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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Green Star Clinic was burglarized and a 14-year-old juvenile was found in possession of stolen items after a high-speed chase by deputies. By Jon …
14-year-old leads police on a high-speed chase while trafficking stolen CBD products Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Adan Martinez was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on multiple charges after allegedly fleeing from deputies while intoxicated and striking multiple vehicles …
Desert party goer booked into jail after allegedly nearly running over deputy while driving drunk Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jace Austin Saiz, 22, has been charged with reckless manslaughter, negligent homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, and endangerment in the March 2017 death …
Boyfriend charged with homicide in single-vehicle crash from 2017 that took young woman’s life Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Black Friday doesn’t have anything on a horde of shoppers fighting for toilet paper during the COVID-19 epidemic it …
Multiple police agencies called in to quell toilet paper riot at Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This is the booking photo taken the night of Jorden Simms’ arrest Dec. 21, 2019. Five days later, she was fatally injured after leaping from a moving …
Police report Simms attempted to escape upon initial arrest; faked pregnancy to get hospital visit Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Graham County Adult Detention Facility By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – On March 4, the Graham County Sheriff’s Office terminated detention officer Brandon Palmer, …
Graham County Sheriff’s Office fires detention officer for inappropriate behavior toward inmate Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Venicia Montez – the lure in an alleged drug dealer kidnapping case – was sentenced to 7 years on probation for her role. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Honeypot woman in drug dealer kidnapping and torture case sentenced to 7 years probation Read More
TweetPinShareThe driver was taken to the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center by a GCSO deputy but was reportedly transferred to a Tucson hospital due to his low blood pressure. By …
Citizens assist law enforcement locate drunk driver who left scene of accident Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: This semi-truck hauling a Bulk Transportation trailer full of sulphuric acid was engulfed in flames after a Pontiac sedan crossed the center line and collided head-on with the …
Three dead in head-on collision between acid truck and passenger car Read More
TweetPinShareA Thatcher man is facing the possibility of multiple charges after allegedly fleeing from pursuing law enforcement in a Polaris Razor similar to the one pictured above. By Jon Johnson …
Man flees from police in UTV Read More