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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 19, 2011 2:18 pm

Thirty-two-year-old (32) Salvardor Ortiz Reyes was arrested for aggravated assault, kidnapping, threatening and intimidating and theft after he kidnapped his girlfriend and threatened to kill her as he drove her around in his vehicle for over an hour. According to Chandler Police Department Spokesman Detective Seth Tyler, on Tuesday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Officers were called to the scene of a kidnapping at Ray and McQueen Roads in Chandler.  When Officers arrived, they discovered that Mr. Reyes had fled in a gold Dodge with his girlfriend in the vehicle. At some point, Mr. Reyes stopped the car and forced his girlfriend to get out of the vehicle.  His girlfriend then fell to her knees begging Mr. Reyes to spare her life. Approximately an hour later, Police heard a woman in a gold Dodge, driving in the direction of the girlfriend’s home, screaming.  Police then stopped the vehicle and arrested Mr. Reyes.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1304, “A person commits kidnapping by knowingly restraining another person with intent to . . . (4) Place the victim or a third person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury to the victim or the third person . . . .” If the victim is voluntarily released, without injury, to a safe place before the perpetrator is arrested, kidnapping is a Class 3 Felony.  Otherwise, kidnapping is a Class 2 Felony.  Under Arizona law, the penalties for kidnapping vary depending on the circumstances of the offense and may result in probation up to twenty-five (25) years imprisonment.

If you have been arrested for kidnapping, contact the top criminal defense attorneys at the Law Firm Beauchamp Law Office P.C. today.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 17, 2011 8:33 am

Now that students are back in school, Police are warning students of Maryvale High School in West Phoenix to be extra cautious of thieves when walking to and from school and encouraging students to walk in groups, as thieves are more likely to approach a person walking alone.  According to Phoenix Police, Maryvale High School students have been the target of nearly twenty (20) robberies since January. Police believe there are two (2) to six (6) thieves between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty (20) involved in these robberies.  The thieves target both girls and boys and have stolen mostly jewelry from their victims.  Officers are asking anyone with information about these robberies to contact the Phoenix Police Department.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1902, “A person commits robbery if in the course of taking any property of another from his person or immediate presence and against his will, such person threatens or uses force against any person with intent either to coerce surrender of property or to prevent resistance to such person taking or retaining property.”

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1903, “A person commits aggravated robbery if in the course of committing robbery. . . such person is aided by one or more accomplices actually present.” 

Finally, according to Arizona Revised Statute § 1904, “A person commits armed robbery if, in the course of committing robbery . . .such person or an accomplice:(1) Is armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon; or (2) Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or a simulated deadly weapon.”

In Arizona, depending on the circumstances of the crime, robbery may be charged as a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 Felony punishable by a minimum of one (1) year in prison to a maximum of twenty-one (21) years in prison.  Penalties for robbery may also include restitution, fees, and fines.

If you have been charged with robbery, contact the Arizona defense attorneys at the top law firm in Arizona Beauchamp Law Office P.C. today!

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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 15, 2011 11:44 am

According to Scottsdale Police, twenty-seven-year-old (27) Benjamin Grant was charged with multiple counts of attempted voyeurism, voyeurism, and burglary on Saturday after Police observed him peering into the windows of multiple apartments in Scottsdale. On July 8th, a woman called Scottsdale Police after she observed a man she knew as Benjamin Fuchs peering into an apartment window at 4111 North Drinkwater Boulevard.  When Police arrived at the complex, Mr. Fuchs, whose real identity is Benjamin Grant, was gone, but Police began watching him.  Police said, on Saturday, they observed Mr. Grant looking into windows at multiple apartment complexes and even entering enclosed patios at two locations.  The locations included apartments at 2700 North Hayden Road, 3131 North 70th Street and 7009 East Acoma Drive.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1424, “It is unlawful to knowingly invade the privacy of another person without the knowledge of the other person for the purpose of sexual stimulation.” Under Arizona law, voyeurism may be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor and may result in penalties such as probation, fines, jail time, court-ordered counseling, community service and mandatory sex offender registration.

If you are facing charges for voyeurism, contact the Phoenix criminal attorneys at the criminal defense law firm Beauchamp Law Office P.C.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 12, 2011 1:23 pm

According to the Peoria Police Department, twenty-two-year-old (22) Joel Johnston was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated assault to an Officer, five counts of aggravated assault to firefighters, one count of resisting arrest and one count of consuming liquor in public.  The incident occurred after Peoria Police Officers received a call about a possible intoxicated juvenile walking down the street in the area of 83rd Avenue and Deer Valley Road.  When Officers found Mr. Johnston, he was passed out holding an open bottle of tequila.  After Officers verified that Mr. Johnston was over the legal drinking age, they attempted to arrest him for public consumption of alcohol.  However, Mr. Johnston began to fight the two (2) Officers who were trying to handcuff him causing two (2) small injuries on one of the Officer’s arms.  Officers placed Mr. Johnston in the patrol car, but he began banging his head on the patrol car’s window and divider causing him to bleed heavily.  When paramedics attempted to treat Mr. Johnston, he kicked one (1) of the paramedics in the stomach, and spit blood and saliva on seven (7) Peoria public safety employees. According to reports, a Peoria Fire Department Captain got Mr. Johnston’s blood in his eye and mouth.  Mr. Johnston was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries and was later taken to the Peoria Police Department.  In an interview, Mr. Johnston told Officers that he did not remember anything except drinking the alcohol.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1204, “A person commits aggravated assault if the person commits assault . . .  under any of the following circumstances . . .  (8) If the person commits the assault knowing or having reason to know that the victim is any of the following: a peace officer . . . a firefighter . . . a paramedic . . . .”  Under Arizona law, aggravated assault on a Peace Officer may be charged as a Class 4, 5 or 6 Felony depending on the circumstances of the offense.  Further, in Arizona, a person charged with aggravated assault may face penalties such as five (5) to fifteen (15) years in prison for a first offense, ten (10) to twenty (20) years in prison for a second offense and fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25) years in prison for a third offense.

If you have been charged with assaulting a Peace Officer, contact the top criminal defense attorneys at Beauchamp Law Office P.C. for assistance with your criminal case.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 3, 2011 3:59 pm

Two men, Gino Carlucci and Wayne Mounts, were convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  According to the United States Justice Department, the men devised multiple fraudulent schemes including an investment involving a fraudulent casino project in Antigua. The men face a maximum sentence of five (5) years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and a maximum sentence of twenty (20) years imprisonment for money laundering.   Mr. Carlucci was found not guilty on a separate charge for witness tampering.  In 2004, Mr. Carluci was found guilty of filing a false income tax return.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-2317, “A person is guilty of money laundering in the first degree if the person does any of the following: (1) knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, supervises or is in the business of money laundering . . . .” Under Arizona law, a person may also be charged with money laundering in the second or third degree.  Money laundering in the first degree is a Class 2 Felony punishable by three (3) to twelve and one half (12.5) years in prison for a first offense.  Money laundering in the second degree is a Class 3 Felony punishable by two (2) years to 8.75 years in prison for a first offense.  Money laundering in the third degree is a Class 6 Felony punishable by four (4) months to two (2) years in prison for a first offense.

If you have been arrested for money laundering, contact the Arizona defense attorneys at Beauchamp Law Office P.C. for assistance with your criminal case.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, August 1, 2011 7:47 am

According to Phoenix Police Spokesman Sergeant Steve Martos, thirty-one-year-old (31) Jason Dubin was arrested for suspicion of aggravated luring of a minor after he connected with “teenage girls” online and met them to engage in sexual conduct.  Police said Mr. Dubin believed he was chatting online with a seventeen-year-old (17) girl but was actually chatting with Phoenix Police Officers.  Mr. Dubin arranged to meet the seventeen-year-old (17) and a fourteen-year-old (14) girl; however, when Mr. Dubin arrived to meet the girls, Police arrested him.  Sergeant Martos said Mr. Dubin refused to talk to Police about the investigation but told Police he was the attorney for several professional athletes.  Although Mr. Dubin is not listed on the Arizona State Bar website, Arizona Corporation Commission records show that within the last year he started a company called Athlete Advisory Group.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-3560, “A person commits aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation if the person does both of the following: (1) Knowing the character and content of the depiction, uses an electronic communication device to transmit at least one visual depiction of material that is harmful to minors or for the purpose of initiating or engaging in communication with a recipient who the person knows or has reason to know is a minor; (2) By means of communication, offers or solicits sexual conduct with the minor. The offer or solicitation may occur before, contemporaneously with, after or as an integrated part of the transmission of the visual depiction.”  Under Arizona law, it is not a defense that the other person is either not a minor or is a Police Officer posing as a minor.  In Arizona, aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation is a Class 2 Felony and may result in a sentence up to twenty-four (24) years in prison.

If you are facing criminal charges, contact the Arizona lawyers at Beauchamp Law Office P.C. for assistance with your criminal case.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, July 29, 2011 6:54 am

According to Tolleson Police Spokesman Sergeant Obed Gaytan, thirty-three-year-old (33) Sandra Holguin was arrested on suspicion of child abuse for leaving her two-year-old (2) daughter, Marlene Vega, in her vehicle while she shopped at K-Mart.  The incident occurred on Friday evening at the K-Mart on 86th Drive and McDowell Road. While Ms. Holguin was inside the store, several shoppers noticed the Child in the vehicle and notified Kmart employee Daniel Guerrero.  Mr. Guerrero told Officers that when he went to the parking lot several people were talking to the Child and trying to get her out of the vehicle. Mr. Guerrero said the Child was crying and saying she was hot.  Ms. Holguin did not return to her vehicle for approximately forty (40) minutes as Police were arriving at the scene.  Police removed the Child from the car, placed her inside an air conditioned patrol car and gave her cold water to drink.  Police said the Child did not require further medical treatment. Ms. Holguin told Police she left her daughter in the vehicle because she was asleep.  She also told Police that she cracked the windows and covered her daughter with a jacket to shield her from the sun because she knew it was hot outside.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-3623, a person who “Under circumstances likely to produce death or serious physical injury” either (1) causes a child to suffer physical injury; (2) causes or permits the child to be injured; or (3) causes or permits a child to be placed in a situation where the child’s health is endangered may be found guilty of a Class 2, Class 3 or Class 4 felony depending on whether the person acted intentionally, recklessly or negligently. Under Arizona law, the penalties for child abuse vary depending on the severity of the charge and may result in mandatory imprisonment of ten (10) to twenty-four (24) years.

If you have been arrested for child abuse, contact the Phoenix child abuse lawyers at Beauchamp Law Office P.C. for assistance with your child abuse case.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, July 27, 2011 7:49 am

According to Police, forty-year-old (40) John Sotelo kidnapped his estranged wife leaving her unharmed in the desert before shooting and killing himself.  On Wednesday, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Police received a call from a Woman who said Mr. Sotelo had kidnapped her Mother at gunpoint forcing her into a pickup truck and driving away.  Police said they located the pickup truck in the desert, but Mr. Sotelo fled the scene with a handgun on foot leaving his Wife uninjured in the truck.  Ninety (90) minutes into the search, Police heard a gunshot and found Mr. Sotelo dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  Police also found weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, and ammunition in the pickup truck.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1304, “A person commits kidnapping by knowingly restraining another person with intent to . . . (4) Place the victim or a third person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury to the victim or the third person . . . .” Unless the perpetrator releases the victim voluntarily, without injuring the victim, to a safe place prior to arrest, kidnapping is a Class 2 Felony.  If the victim is safely released before arrest, kidnapping is a Class 3 Felony.  Under Arizona law, the penalties for kidnapping vary depending on the circumstances of the offense and may result in probation up to twenty-five years imprisonment.

If you have been charged with kidnapping, contact the Scottsdale criminal defense lawyers at the Law Firm Beauchamp Law Office P.C.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, July 25, 2011 7:16 pm

According to Gerry Blair, spokesman for the Coconino County Sherriff’s Office, two (2) men and one (1) woman, whose names have not been released, were killed at the “Too Broke for Sturgis” motorcycle rally at a campground at Mormon Lake over the weekend.  On Friday, at approximately 11:20 p.m., several shots were fired leaving three (3) people dead.  Another woman was shot six (6) times and was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center for emergency surgery.  Two (2) other women were transported to the hospital to receive treatment for shock.  Police have not made any arrests but suspect the shooting may have been a homicide-suicide as one (1) of the men was shot several times and the other was found dead with a handgun located near his hand.  Darla Cook, spokesperson for Forever Resorts, the company that owns the Mormon Lake Lodge, said the event was cancelled and people were asked to leave the campgrounds.  Approximately 2000 people attended the event.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1105, “A person commits first degree murder if: intending or knowing that the person’s conduct will cause death, the person causes the death of another person . . . .”  Under Arizona law, first degree murder is a Class 1 Felony and may result in penalties such as twenty-five (25) years to life in prison without the possibility of parole, life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

If you have been charged with murder, contact the Arizona criminal attorneys at the criminal defense law firm Beauchamp Law Office P.C.

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By Beauchamp Law Office, July 18, 2011 9:42 am

According to Mike Erfert, Spokesman for the Yuma Fire Department, two (2) school buses parked at the Yuma Schools Transportation Consortium yards were intentionally set fire.  On Thursday, at approximately 3:30 a.m., firefighters responded to the fire and were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other buses in the yard.  The Yuma Police Department is asking anyone with information about the fire to contact them.

According to Arizona Revised Statute § 13-1703, “A person commits arson of a structure or property by knowingly and unlawfully damaging a structure or property by knowingly causing a fire or explosion.”  Under Arizona law, charges for arson of property depend on the value of the property: arson of property valued at less than one hundred dollars is a Class 1 misdemeanor, arson of property between one hundred dollars and one thousand dollars is a Class 5 felony, and arson of property valued at more than one thousand dollars is a Class 4 felony.  Penalties for arson in Arizona also depend on the value of the property and range from probation to 2.5 years in prison for a first offense.

If you have been charged with arson, contact the Scottsdale criminal lawyers at Beauchamp Law Office P.C. for assistance with your criminal case.