http://www.maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/ Maricopa County Attorney's Office Press Releases http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-21-Teen-Video-Contest-to-Combat-Substance-Abuse.pdf Calling all student filmmakers!  The Maricopa County Attorney invites you to enter the “My Message” video contest for a chance to win a new Apple MacBook® Pro and $500 in Apple merchandise. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-17-County-Attorney-Praises-Ban-on-Bath-Salts.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery applauds Governor Jan Brewer for signing House Bill 2356, which outlaws a category of over-the-counter drugs commonly known as “bath salts.” http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-16-Jury-Finds-Haider-Abdullah-Guilty-of-2009-Double-Murder.pdf After three days of deliberations, a Maricopa County Jury has found Haider Abdullah guilty of two counts of First Degree Murder for the 2009 shooting deaths of Ayad Mizel and Mohammad Mzeal. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-13-Michael-Lee-Crane-and-Others-Indicted-for-Phoenix-PV-Arson-Homicides.pdf A Maricopa County Grand Jury has charged Michael Lee Crane with two counts of First Degree Murder for causing the January 30th, 2012 deaths of Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-13-Gilbert-2-16-2012-Shred-A-Thon.pdf As part of its ongoing commitment to combat identity theft, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is partnering with Shred-It to offer a free Shred-A-Thon on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at Sam’s Club, 1225 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-02-02-Guilty-Verdicts-for-Former-Police-Officer-Turned-Bank-Robber.pdf Chad Michael Goulding has been found guilty on multiple counts of armed robbery, theft and kidnapping in connection with a string of bank robberies that took place during a five month period in 2006. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-01-31-MCAO-Marks-Passing-of-Retired-AZ-Supreme-Court-Justice-Mike-Ryan.pdf The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office today mourns the untimely loss of retired State Supreme Court Justice and former colleague Mike Ryan, who dedicated more than three decades of exemplary public service to the citizens of Arizona after serving his country with distinction as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-01-23-County-Attorney-Seeks-Death-Penalty-in-Ame-Deal-Murder-Case.pdf The Maricopa County Attorney will seek the death penalty against John “Bud” Allen and Samantha Allen, both of whom are accused of murdering 10 year-old Ame Deal by locking her inside a plastic storage box in July, 2011. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-01-19-Glendale-1-24-2012-Shred-A-Thon.pdf As part of its ongoing commitment to combat identity theft, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is partnering with Shred-It to offer a free Shred-A-Thon on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in front of Cabela’s, 9380 West Glendale Avenue in Glendale. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-01-17-Crack-House-into-Dream-House.pdf The Alvarado family of Phoenix will get the keys to a beautiful new, environmentally-friendly home today, built on the site of a house that had been a magnet for criminal activity and an eyesore to the neighborhood. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2012-01-05-Study-Underscores-Success-of-Arizona-Sentencing-Laws.pdf Arizona has prevented more than a million crimes since 1994 by incarcerating its most dangerous criminals, according to a major research study released today. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-12-21-County-Attorney-Concludes-Fiesta-Bowl-Probe.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced the conclusion of an 8-month criminal investigation into whether public officials illegally accepted or failed to report gifts from members of the Fiesta Bowl organization and its representatives. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-12-16-County-Attorney-Responds-on-Sheriff-Investigation.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is asking the U.S. Department of Justice for additional information from its Civil Rights Division regarding any alleged civil rights violations by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office that may have occurred from November 2010 to the present. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-12-06-Scottsdale-12-14-11-Shred-A-Thon.pdf As part of its ongoing commitment to combat identity theft, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is partnering with the Scottsdale Police Department, Salt River Police Department and the Shred-It company to offer a free... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-11-30-Goudeau-Sentenced-to-Death-for-Murders.pdf A Maricopa County Jury today sentenced Mark Goudeau to death for nine murders committed during a nearly year-long crime spree that also involved multiple kidnappings, armed robberies and violent assaults. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-11-21-Herald-Receives-Prison-Sentence-for-Fraud.pdf A lifelong fraud artist will spend the next 16 years in prison according to a sentence handed down by Judge Warren Granville. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-11-16-Arizona-Child-Safety-Task-Force-Seeks-Public-Input.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, who serves as Chairman of The Arizona Child Safety Task Force, is asking members of the public to provide input on Arizona’s Child Protection System, including specific examples of interaction with the system, to assist the Task Force in its mission of providing recommendations for reform to Governor Jan Brewer. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-11-15-Martinson-Guilty-Murder-and-Child-Abuse.pdf After five days of deliberation, a Maricopa County jury has found Jeffrey R. Martinson guilty of abusing and murdering his five year-old son, Joshua Eberle Martinson in 2004. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-11-04-Guadalupe-Garcia-Corral-Guilty-of-Human-Smuggling.pdf An attempt to smuggle eight illegal aliens into Arizona has resulted in a guilty verdict for Guadalupe Garcia-Corral, who was apprehended while driving the group to Flagstaff earlier this year. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-10-28-County-Attorney-Comments-on-Redistricting-Case.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery confirms his office will pursue the case against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission following today’s Superior Court ruling disqualifying the Attorney General’s office from... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-10-24-Prescription-Drug-Take-Back-Day.pdf On Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. members of the public will have an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by dropping off potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-10-21-Former-Sheriff-Detention-Officer-Sentenced.pdf Judge William Brotherton sentenced Kevin Gerster today to serve one year in jail followed by two years of supervised probation for assaulting two inmates and illegally accessing and sharing criminal history information while serving as a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Detention Officer. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-10-12-Graffiti-Tagger-Shaggy-Faces-Criminal-Damange-Charges.pdf A Maricopa County Grand Jury has charged Daniel Alexander Lopez with one class 6 felony count of Aggravated Criminal Damage and one class 5 felony count of Criminal Damage for allegedly committing multiple acts of graffiti... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-10-03-County-Attorney-Names-John-W-Gillis-Chief-of-MCAO-Victim-Services-Division.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery today announced the appointment of noted victims’ rights advocate John W. Gillis as the new Chief of the County Attorney’s Victim Services Division. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-21-Top-Tagger-Receives-Maximum-Prison-Sentence.pdf His spray-painted moniker, “MAWD,” defaced at least 300 structures throughout the Phoenix metro area, making William Barajas the city’s #1 graffiti vandal -- and earning him a two-and-a-half year prison sentence, which was imposed today by Judge Sherry K. Stephens. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-20-Scottsdale-Fraud-Ring-Members-Receive-Lengthy-Prison-Sentences.pdf Nine members of a criminal syndicate uncovered by Scottsdale Police and convicted of trafficking in stolen identities will spend a total of more than 107 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-14-MCAO-Announces-Fall-2011-Shred-A-Thons.pdf As part of its ongoing commitment to combat identity theft, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is partnering with the Shred-It company to offer a series of Shred-A-Thons throughout the Valley where members of the public can shred unneeded tax returns, financial documents and other papers with personal information for free. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-14-Multi-Agency-Investigation-Shuts-Down-Organized-Retail-Shoplifting-Operation.pdf An organized group of retail rip-off crews that targeted major shopping malls, outlet stores and strip centers throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area is now out of operation, thanks to a cooperative enforcement action by the Phoenix Police Department in partnership with Glendale and Mesa Police Departments, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and private security officers of Macerich Management Systems. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-13-Jesus-Briseno-Sentenced-for-Killing-in-2009.pdf Jesus Briseno is on his way to the Arizona Department of Corrections for 30 years for causing a September 5, 2009 collision that killed two near the 3500 block of West Grand Avenue. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-09-08-Temple-Founder-and-Employees-Face-Prostitution-Charges.pdf A six-month investigation by Phoenix Police has resulted in the arrest and indictment of 18 individuals connected to the Phoenix Goddess Temple, a suspected house of prostitution operating under the pretense of providing "religious" services. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-29-William-Miller-Guilty-for-Murder-of-Mesa-Family.pdf It took a jury less than three hours to reach guilty verdicts today in the trial of William Craig Miller, accused of murdering five family members in Mesa in an apparent effort to eliminate witnesses to an earlier act of arson he committed with the help of one of the victims. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-26-Molester-sentenced-to-347_5-years.pdf James Stark was sentenced today to 7-consecutive life sentences to be followed by an additional 102.5 years in prison. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-26-Domestic-Violence-defendant-Jones-senteced-to-50-years.pdf Robert T. Jones, tried to shoot the victim in the head 3-times while telling the 12-year old daughter “this is what your mom gets”…but the gun never fired. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-25-Decision-to-retry-Jakscht.pdf Last week a Maricopa County Superior Court declared a mistrial in the case of State v. Michael Jakscht after a jury was unable to reach a verdict. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-22-County-Attorney-Drug-Prevention-at-High-School-Football-Games.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery will encourage teenagers to sign a pledge to stay drug-free as part of an extensive public awareness campaign known as the Friday Night Football Patrol. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-19-Near-drowning-of-11month-old-results-in-charges-for-adults.pdf A Maricopa County Grand Jury has indicted 23-year old Summer Dawn Angelly and her boyfriend 28 year old Jasen C. Anchondo in connection with the near drowning of 11-month old Jay Anchondo on August 5th. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-19-Chandler-Homicide-involving-twin-suspects.pdf After two trials, a jury today found Brittany J. Williams guilty of second degree murder for dumping her newborn infant into a trash bin last year and allowing the child to die. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-16-Brittany-Williams-Guilty-of-Second-Degree-Murder.pdf On February 12, 2011 a gunman shot and killed 19-year old Sir Xavier Brooks at the Leonardo’s Da Vinci Code club in Chandler. The shooting took place in the midst of a fight outside the club. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-15-Berry-Williams-Guilty-of-Murder.pdf What began as a midnight beer run last year ended minutes later in a car crash that killed 27 year-old Abel Abebe, an Arizona State University Pharmacy student. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-10-Four-Indicted-in-Death-Ame-Deal.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announces the indictment of four adult relatives of 10 year-old Ame Deal, who died after being locked inside a plastic storage box. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-08-10-County-Attorney-Seeks-Death-Penalty-in-Murder-of-Annie-Carimbocas.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says his office will seek the death penalty against Jose Luis Gonzalez-Dominguez, who faces First Degree Murder and felony Child Abuse charges for the death of 4 year-old Anays "Annie" Carimbocas. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-29-Poison-Ivy-Fraud-Ring-Indicted-in-Money-Laundering-Scheme.pdf Six individuals are facing multiple felony charges including fraud, identity theft, computer tampering and money laundering for allegedly stealing... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-28-Ford-Motor-Company-Fined-for-Unpermitted-Construction.pdf The Civil Services Division of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announces that Ford Motor Company has paid a $225,000 penalty for illegally constructing a test track at its Arizona Proving Grounds in Wittmann, Arizona without a required permit. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-27-MCAO-Secures-Over-$1-Million-for-Victims-of-Bad-Checks.pdf The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has successfully recovered more than a million dollars in restitution from bad check writers in the last 12 months. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-19-Status-of-Case-Involving-TSA-Agent.pdf Contrary to media reports, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has not charged Yukari Miyamae with any offense in connection with a recent incident involving a TSA agent at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-14-Maricopa-County-to-Join-Federal-Lawsuit-Arizona-Medical-Marijuana-Act.pdf The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors today approved a motion authorizing County Attorney Bill Montgomery to intervene as co-plaintiffs in the State of Arizona’s recently-filed federal lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment on Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA). http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-07-05-Gary-Kelly-sentenced-for-2010-homicide.pdf Gary Thomas Kelley, 51 has been sentenced for the Second Degree Murder of a neighbor Juan Varela and Aggravated Assault on Juan’s brother Antonio. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-06-30-Justin-Lunsford-Sentenced-for-Murder.pdf Justin Wade Lunsford will spend the next 23 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for brutally murdering Mary Polgar in 2008 and setting her residence and vehicle on fire in an attempt to destroy the evidence. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-06-27-Qadir-Al-Amin-Sentenced.pdf Judge Daniel G. Martin today sentenced Qadir Al-Amin, a.k.a. Rudolpho Dominguez Osorio, to 142 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for the 2008 murder of Melissa Vigil. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-06-22-Victim-Restitution-Project-Receives-NACo-Award.pdf The National Association of Counties (NACo) has awarded the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office a 2011 NACo Achievement Award for its Crime Victims Entitled Restitution program. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-06-07-Operation-Wolf-Pack.pdf A successful multi-agency investigation initiated by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office resulted today in the arrest and indictment of more than sixty (60) Arizona prison and jail gang members on multiple felony criminal charges including participating in... http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-06-01-Mesa-Citizen-Safety-Forum.pdf Drug abuse, child abduction and identity theft are just three of the serious crimes people will learn how to prevent at the upcoming 2011 Citizen Safety Forum & Expo in Mesa. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-05-26-Legal-Opinion-on-Medical-Marijuana.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery issued a formal opinion to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors today advising the Board to refrain from taking steps to implement Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act until an apparent conflict with federal law is resolved in federal court. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-05-18-Links-Convicted-Sex-Offender.pdf An effort to prove the innocence of convicted sex offender Timothy Roosevelt Boles has instead confirmed his guilt and linked him to a previously unsolved case of child sexual abuse from 1991. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-05-16-Prolific-Phoenix-Graffiti.pdf William Barajas has been arrested by Phoenix Police and charged with one class 4 felony count of aggravated criminal damage and one class 5 aggregated count of criminal damage for numerous graffiti crimes. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/5-12-11-Erin-Otis.pdf Erin Otis, a prosecutor in the Sex Crimes Bureau of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, has been honored with the second annual Paladin Award by Streetlight Phoenix, a residential treatment facility for juvenile victims of commercial sexual exploitation. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/5-11-11-MCAO-Partners-with-ABC-15-for-Free-Shred-A-Thon.pdf Valley residents can protect themselves from identity thieves by destroying canceled checks, old tax returns and other unneeded financial documents at a free, daylong Shred-A-Thon hosted by ABC 15 and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/5-11-11-Citizen-Safety-Forum.pdf Drug abuse, child abduction and identity theft are just three of the serious crimes people will learn how to prevent at the 2011 Citizen Safety Forum and Expo. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/5-4-11-Joseph-Viola.pdf Joseph John Viola has been sentenced by Superior Court Judge Daniel G. Martin to serve 36 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for engaging in fraudulent schemes. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/5-3-11-Stanley-Torgerson.pdf A Maricopa County Grand Jury has charged Stanley Dean Torgerson with multiple counts of fraud and theft for selling vehicles for customers and failing to give them the proceeds. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2011-04-27-New_Law_Protects_Public_From_Mentally_Ill_Criminals.pdf Criminal defendants with mental illness in Arizona will no longer be able to slip unnoticed back into the community thanks to a recently passed bill that has been signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer. HB 2408, which passed unanimously in the state legislature, requires that prosecuting agencies be notified before a defendant is released from court ordered mental health treatment. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-25-11-Christopher-Benitez.pdf A jury today found Christopher Benitez guilty of one count of negligent homicide, one count of arson of an occupied structure and one count of arson of a structure or property in connection with a 2001 structural fire that resulted in the death of Phoenix Firefighter Brett Tarver. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-15-11-Falah-Hassan-Almaleki.pdf Judge Roland J. Steinle today sentenced Faleh Hassan Almaleki to serve 34 ½ years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for killing his daughter, Noor Almaleki, and seriously injuring Amal Edan Khalaf after striking both victims with his car. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-11-11-Human-Smuggling-Operators.pdf Recently approved legislation that substantially toughens penalties for organizers of major human smuggling rings will have a significant impact on efforts to shut down these criminal operations, according to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-8-11-County-Attorney-Praises-Tougher-Laws.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery hailed the recent passage of two pieces of legislation that strengthen existing laws against people who sexually exploit children. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-7-11-Gukeisen-Found-Guilty.pdf After a nearly three week trial, 39 year old Daniel Gukeisen was found guilty of Manslaughter in the vicious stabbing death of 22 year old Garrett Hohn. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-7-11-Christopher-Robert-Youngs-Found-Guilty.pdf A jury has found Christopher Robert Youngs guilty on ten class 2 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in connection with a planned cross-country spree of sadistic sexual acts against children. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/4-6-11-Jesus-Lopez-Moreno.pdf Judge Sally Duncan Schneider has sentenced Jesus Lopez-Moreno to a total of 134 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for committing a violent home invasion, robbery and rape, as well as an aggravated assault of two police officers. Judge Janet E. Barton has found Diane Lynn Habener guilty on nine counts of animal cruelty in connection with a pet adoption business she operated out of two residences in Phoenix. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-31-11-Diane-Habener.pdf Superior Court Judge John R. Hannah today dismissed a complaint accusing Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools Donald Covey of illegally cancelling a special election to fill a vacant board seat on the Peoria Unified School District. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-30-11-Court-Dismisses-Complaint.pdf The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors today approved the creation of a new Civil Services Division within the Maricopa County Attorney's Office by transferring to the County Attorney the resources and responsibilities of the County's Special Litigation and General Counsel departments. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-30-11-Civil-Litigation-to-County-Attorney.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery commends the ongoing efforts by the City of Phoenix to ensure that victims of crime are accorded the dignity, respect and services to which they are entitled under Arizona's Constitution. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-29-11-County-Attorney-Applauds.pdf Judge Michael Kemp today sentenced Steven Jo Landrum to spend 11 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for causing an auto accident while driving under the influence of alcohol which resulted in the death of 18 year-old Cody Bishop. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-25-11-Landrum-Vehicular-Manslaughter.pdf Humelio Dominguez-Vazquez, Christopher Joseph Lopez and Juanita Trevino Rodriguez have been charged with multiple felony counts of child abuse in connection with the death of Juanita Buelna, who is the granddaughter of Rodriguez. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-23-11-Three-Adults-Indicted.pdf Jeremias Joel Aguilar was sentenced today by Judge Robert Gottsfield to serve 25 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for the homicide of 2 ½ year-old Selena Talevera who died from a severe head injury on June 18, 2009. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-18-11-Jeremias-Aguilar-Sentenced.pdf Judge Robert Gottsfield has imposed two consecutive natural life prison terms on Josef Alexander Arvallo for the murders of Steven Leonard and Samuel Hixon. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-14-11-Josef-Arvallo.pdf It is a crime in Arizona to knowingly write a bad check, and it is one of the many ways thieves attempt to make a dishonest living http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-9-11-Check-Enforcement.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery today announced the indictment of Wylie McCarty in connection with three previously unsolved sex crimes that took place in 1996 and 1997. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/3-2-11-Three-Cold-Cases.pdf The Scottsdale Police Department, working with fraud investigators from eBay, Home Depot, and Walmart, along with several other members of the Arizona Electronic Crimes Task Force, including the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, United States Secret Service, the Phoenix Police Department as well as the United States Postal Inspection Service, are announcing the arrest and indictment of more than 30 individuals allegedly involved in a major organized retail theft syndicate. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2-25-11-Crime-Syndicate.pdf Judge Susanna Pineda today found Justin Richard Sobolik guilty of one felony count of child abuse and one felony count of first degree murder in connection with the death of 7-month old Logan Balk. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2-18-11-Justin-Sobolik-Child-Abuse.pdf Three prosecutors in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office have been honored by the Arizona chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for their success in prosecuting individuals charged with driving under the influence (DUI) offenses. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2-17-11-MCAO-Prosecutors-Honored-by-MADD.pdf Jack Mizer has been sentenced to serve two consecutive 10-year terms in the Arizona Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two cases involving four felony counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2-15-11-Serial-Drunk-Driver.pdf Judge Paul McMurdie today sentenced William Lewis Riedel to serve 35 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections followed by lifetime probation for multiple sex crimes involving a 13 year-old daughter of his former girlfriend over a six month period. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/2-11-11-Former-Sex-Offender-Counselor.pdf James Michael Wren will serve one-and-a-half years inthe Arizona Department of Corrections for attemptin to steal thousands of dollars in cash from an undercover police officer posing as a drug dealer. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/1-28-11-James-Wren-Sentence.pdf A commercially available drug that mimics the active ingredient in marijuana will be illegal in Arizona under a proposed law sponsored by the State Representative Amanda Reeve (R-LD6). http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/1-20-11-Synthetic-Cannabis.pdf State Representative Ted Vogt (R-LD30) has proposed legislation that substantially toughens penalties for organizers of major human smuggling rings. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/1-19-11-Human-Smuggling.pdf Dusty Roe Curry will serve mutliple prison sentences for kidnapping and robbing a victim at gunpoint. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/1-13-11-Dusty-Roe-Curry.pdf Statement issued by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery regarding shootings in Tucson, Arizona. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/1-10-11-Tucson-Shooting.pdf Opinion piece that appeared in The Arizona Republic on December, 28, 2010. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-28-10-Mandatory-sentencing.pdf County Attorney Bill Montgomery and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on an appropriate framework for promptly resolving the conflicts of interest created by intra-County disputes. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-17-10-Final-Statement-Friday.pdf Thanks to excellent policy development and flawless file maintenance, the Investigations Division of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has been named a Flagship Agency by the Commission on Accreditation fo Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-16-10-Flagship-Agency.pdf Defendant Jacog Israel Randles has been found guilty on all twelve felony counts in connection with two violent incidents involving sexual assault and kidnapping. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-14-10-Jacob-Randles-Conviction.pdf Jorge Alberto Busso Jr. has been charged with first degree murder and three counts of felony child abuse in connection with the death of four year-old Ramon Alejandro Haro Colin. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-13-10-Busso-Indictment.pdf Former Maricopa County Sheriff's Detention Officer Kevin Michael Gerster has been charged with a total of five counts of aggravated assault and two counts of computer tampering in connection with three different incidents, one of which involved the videotaped beating of a Maricopa County Jail inmate. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-10-10-Former-MCSO-Detention-Officer-Charged.pdf Joel Delgado has been sentenced to one year in prison followed by four years of supervised probation for recklessly defacing and damaging property throughout the Phoenix metro area by inscribing on public and private structures without the permission of the owner. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/12-01-10-Top-Graffiti-Tagger.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery today announced the creation of a Self-Defense Review Committee to evaluate specific cases involving the unlawful discharge of firearms, the defensive display of a weapon, and incidents of physical and deadly force where the right of self-defense has been asserted. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/11-30-2010-Self-Defense-Review-Cmte.pdf Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Arizona's Victims' Bill of Rights today be reiterating his commitment to be a strong advocate for victims of crime and to support vigilance in protecting their rights. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/11-29-2010-Victims'-Bill-of_Rights-Anniversary.pdf Bill Montgomery was formally sworn in as Maricopa County Attorney this morning in a brief ceremony held in the Board of Supervisors Auditorium. http://maricopacountyattorney.org/newsroom/11-22-2010-Bill-Montgomery-Sworn-in-as-Maricopa-County-Attorney.pdf