend had told the police that they returned home with a male friend Ian allegedly “went crazy”. The male friend had just came home from the Skyline Park on Saturday, July 5th.

At the park, earlier that evening, a park ranger had gave all three of the victims a citation for consuming alcohol.

Things Go Downhill After Ian Gets Home

The male victim that was inside of the home said that Ian was so upset about the citation when they arrived to the house (around 2:40) that he immediately got into an altercation with his girlfriend. That is when Ian then hit her and her two dogs.

The female victim in the case said that her boyfriend had threw one of the dogs against the wall and then started to kick the other one. She tried to go to pick up the poor dogs and that is when he then hit her. The hit caused her a bloody nose. According to the female, Ian then walked around the home and picked up a handgun.

The male victim had secretly dialed 911 and then placed his cell phone into his pocket before he saw Ian pick up the gun.

Luckily the male victim used his head while things were about to go crazy. The male told the police that he knew that Ian had a bad temper and also had a weapon in the home. So while the couple was arguing, the male victim sneaked around and was about to remove the magazine clip from the handgun.

When the police officials arrived, the suspect had told the police that a Hispanic male that was wearing blue jeans and a black t-shirt had pounded on the front door while holding a gun in his hand and that the man then fled on foot.

Police questioned both of the victims separately. They told the officials that once Ian had grabbed the handgun he stared at both of the victims for about thirty seconds before he placed the gun onto the floor. The female victim was then able to hide the gun in her bedroom.

Ian’s Sentencing

Ian Macdonald is now facing six charges which include assault, false reporting to law enforcement, and failing to comply court orders.

Ian had been on a felony release for second degree murder charge of Tyrice Thompson. He posted bond, however he was prohibited from possessing weapons or consuming alcohol.

According to the police officials, Ian admitted to the police to drinking alcohol and that he accidentally hit the female victim in the face.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/man-who-killed-asu-football-player-arrested-for-hitting-girlfriend-and-2-dogs

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Police Searching for Four Suspects in Fatal Stabbing

Police Searching for Four Suspects in Fatal Stabbing

Phoenix Police Looking for Fatal Stabbing Suspects

On June 27th Phoenix Police have started a search for four suspects who were involved in a stabbing that sadly killed a man inside of his apartment.

Tommy Thompson, who is a spokesman for the police department said that nineteen year old Johnathan Hollinquist was stabbed to death inside of his home. The residence was located near Black Canyon Boulevard and Carefree Highway.

According to Mr. Thompson, Johnathan was asleep on the couch when three or four men unwelcome entered his home. He says that then one of the unwelcome men had gotten into an argument with Johnathan over a previous “conflict”.

During the conflict, the man allegedly stabbed Johnathan. Johnathan was then taken to a local hospital but sadly died from his injuries.

The police officials have identified one of the stabbing suspects as nineteen year old Geraldo Silberia Jr. also known as “Bemo”.

According to the report, all four of the suspects fled the scene. The investigators described the suspects as “Hispanic” but sadly had no other information on the suspects at this time.

Police Need Help Finding the Stabbing Suspects

Police are asking that anyone with any information on the suspects or the crime to please contact the Phoenix Police at 602-262-6151 or the Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/man-killed-in-north-phoenix-stabbing

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Man Gets 5 Years In Prison for Trying to Grab Young Girl

Man Gets 5 Years In Prison for Trying to Grab Young Girl

Phoenix Man Attempts to Grab Teen Girl

A man from Phoenix was sentenced to five years in prison and lifetime probation today. Last year he was accused of trying to grab a fourteen year old girl as well as following her with a baseball bat.

In May, Thirty-Eight year old, Tommy Andrade pleaded guilty to the charges of luring a minor for sexual exploitation as well as an attempt to commit aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.

Man Tries to Attack a Young Girl

Back in October, 2013 the fourteen year old girl had told the authorities that she had seen Tommy Andrade on a park bench and also had a baseball bat with him. She told the police that the man had made an attempt to grab her by her hand. She pulled away and he started to chase her with the baseball bat. She was afraid that the man had wanted to hit her.

The record shows that the fourteen year old girl had flagged down a driver that luckily let her get into their car and she was able to escape.

Tommy Andrade has had a few run in’s with the police, he had been convicted of some previous felonies. Judge Robert Miles of the Maricopa County Superior Court, stressed that Mr. Andrade should remain under supervision after his release due to the fact that one of the charges was repetitive.

Judge Miles stated that due to the prior convictions, combined with the emotional harm and threat of physical injury to the victim, earned him a lifetime of probation as well as him having to file as a register as a sex offender.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/06/10/phoenix-man-grabbed-girl-sentenced-abrk/10285657/

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Man Arrested for Assaulting His Pregnant Girlfriend

Man Gets Arrested for Biting and Resisting Officer

Man Brutally Assaults His Pregnant Girlfriend

A woman who is seven weeks pregnant was recently strangled by her live-in boyfriend.

According to the local Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Willson who is twenty-four years old has admitted to also pushing his eighteen year old girlfriend’s head into the wall on Monday night at their home.

The Officer reports say that the female victim had called 911 saying that she had been strangled and having some difficulty breathing.

Apparently Christopher had become upset during a conversation about her pregnancy. When she got upset and called 911, Willson allegedly smashed her telephone on the ground.

According to the victim, Christopher then put his hands around her neck and then pushed her head into a nearby wall. He then continued strangling her until she couldn’t breath and could only see “bright lights”. The victim said she had tried to yell for help but she couldn’t.  After however long she then lost consciousness. She told the officers that she was just worried that Christopher Willson would try to kill her and her unborn baby.

After she regained consciousness she had to drive herself to a nearby family member’s home. They then called 911 and she was then taken to the hospital. She had swelling around her neck as well as some defensive wounds on her arms and hands.

The police officials searched for Willson but had no luck in finding him. However, on Tuesday one of his family members called the police and told them where he was. He was then located and taken into custody.

Christopher Willson Charges:

Willson faces charges of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and preventing use of a telephone in an emergency.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/florence/arizona-man-accused-of-strangling-pregnant-girlfriend

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Mother Interfere’s With Son’s Arrest

Mother Jailed for Interfering With Son’s Arrest

According to a statement from the local Sheriff’s Office, an Arizona mother was recently jailed for trying to interfere with her son’s arrest. She ended up getting into a fight with one of the County Deputies.

The thirty-seven year old mother, Sanqusia Johnson reportedly confronted the police officials on Saturday at the sheriff’s substation. This was after they arrested her seventeen year old son on suspicion of his involvement with some recent burglaries that happened in the area.

One of the Sheriff Deputies had recognized the teens that matched the description of the teens wanted in the connection with the burglaries. The deputy then stopped the group at 6:15 in the evening on Saturday near Durango and South Sunland Gin Roads. Two of the teens were then taken into custody and then transported to the police substation.

The Mother Reacts to Her Son’s Arrest

Sanqusia Johnson and her forty-two year old boyfriend, Genaire Roberts arrived at the substation and then became confrontational after the police had began to question Johnson’s son. The police was telling him that he would be charged with burglary.

The deputies had to continue questioning Johnson’s son and Sanqusia had to be restrained. According to the Sheriff’s Office, while the Sheriff’s supervisor was trying to get Johnson away from her son she then hit the deputy in the side of the face with her hand.

According to the statement, her boyfriend then grabbed onto her, trying to prevent the Sheriff’s deputy from handcuffing her.

The couple was booked on suspicion of aggravated assault. Roberts was later cited for obstruction of justice but was later released.

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2014/05/28/pinal-mom-jailed-abrk/9679131/