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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced in May 2018 for the April 2017 killing of Jared Michael Garcia. Zaid had won an …
Bull Pen bar killer Zaid pleads no contest to manslaughter prior to retrial Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced to 15 years in prison in May 2018. Zaid was granted a new trial after winning …
Man convicted in Bull Pen killing to have new trial Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Asa Derek Tsosie, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison for a shooting incident at the Bull Pen Bar in June 2019. By Jon Johnson …
Bull Pen shooter Tsosie sentenced to seven years in prison Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Arizona Court of Appeals has overturned his conviction and has …
Bull Pen shooter Zaid wins appeal Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid is led from the courtroom after being sentenced to 15 years for the shooting death of Jared Garcia. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Zaid sentenced to 15 years in Garcia fatal shooting Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid is led back to the jail by detention transport officers after the jury found him guilty of three aggravating factors Wednesday. Sentencing set …
Jury finds three aggravators in Zaid murder case Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid makes his way from the courthouse elevator after closing arguments Friday. After two days of deliberations, the jury found Zaid guilty of …
Guilty! Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A confident-looking Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid leaves the Graham County Courthouse on Friday night after closing arguments were heard. The jury spent all day deliberating Monday but …
Jury still out in Zaid murder trial Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A confident-looking Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid leaves the Graham County Courthouse on Friday night after closing arguments were heard. The case is now in the jury’s hands. …
Zaid murder trial now in jury’s hands Read More
TweetPinShareJon Jonson Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid arrives at court early Thursday morning. Zaid took the stand in his own defense and claimed the shooting of Jared Garcia, 35, was …
Accused murderer Zaid takes the stand; claims self defense Read More