(Florence, AZ) - An Apache Junction man has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for possessing sexually explicit images of children.

On January 9, 2023, Pinal County Superior Court Judge Steven Fuller sentenced Kyle Tyson, 21, to nine years in the Arizona Department of Corrections followed by two terms of lifetime probation.

Tyson pled guilty to three (3) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in the Second Degree, Class 3 Felonies and Preparatory Dangerous Crimes Against Children.

In June, 2022, the Apache Junction Police Department was made aware through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of potential child sexual exploitation activity occurring through a social media app. Investigators were able to locate multiple sexually explicit files involving children on the app and subsequently served a search warrant at an Apache Junction home. Investigators located explicit material on Tyson’s cell phone in addition to the files on his social media app.

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(FLORENCE, AZ) - A Casa Grande man has been sentenced to a dozen years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for multiple cases which include aggravated assault, misconduct involving weapons and unlawful flight.

On November 14, 2022, Pinal County Superior Court Judge Christopher O’Neil sentenced Francisco Diego, 36, to 12 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections.

This sentence involves three cases. Diego pled guilty to Aggravated Assault, a class 6 designated domestic violence felony; Misconduct Involving Weapons, a class 4 felony; Unlawful Flight, a class 5 felony and Disorderly Conduct with a Weapon, a class 6 dangerous domestic violence felony.

This sentence spanned multiple cases, including an incident in September 2021 where Diego was involved in a vehicle pursuit with law enforcement, failed to stop for an attempted traffic stop, struck a concrete ditch and fled from the vehicle, according to court documents. Several of his belongings were recovered from the vehicle, as well as a handgun. Diego is a prohibited firearm possessor.

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(FLORENCE, AZ) - A Valley man has been sentenced to more than a dozen years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.

(FLORENCE, AZ) - A Casa Grande man has been sentenced to 20 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

On August 22, 2022, Pinal County Superior Court Judge Steven Fuller sentenced Leonard Skinner, 61, to 20 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections.

Skinner previously pled guilty to two (2) counts of Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, a class 2 dangerous felony.

According to court documents, in October 2020, Casa Grande police officers and Pinal County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home for a family disturbance, and during the response, Skinner used a firearm and fired multiple rounds toward the responding officers.

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