Graham County Superior Court Archives

Man who struck Thatcher Middle School Principal with a work truck while she jogged sentenced to 150 days in jail and 4 years of intensive probation

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The man who struck Thatcher Middle School Principal Jessica Medlin with a work truck while she jogged was sentenced Monday to 150 days in …

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Toys for Tots spreads holiday joy at Graham County Recovery Court’s Christmas event

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Despite unseasonably warm weather in the Gila Valley, the Christmas spirit shone brightly during the Graham County Recovery Court’s annual holiday celebration on Monday. …

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Williams sentenced to 20 years in love triangle murder

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareWill serve consecutively to federal CSAM charges By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Eric Lavon Williams, 37, of Pima, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the Oct. …

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Elderly Pima man sentenced to prison on child sexual exploitation charges

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A prison cell will most likely be the final home for an elderly Pima man who pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges. Virgil …

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Pilot sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for child pornography

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A local pilot will spend the next 7.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to three amended counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a …

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Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted underage niece sentenced to 25 years in prison

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Vance Edward Davidson, 34, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual conduct with his underage niece. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Pima …

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Former high school football coach Sean Hinton sentenced to 11.25 years in prison for selling fentanyl

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Former Thatcher head football coach Sean Jacob Hinton was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison on Wednesday for dealing fentanyl. Pictured is Sean after a …

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Gila Valley History: Charles Roseberry Rogers

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 - by News Director

TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Graham County’s first native-born attorney By Edres Bryant Barney PIMA – Charles Roseberry Rogers, born Dec. 2, 1888, in Pima, Arizona, was the third child …

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Judge rejects second twin’s plea offer in Taking Aim Guns & Ammo burglary

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 - by News Director

TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Judge Travis W. Ragland rejected a plea agreement for Damian Maldonado regarding the burglary of the Taking Aim Guns & Ammo store. Prosecution to seek …

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Second twin pleads guilty in gun store burglary but judge defers acceptance

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Damian Maldonado took a plea agreement that will send him to prison for 2.5 years, but the judge deferred acceptance until after a review of a pre-sentence …