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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
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ric Sandoval, 30, was arrested and booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was arrested …
Man booked for assault after allegedly stabbing man with car key Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An off-duty Thatcher officer stopped an assault and attempted robbery outside of Walmart. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A violent attempted robbery outside of …
Off-duty Thatcher officer thwarts robbery attempt after man hits panhandler with a metal pipe Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – A surveillance video of part of the alleged incident between rancher Harold Lackner, 67, and off-road riding juveniles has …
Surveillance video of rancher colliding into children’s ATV released Read More