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TweetPinShareSandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – Marvin Tona, 48, of Bylas, was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2022, to 293 months (24.4 years) in prison …
Bylas man sentenced to more than 24 years for second-degree murder Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Aaron Garza, 29, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for the death of his son, Aaron Jordan “AJ” Garza, in November 2019. By Jon Johnson …
Garza sentenced to 15 years in death of baby son Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Amber Langley is led to court in August 2022. Langley was in court on Tuesday for a pretrial conference regarding charges of murder and fraud …
No trial date yet in Langley murder/fraud cases Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Possible suspect in custody By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – Thatcher Police are investigating a reported murder in the Quail Ridge subdivision. Police responded to …
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TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Aaron Garza booking picture circa 2020. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – It’s taken roughly three times the length Aaron Jordan “AJ” Garza spent alive on …
Garza pleads guilty in death of 11-month-old son Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Amber Langley is led to the Justice of the Peace courtroom for a preliminary hearing on fraud charges last Wednesday. Murder charges in the killing of …
Mother charged with first-degree murder in 2020 Safford cold case killing of autistic daughter Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Amber Langley, 38, is escorted back to jail from court after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Langley is being held on a $200,000 bond on fraud …
Mother of child murdered in 2020 Safford cold case arrested Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Authorities have identified a man who died in front of police early Thursday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who died in …
Man who died in front of police identified Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Police Department has issued a press release regarding the deaths of two people in midtown Safford early Monday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
SPD issues release on Safford double homicide Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Police cordoned off the scene of a double homicide off of Central Avenue in Safford on Monday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Two people were reportedly …
Two dead after incident in mid-town Safford Read More