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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jesse Pedroza Contreras was booked on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated DUI, unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement, criminal damage, and driving on …
Alleged repeat DUI offender rams cop’s cruiser during police chase Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Melanie Foote, 42, was booked on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Melanie Foote, 42, was arrested and booked …
Woman jailed after beating son with a metal rod Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve Carter/Special to the Gila Herald: While most fans were enjoying the high school football game between Thatcher and Pima, some juveniles were behaving like thugs. “They were …
Mom seeks answers after daughter brutally assaulted at football game Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: John Savage was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Wednesday, for the DUI-crash death of El Paso Police Department detective Richard B. Allbee Jr. By Jon …
Man who killed El Paso detective in DUI crash sentenced to 19 years Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – When a law enforcement agency is presented with having to investigate one of its own officers, that agency normally turns the investigation over …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office investigates own deputy in domestic assault case Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a situation in which a woman allegedly struck her boyfriend and another woman with her car out of …
Woman faces possible assault charges after striking boyfriend and other woman with her car Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Billy Perez, 23, of Thatcher, was arrested and booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, endangerment, and leaving the scene of an …
Man allegedly strikes boyfriend with vehicle after finding two women in his bed Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Matthew Ryan Isaacs, 33, of Safford was initially arrested and booked on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon or instrument, but the official charge …
Man jailed after allegedly swinging a knife at child’s babysitter Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Jared Johns will be sentenced to supervised probation in the BB gun shooting case. Will be sentenced to supervised probation By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Man accused of shooting stepchildren with a BB gun pleads guilty Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ron Anderson, 86, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct with a firearm, trespassing in the first degree, and criminal damage. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Elderly man jailed for aggravated assault after allegedly striking man with hammer Read More