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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: John Holder, 20, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a minor under the age of 15 and one count of …
Man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Greenlee County Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a man wanted by Mexican authorities near Douglas, Arizona, on Monday afternoon. Tucson Sector agents encountered and …
Border Patrol arrests fugitive wanted in Mexico for kidnapping and sexual assault Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Police investigations have cleared officers of any sexual assault in the Jorden Marie Simms case. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After roughly a year of investigation, …
Safford officer and detention officer absolved of any sexual assault in Jorden Simms case Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Phoenix Police Department: Authorities believe Lance David Ray committed homicide and other crimes in the Phoenix area in 2000. The FBI believes there may be more victims as …
FBI searching for additional victims after Phoenix cold case homicide suspect’s arrest Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Safford Police Department and Department of Child Services (DCS) are investigating a young girl’s pregnancy for possible sexual …
Police investigating young girl’s pregnancy for sexual assault Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Joshua Allen Tucker, 36, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a juvenile girl. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – Joshua Allen Tucker, …
Greenlee man sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for sexual abuse of a young girl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Kenneth Ray Sandoval, 19, has been charged with sexual conduct with a minor and sexual assault. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Two years after the incident …
Child date rape case moving forward in Superior Court Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jorden Simms died after jumping from a moving GCSO vehicle while in transport. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TUCSON – The Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Southern Regional …
DPS lab reports lack of DNA to support any conclusion in Jorden Simms’ sexual assault claims Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: New information has come to light in the Jorden Marie Simms death case. Simms is pictured at the jail here in her anti-suicide green smock just prior …
New information comes to light in Jorden Simms death case Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Joshua Tucker was booked into the Greenlee County Jail and later charged with two counts of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual conduct with a minor, and assault. Mother …
Man jailed after allegedly sexually assaulting girlfriend’s juvenile sister Read More
