New judge sought in case of St. Johns boy

Arizona Republic - Mon Nov 09

Defense and prosecution lawyers in the case of a 9-year-old Arizona boy charged with killing his father and another man want a new judge appointed so a plea deal doesn't fall through.

Plan to imprison 9-year-old killer prompts outcry

Arizona Republic - Mon Nov 09

What's to become of a 9-year-old boy who pleaded guilty in connection with a murder? That question has twisted the Apache County justice system in knots for nearly a year as attorneys, psychiatrists, victims, probation officers, a judge and residents of St.

Eastern AZ boy's attorney seeks new judge in case

KGUN-TV Tucson - Mon Nov 09

A plea deal for a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who had been charged with killing his father and another man could be in jeopardy.

Murder Sentencing for 9-Year-Old Delayed

MyFoxPhoenix - Thu Oct 22

Sentencing for a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who pleaded guilty to killing his father's roommate was delayed on Thursday because details of where the boy might receive psychiatric treatment -- required under the plea deal -- remain unresolved.

Plea deal for St. Johns boy could fall apart

KTVK Phoenix - Thu Oct 22

The plea deal in the case that stunned the country -- an 8-year-old St. Johns boy accused of double murder in the shooting deaths of his own father and his father's friend -- could fall apart.

Prosecutors seek sentencing delay for boy in slaying

Arizona Republic - Thu Oct 22

Prosecutors in St. Johns have asked a judge to postpone today's planned sentencing of a boy who admitted to negligent homicide in the shooting death of his father's friend.

Arizona man's own actions led to murder confession

Sierra Vista Herald - Sat Oct 03

He wanted to tell the police chief that cops from out of town were in hisA jurisdiction.

Apache County reels from more violent deaths

Gallup Independent - Fri Oct 02

It was less than one year ago that the small town of St. Johns, Ariz., population 3,865, was thrust into the national spotlight when an 8-year-old boy was charged in the killings of his father and his father's friend and just last month three people were charged with killing a 16-year-old. Now St.

Officials Discuss Motives in Slaying

MyFoxPhoenix - Fri Oct 02

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. - An Arizona man went on a vengeful killing spree over the last two years because he wanted to rid society of less-than-desirable people, including a drug-using Vietnam vet, a sex offender and a teenager struggling to kick a drug habit, prosecutors said Thursday.

Motives discussed in slaying of three

KXAM-TV Austin - Thu Oct 01

An Arizona man who confessed to killing three people and pronounced himself a serial killer told authorities he committed the crimes because one man shot a dog, he didn't want the second to hurt anyone else and his attempts to get a 16-year-old off drugs failed.