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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Chris Chacon is escorted back to jail after pleading guilty to child molestation in Graham County Superior Court on Tuesday. Faces a sentence of 20 to …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Cindy Woodman, shown here with Governor Doug Ducey, has been stripped of her duties by the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona. Judge Peterson to recommend ‘Lead …
State Supreme Court strips Woodman of duties; hands oversight of day-to-day operations of office to Judge Michael D. Peterson Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy of GCSO: David Paul Brumley, 20, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for attempted molestation of a child. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – For most …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Yancy Winans pleaded guilty to an amended count of attempted sale of a narcotic drug. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Heroin dealer Yancy Winans, 27, agreed …
Heroin dealer pleads guilty/faces up to a year in jail Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Defense alleges juror wasn’t truthful regarding knowing the defendant By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After the court found Graham County Superior Court Clerk Cindy …
More controversy unfolds in Campos case Read More
TweetPinShareIn blotter LSD, the drug is placed onto blotter paper which commonly has a design or color and is perforated into individual squares. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham …
What a trip! LSD found inside probationer’s ankle monitor Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Defense attorney Daisy Flores accused Graham County Clerk of the Superior Court Cindy Woodman of giving false statements during her testimony in Wednesday’s evidentiary hearing …
Defense attorney accuses Clerk of the Superior Court of lying while under oath Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Despite ruling that the Graham County Superior Court Clerk acted inappropriately by having evidence removed from the court, Graham County Superior Court Judge Michael D. …
Judge finds Superior Court Clerk committed a violation regarding evidence in Campos trial; case still moving forward Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Superior Court will decide if evidence in the Campos trail was tainted. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Superior …
Court to have evidentiary hearing regarding alleged mishandling of evidence in Campos trial Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Ruben Rene Rojas, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison on his seventh aggravated DUI conviction. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Rojas given maximum term of 15 years in prison for seventh DUI Read More