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Kelly Wasko, Gilbert Cancer-Faker, Gets 18 Months in Prison

By Matthew Hendley Tue., May 7 2013 at 10:53 AM

Gilbert PD

Kelly Wasko

Kelly Wasko, one of several Valley women recently arrested for a cancer-faking scheme, will be spending some time in prison.

Wasko, a 41-year-old Gilbert resident, was sentenced this morning to 18 months in prison for collecting donations through Facebook to treat her fake cancer.

See also:
-Kelly Wasko, Gilbert Woman Who Faked Cancer for Cash, Pleads Guilty to Charges
-Jennifer Dempsey's Accused of Lying About Her Age...and Being Pregnant...and Having Cancer

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arizona, cancer faker, gilbert, gilbert police department, kelly wasko

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Phoenix Mom Who Pulled Knife on Kids for Playing With Christmas Presents Gets Jail Time

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 30 2013 at 3:29 PM

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The Phoenix mom who spent Christmas '11 choking one of her kids -- and threatening both of her kids with a butcher knife -- was sentenced today to one year in jail.

Jutrina Tillman, who was 32 at the time, had been drinking that Christmas and was mad at her 5-year-old son for playing a video game he'd gotten as a present, court documents said.

See also:
-Mom Choked Son, Threatened Both Him and Daughter With Butcher Knife on Christmas
-Mom Who Choked 5-Year-Old Over Christmas Presents Pleads Guilty

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arizona, child abuse, child protective services, christmas, jutrina tillman, video games

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Ame Deal Murder: Girl's Dad Is Second Family Member to Plead Guilty to Abuse

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Apr. 24 2013 at 12:30 PM

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MCSO

David Deal

The outcomes are now known for charges against three of six family members accused of harming 10-year-old Ame Deal, who was murdered in Phoenix almost two years ago.

Ame's father, David Deal, pleaded guilty this morning to attempted child abuse and possession of marijuana, while the girl's aunt previously pleaded guilty to three charges, and charges were dropped against another family member, Ame's cousin Ammandea Stoltzmann.

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-Ame Deal Murder: Aunt Pleads Guilty to Abuse, a Week After Charges Dropped Against Cousin
-"Hide-and-Seek" Suffocation Death of 10-Year-Old Ame Deal Ruled Homicide
-Police: Abuse of Ame Deal "Makes You Sick to Your Stomach"
-Ame Deal's Killers Indicted for First-Degree Murder
-Phoenix Police: David Deal Kept 10-Year-Old Ame Deal in a Dog Kennel

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ame deal, ammandea stoltzmann, arizona, david deal, john allen, murder, samantha allen, shirley deal, torture

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Dejuan Donaldson, Three-Time Rapist in South Phoenix, Gets More Than 50 Years in Prison

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 23 2013 at 4:52 PM

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Dejuan Donaldson

Dejuan Donaldson, the man accused of raping three girls between the ages of 10 and 17 who were walking to schools in south Phoenix neighborhoods in 2010 and 2011, will be going to prison for a long time.

For the sexual assaults, Donaldson earned himself 51 1/2 years in prison -- and he won't be eligible for early release, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

See also:
-Dejuan Donaldson Pleads Guilty to Charges
-South Phoenix Rapist Investigators Score Arrest
-South Phoenix Rapist Set House on Fire After Assault on Girl. Pregnant Fiancee Says He's Being Framed

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arizona, dejuan donaldson, phoenix, phoenix police department, rape, south mountain high school, south phoenix rapist

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Steven Shiflet Gets Probation for Starting Sunflower Fire With "Incendiary Shotgun Shell"

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 12:09 PM

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♫ Steve Shiflet started the fire ♫

Steven Craig Shiflet, the Mesa resident who admitted to starting the near-18,000-acre Sunflower Fire in the Tonto National Forest last year with an "incendiary shotgun shell," was sentenced Monday to probation.

Shiflet fired the shell during a bachelor party in the desert near Sycamore Creek on May 12, and the fire wasn't contained until July 5.

See also:
-Steven Craig Shiflet Started Sunflower Fire in Arizona by Firing "Incendiary Shotgun Shell" During Bachelor Party in Desert

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arizona, bachelor party, craig shiflet, fire, incendiary round, shotgun, sunflower fire, sycamore creek

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Eric Coulter Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Ex-Girlfriend With "Military-Style Assault Rifle"

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Mar. 19 2013 at 2:03 PM

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MCSO

Eric Coulter

A Chandler man who claimed he "accidentally" shot his ex-girlfriend in the head with a rifle in 2011 was found guilty yesterday of manslaughter.

Eric Coulter, who was 18 at the time, killed his ex-girlfriend Monique Cota with what the Maricopa County Attorney's Office calls a "military-style assault rifle."

See also:
-Eric Coulter Claims He Accidentally Shot Former Girlfriend in the Face

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ar-15, arizona, assault rifle, chandler, eric coulter, m16, manslaughter, maricopa county attorney's office, monique cota

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Kristopher Harvey Gets Probation for the Get-'Em-Drunk Method to Parenting

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 27 2013 at 11:21 AM

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Kristopher Harvey

Kristopher Harvey, the father from Surprise who was "just trying to teach his boys a lesson" by making them get really drunk, will spend the next three years on probation.

Police described the boys, ages 13 and 14, as "highly intoxicated," as officers discovered them on a June day in their underwear, crying, screaming, and vomiting.

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-Kristopher Harvey Decided to "Teach His Two Sons a Lesson" by Making Them Take Liquor Shots Until They Were "Screaming and Crying"

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alcohol, arizona, booze, child abuse, drunk kids, kristopher harvey, surprise

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Albert Arias Gets 16 Years in Prison for Stabbing Father to Death

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 13 2013 at 2:18 PM

Categories: Convicted, Patricide

MCSO

Albert Arias

The El Mirage man who stabbed his 76-year-old father to death in April was sentenced today to 16 years in prison, as part of a plea agreement.

Albert Arias had told police shortly after the stabbing that he had been "abused by his father his whole life," and Arias, 47, also told the cops he had been living with his parents for the last 15 years.

See also:
-Albert Arias Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Father to Death; Said He Was Abused "His Whole Life"
-Albert Arias Allegedly Stabbed His Dad to Death, Went to Police Station to Inform Everyone

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Cabbie Convicted of Beating Man to Death for Almost Hitting Him in Parking Lot

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 8 2013 at 4:07 PM

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fasttaxiofca.com

A jury convicted a former taxi driver of manslaughter today, for beating a 57-year-old man to death in a 2011 parking-lot-rage incident.

Former AAA Taxi driver Gary Gene Mayo actually had a fare in his cab when he began swearing at James Fournier, who was out with his wife and grandchild when he almost hit Mayo's cab with his Kia SUV.

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-Taxi Driver and Passenger Beat Man to Death During Parking Lot Squabble, Cops Say

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arizona, avondale, beating death, cabbies, manslaughter, murder, taxi

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Laura Flanders, Who Was So "Dazed" She Drank Nail Polish Before Fatally Running Over Peoria High Schooler, Gets Prison Time

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Feb. 7 2013 at 12:10 PM

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Laura Flanders

The woman who told police she was so "dazed" that she drank nail polish before fatally running over an 18-year-old Peoria high school student in 2010 was sentenced today to six years in prison.

Joey Romero was walking home from his job at the 99 Cent Store near 83rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road in October 2010, when a car jumped the curb and hit him, before the driver sped away.

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