Information was supplied by law enforcement and describes recent arrests and charges. All defendants are presumed innocent.
Police say Luis Enrique Fernandez, 30, led authorities on a reckless pursuit through the Phoenix area with two small children inside the car. Read more.
Courtesy: Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Troopers arrested social media personality Damaury Mikula, 18, on Friday after they say he ran a red light and led the Florida Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase of more than 100 miles per hour. Read more.
Eric Bell was arrested in connection to a sexual assault case at Arizona State University that happened on Oct. 17, 2021. Read more.
Jesus Garcia was so angry, a passerby asked his girlfriend if she needed help while the two were fighting; he shot and killed him, prosecutors said. Read more.
Emily Gillin was arrested after deputies say she hit her ex-boyfriend with her car. Read more.
Donald Spencer, 64, and Theodore Ryan Jones, 27, were arrested as part of an undercover operation in Florida that focused on finding victims of human trafficking, authorities said. Read more.
Maurice Alexander, 31, and Erica Navarro, 31.
Maurice Alexander, 31, and Erica Navarro, 31, were arrested in connection to a sex trafficking operation after a 14-year-old girl was rescued in Tucson. Read more.
Scott Poole (L) and Robin Byrum (R) are pictured in provided booking photos. (Credit: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office
Scott Gordon Poole, 54, and his wife, Robin Lynn Byrum, 51, were arrested on Oct. 21. Both were charged with concealing the birth of a child thirty years after the remains of an infant were found in the trash in North Carolina. Read more.
40-year-old Adam Scott Delk
Adam Delk, 40, is accused of shooting a man in a reported road rage incident in Glendale. Read more.
Gary Markensen, 64, is accused of shooting his neighbor during a dispute in San Tan Valley. Read more.
Scott Poole, 54, and his wife, Robin Byrum, 51, were arrested in connection to a 1991 cold case where the remains of an infant were found on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Read more.
Luis Romo-Valadez
Chandler Police say Luis Romo-Valadez has been arrested after a mother and child were hospitalized in a hit-and-run on Oct. 21. Read more.
Shawn Conner, 26, is accused of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of his 3-week-old daughter in north Phoenix. Read more.
Police say 24-year-old Mathias Mangone was arrested after he tried kidnapping a 12-year-old girl inside a Michigan grocery store multiple times. Read more.
Deputies say 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales was in the U.S. illegally when he fled from a crash that killed a 5-year-old girl in Florida. Read more.
Courtesy: Citrus County Sheriff's Office
James Lee Harris, 25, was arrested after deputies say he set several structure fires and burned a statue of Jesus Christ. Read more.
Andres Arvayo
Andres Arvayo is accused of trying to lure a teenage girl to do sexual acts in Scottsdale. Read more.
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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office human trafficking task force completed its first undercover sting operation, resulting in 125 arrests. The above 4 men were arrested in connection to the operation. Read more.
Tyrone Mitchell
Tyrone Mitchell, 59, is accused of shooting two people downtown Phoenix. Read more.
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Investigators said 26-year-old Jacob Holman had plotted out an abduction and had begun collecting items on a list, including a condom, duct tape, a shovel, gloves, a flashlight and a first aid kit. Read more.
An armed robbery suspect that escaped from a Phoenix police facility. His name was not released.
Armed robbery suspect 20-year-old Tyler Woodward escaped from a Phoenix police facility early Friday morning and has been caught, officials said. Read more.
Robert Barnes, 36, was arrested after authorities say he confessed to killing and dismembering his 72-year-old mother in Texas. Read more.
Police arrested one of three women seen on video taking a child from his mother. They need help finding the other two. Detectives identified one of the other suspects as 28-year-old Romeisha Brown and got an arrest warrant for her. Read more.
Lashonda Price, 34, was arrested after being seen on video taking a child away from his mother, Texas police said. Read more.
Alexandria Diaz, 25, is accused of attacking Michelle Yi, a former contestant on "Survivor: Fiji," outside of a California pilates studio. Read more.
Police say Arthur Hicks was naked when he broke into a Mesa home. The homeowner held Hicks at gunpoint until police could arrive. Read more.
Fiston Ngoy, 35, is facing multiple charges after authorities say he sexually assaulted a woman on a suburban Philadelphia subway car as bystanders stood by. Read more.
Courtesy: Haines City Police Department
Marion Chamberlain faces charges of grand theft after police say she wrote fraudulent checks to herself as an employee of a Toyota dealership valued at more than $447,000. Read more.
Damien Lawson
Damien Lawson, 34, was booked into jail after Scottsdale Police say he shot someone during a fight on Oct. 16. Read more.
Aaron McDonald (Photo: MDOC)
Aaron McDonald was arraigned on charges including abduction, criminal sexual conduct, strangulation, and torture after he allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl. Read more.
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Avinady Juarez "AJ" Gonzalez, 20, was arrested in connection to a shooting at a Scottsdale hotel that left one person seriously injured, police said. Read more.
Jan Vose, 38, is accused of owning a "Breaking "Bad"-style mobile meth lab in Phoenix. Read more.
Brandon Freyre, a 20-year-old University of Delaware student, is accused of strangling a woman to the point of unconsciousness and holding her captive inside an apartment for hours before throwing the victim down a flight of stairs. Read more.
John Butorac
A 71-year-old Casa Grande man was arrested after police say they conducted an extensive child pornography investigation into him. John Butorac was arrested at his home on Wednesday. Read more.
Carolina Vizcarra, 33, is accused of abandoning her young daughter at a Florida hospital, leaving the little girl with a stranger. Read more.
Wesley Abeita (Courtesy: Scottsdale Police Department)
Officials with the Scottsdale Police Department arrested Wesley Abeita after he allegedly attacked people and vehicles at a trailhead. Read more.
Nathan Jellicoe
24-year-old Nathan Jellicoe of Glendale was arrested by El Mirage Police on Oct. 12. Officials say he is accused of sexual misconduct involving a teenager. Read more.
Shannon Marie O'Connor, 47, threw parties with alcohol for young teenagers where she encouraged sex acts, which included sexual assaults, according to charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Read more.
Christina Lopez, 42.
Fresno, California woman, Christina Lopez, received a nearly $5 million settlement after the police killed her son has been arrested for using some of that money to buy guns for another son and gang members. Read more.
Ashleigh Williams, 40, was arrested and is accused of child abuse after her two young daughters went missing from their Phoenix apartment were later found safe and cared for by a Good Samaritan. Read more.
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Damien Ferguson was arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a Georgia police officer. Read more.
Jerssen Perez (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
Jerssen Perez, 18, has been arrested after police say he kidnapped a man at gunpoint in North Phoenix before killing him and dumping his body in the desert. Read more.
Miriam Shekhmoos
Miriam Shekhmoos, 41, is accused of shooting a man who was reportedly shoplifting in Phoenix, leaving him with serious injuries. Read more.
Keshawn Maurice Dawson
Keshawn Maurice Dawson is accused of opening fire at a Kansas nightclub in September, killing one man and injuring five others. Read more.
Clinton Robert Hurley
Clinton Robert Hurley is wanted for reportedly critically injuring a Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy on Oct. 9. Read more.
Damien Anthony Ferguson (Laurens County Sheriff's Office)
Damien "Luke" Anthony Furguson is suspected of killing a police officer overnight in Alamo, Georgia. Read more.
Dara Men
Dara Men is accused of identity theft and resisting arrest during a barricade situation in Tempe. Read more.
Joshua Dumas
Joshua Dumas was arrested in connection to the stabbing of a woman in downtown Phoenix. Read more.
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver of Essex County, N.J. (Essex County Prosecutor's Office)
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 25, was sentenced to 160 years in prison for using dating apps to lure and kill three women. Read more.
Tonya Fea, 49, of Boonton, was sentenced to six months in jail for drowning a puppy in New Jersey. Read more.
The Arizona attorney general’s office announced that Guillermina Fuentes, a 65-year-old Yuma County resident, was indicted for voting another person’s early ballot in the August 2020 primary election. She was charged with conspiracy, forgery and a ballot abuse count. Read more.
FILE - Mug shot of Adam Lee Price.
Charges against Nebraska man Adam Lee Price accused in the deaths of his two young children have been upgraded to murder after an autopsy showed the children were smothered. Read more.
Louis Mouton III, 34, is accused of shooting and killing his 32-year-old estranged wife and their 11-month-old daughter in west Phoenix. Read more.
Paul Rae, a 38-year-old man already facing federal charges in connection to the Capitol riot, was arrested on one count of boating under the influence in Florida. Read more.
42-year-old Thaila Begaye
Authorities say 42-year-old Thaila Begaye was arrested and booked for three felony charges related to an Oct. 1 Phoenix crash where she reportedly rear-ended a car and the passenger died. Read more.
Dexter Kelsey, 25, is accused of shooting a principal of a school in Texas. Read more.
Jose Manriquez
Jose Manriquez is accused of driving a school bus under the influence while children were on board. Read more.
Amy Harshbarger
Jose Manriquez is accused of driving a school bus under the influence while children were on board. Read more.Tempe mother, Amy Harshbarger, who disappeared with her two young children during a custody dispute is now back in police custody. Read more.
Authorities say Benjamin Moulton walked into a Florida sheriff’s office and told deputies he’d found religion and was there to confess to a decade-old murder. Read more.