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Friday, August 9, 2013

Assassination of Maricopa County Arizona Detention Officer

  • Assassination of Arizona Detention Officer

    Summary: August 9, 2013: A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona died after he was shot in his driveway. No known motive, speculation whether he was targeted because of his job.

    Date: August 9, 2013
    Time: 4:30 AM 
    Victim: Name not released, detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona
    Location: Shot in his driveway as he was getting into his car.
    Motive: not known 
    Terrorism: No evidence, but appears he was targeted because he was employed by law enforcement officer

     Also see 2010 incident where 3 officers died in an "accidental" head-on collision with a pickup truck: 

    August 7, 2010. 

    Yavapai County Sheriff's Office releases the names of the three northern Arizona detention officers who were on their way to work when they were killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck with sheared off the top of the vehicle. The driver of the truck was critically injured. 

    3 Ariz. jail officers killed in crash identified

    www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/08/07/20100807arizona-crash...
    Aug 08, 2010 · DEWEY - The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is releasing the names of the three northern Arizona detention officers who were killed in a head-on collision ...
    DEWEY - The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is releasing the names of the three northern Arizona detention officers who were killed in a head-on collision east of Prescott early Saturday.
    They were identified as Brian Callaghan and John Schultz, both 42 and from Prescott Valley, and 24-year-old Jose Presas of Dewey. The men were on their way to work when their car collided head-on with a pickup truck, shearing off the top of the vehicle. The driver of the truck was critically injured and airlifted to a Phoenix hospital

     .Updates



    Why Has Sheriff Joe Arpaio Armed His Officers With AR-15s?
    A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office died Thursday after being shot in the driveway of his Arizona home while he prepared to head to work. Now, all officers in the department are being armed with rifles by the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio for added protection. Watch the video report on the incident and Arpaio's response HERE.

    Detention Officer Killed in Arizona Shooting
    ABC News·7 hours ago   
    Police say a detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona has died after being shot in the driveway of his home. Phoenix police Sgt.… authorities have no suspects or a motive but are investigating whether the shooting was connected to the man's job as a jail detention officer.
  • Arizona detention officer shot and killed outside home
    Reuters·16 hours ago
  • Arizona Detention Officer Killed
    Officer.com·18 hours ago
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