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Pinal County Diversion Program reports a 13% Increase in Participation in 2019
/in News, Press Release, Victims Services /by Trevor SmithLast year, the Pinal County Diversion program served 529 people in 2019, giving those participants a chance to work through the program as a means to avoiding a costly trial and jail time. Under this program, a defendant enters a formal agreement that includes his/her admission to the crime and the defendant’s promise to abide […]
Pinal County Files Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, Prescribers, and Dispensers, Files in State Court for Damages to Pinal County
/in News, Press Release /by Trevor SmithPinal County—The Pinal County Attorney’s Office released the following statement related to the County filing a state court lawsuit against the opioid manufacturers, distributors, prescribers and dispensers. “Today, Pinal County filed a lawsuit in Pinal County Superior Court seeking damages for the societal and financial harm it has suffered at the hands of those responsible […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
/in News /by Trevor SmithOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Pinal County Attorney’s Office will be participating in several events highlighting the effects of domestic violence in our community. Please join us, with the Maricopa Police Department, on October 3rd for a special presentation of “23 Bruises.” A play depicting the real-life struggle of a Mesa woman […]
Casa Grande man sentenced to 19 years for manslaughter in 2013 fatal shooting
/in Criminal Division, News, Press Release /by PCAUPDATE FLORENCE, Ariz. (July 22, 2019) – Pinal County Superior Court Judge Patrick Gard sentenced Andrew Salazar to 19 years in prison for the manslaughter of Robert Ben DeArman III. Salazar was already serving time for a gun violation case. The manslaughter sentence will run concurrently with the gun violation case. Salazar was facing a […]
Man sentenced to 20 years for killing woman in wrong-way collision
/in Criminal Division, News, Press Release, Victims Services /by Christy WilcoxFLORENCE, Ariz. (June 4, 2019) – Globe resident Jaeden Spurgeon, 20, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge. He pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. Manslaughter, a class 2 felony Aggravated Assault, a class 3 felony, endangering an officer Aggravated Assault, a class 3 felony, […]