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Just so you know, this showis built scary stuff. So don't say
I didn't warn you guys. Iremember, don't be scared. Episode one
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three, Hit and Run Ruthless thwartedthe murder of Preston Lord and the Gilbert
Goons War Baby here with another episodeof murderous Miners, hit and Run.
Last summer, residents of Las FeitVegas, Nevada, were rocked by a
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day that began with a string ofcarthefs and hit and run incidents perpetrated by
two teens who ultimately targeted, randown, and murdered. Andreas Propst,
the retired police chief out of bellCalifornia, was simply cycling on the side
of a road when he was struckand killed by a seventeen year old Heyesusayala,
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the driver of the stolen Hyundai,and fifteen year old Jamier Keys,
the passenger who shot cell phone videoof the attack. It was just after
six am on August fourteenth, twentytwenty three, the day on which the
Killer Friends are thought to have stolena total of four cars and striking another
cyclist, a seventy two year oldman who was riding northbound on Fort Apache
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near Washburn Roads. Time went wonour merchants aka Lardie Solomon seven eight,
seven ninety eight police fire, amedical uh police, I suppose? Okay,
what's the address of Amerge. I'mon for Patchy and his car just
ran and ran me over on mybicycle. Okay for to Patrick. What's
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across street? I'm not sure?And where is the suffect vehicle it took?
He got behind me. I waswatching in my rearview mirror. My
wife took okay, and I've goneoh shit, And I got as fart
of the race up against the curbas I could, okay, just blowing
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on his horn, just kept blowing. You didn't know who this person is,
do you? No? No?Not even it was done on How
old are you? I'm seventy two, seventy two? Okay? And where
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is your bicycle? Now? Areyou in the northbound lanes or southbound lanes?
I'm in the northbound lane. Ihave a blanket light on everything.
He's I mean, he did iton purpose, he SMAs, Okay,
what's your injuries? My may hurt? I just hopeing maybe the police could
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make a connection, because he couldhave killed me. The back wheel is
just totally folded up and I waslucky I got knocked off to the side
on the hill. Yeah, no, you're right. The stolen BLACKI Lantro
was then reported after sideswiping a whiteToyota Corolla near as You're Drive in Tanayaway,
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whose injured driver called nine one onenext Then, at six oh three
am, a woman called nine oneone to report that quote a guy on
a bike just got hit outside myapartment at Tenaya and Centennial, and that
she thought he could be dead.She added that he was bleeding, wasn't
moving, and was surrounded by agroup of strangers who weren't intervening. About
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two minutes later, probes Apple Watchalso called for help, repeating this chilling
message to dispatchers and providing them withits owner's location. Although bystanders could be
heard near the victim, the dispatcherwas unable to make contact with any of
them. Through the watch, someonecan be heard saying that he's breathing and
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not to move him this time.I'm one of urgency, but the owner
of the Zappo utch has taken ahardball and is not responding to their loss.
The emergency location is Ladis is thirtysix point two seven eighty two longitude
minus one hundred and fifteen point twofive one fives an estimated search radius of
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five meters. This message will repeatin five seconds with the owner of the
bacca walls that's taken that long andinto their loss. The emergence bide latitude
thirty pike point n a two longitudeminus one hundred walking two five books an
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estimated way about five ye This messageI saw, I saw the squad on
his part at least two guys apoint. The owner of the back lass
has taken a hardball and is notresponding to the loss. The emergency matitude
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two long five one five were anestimated journal Lady, he take all the
artball and did not responding to theirloss. The emergency. Sixty three year
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old Andrea's probes was transported to UniversityHospital, where he died. He had
moved to Las Vegas in two thousandand nine following his retirement as the police
chief of Bell, California, andleft behind a wife and two grown children.
His daughter, Taylor, also learnedof the accident from the Apple Watch,
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bringing her and her mother Crystal,to the scene just as the ambulance
was pulling away. Police body camerafootage of their arrival was released by Las
Vegas Police. Less than ten minuteslater, the nine one one calls coming
into emergency services switched to being aboutthe stolen Lantra instead, which was now
near Craig Road in Jones Boulevard,reportedly quote only driving on three wheels.
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At six seventeen a m. Acaller reported a car abandoned with the engine
running. He told the dispatcher thatquote, the windshield looks like they hit
someone. That was the stolen twothousand and sixteen hun Day Alantra that had
struck and killed Andreas Probst. Thepair was ultimately determined to have stolen four
cars and perpetrated three hit and runaccidents, according to police. Ayala was
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at apprehended shortly after that crash,being found with the alantraner Rancho Drive and
Craig Road. According to his arrestAFFI David for obstruction. He slipped up
when he told the officer that quote, it's just a fucking hit and run.
Slap on the wrist. You thinkthis juvenile shit is gonna do some
shit. I'll be out in thirtydays. I'll bet you they considered it
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an admission of guilt to the Probesto murder, a crime he was not
yet linked to. Sixteen year oldJimier Keys, the passenger, was linked
to the murder through a cell phonevideo he filmed of the incident that he
posted on the internet just hours later. The incriminating video depicted him encouraging Ayala
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to hit Probes, who was cyclingjust ahead of them in a designated bike
lane. You then see and hearKeys and Ayala laughing after Probes collided with
the hood then the passenger side ofthe windshield, shattering the glass. The
impact sent Probes flying ninety six feetthrough the air before he landed hard on
the concrete. A classmate saw Keysvideo and reported it to his high school
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resource officer on August twenty ninth,two thousand and twenty three. The Las
Vegas Review Journal also reported that theyreceived a tip about the video, saying
that they told the tipster to contactthe authorities. On September fourteenth, twenty
and twenty three, a detective visitedthe high school and conducted routine interviews,
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which led to his arrest. Inthis case, they're both charged with murder,
battery with the use of a deadlyweapon, and attempted murder with the
use of a deadly weapon. Theywere initially charged in juvenile court, but
with the addition of murder charges,they're now automatically charged as adults per Nevada
law. The pair made headlines againjust before Halloween two thousand and twenty three,
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when they appeared in court and smirkedand smiled at each other as well
as at Andreas. Probe's widow anddaughter both were believed to have flipped them
off. Probe's daughter told Station KLASafterward that quote it shows that they really
have no remorse, that this isjust a game to them, like they
don't They really don't care if anyoneelse lives or dies. They don't care
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about themselves if they live or die. Their trials have been scheduled for fall
two thousand and twenty four in Nevada'sClark County District Court. Ayala Is on
September sixteenth, and Keys on Novembertwelfth, two thousand and twenty four.
Toward the end of January two thousandand twenty four, it was reported that
the driver, now eighteen year oldHey Susayala was arrested and charged with attempted
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murder for an assault that took placejust weeks before he ran down. Andy
Probes Las Vegas Metro Peds incident reportdated June twenty seventh, twenty and twenty
three described an urgent call about aman who had gone to the hospital and
was treated for stab wounds to theface and back. Eye. Witnesses linked
Hey Susayala to the attack, andthe vict identified him as the individual who
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stabbed him. In addition, Celfoedata places him near the scene when the
stabbing occurred. He denies any involvementruthless. Just after six thirty pm on
January twenty seventh, two thousand,twenty four, the Denver, Colorado Police
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responded to the shooting death of sixtyyear old grandfather Richard Sanchez, who was
shot seven times while aboard a publicbus by a thirteen year old boy.
The bus was at the stop atSouth Federal Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue in
Denver, about three miles from theDenver Broncos Mile High Stadium. At six
forty one pm. Three juveniles boarded, stepping or jumping over Sanchez's outstretched leg,
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which was extended into the aisle.According to the arrest STAFFI, David
Sanchez went to the back of thebus and quote words were exchanged with the
juvenile before the unidentified thirteen year oldpulled a handgun out of his sweatshirt and
opened fire on the man. Hecollapsed and the teens stepped over him as
they exited the bus. Witnesses sayone of the other teens also pointed a
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gun at Sanchez as they fled thescene. The alleged shooter was identified by
police through prior interactions with him,and school administrators helped in determining his identity
as well, although prosecutors have yetto determine if his case will be moved
to adult court. He has beenslapped with fourteen charges, nine of which
are felonies, including six counts ofvariations of first degree murder, endangering public
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transport, threatening the crew at risk, assault with extreme indifference, first degree
assault with extreme indifference, firearm orexplosive on public transport, disorderly conduct,
discharge of a firearm, weapon prohibited, use, reckless with gun, handgun
possession by a juvenile, and violentjuvenile offender with the use of a weapon.
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The teen is in custody a juvenileoffenders facility and will be back in
court on March eighth, two thousandand twenty four. Thwarted. The community
of Ontario, California, located fortysix miles east and north of Los Angeles,
is in shock after news that apotential school shooting in their city had
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been stopped before it even began.The saga began on Thursday, February eighth,
two thousand and twenty four, whenthe principal of Ontario Christian High School
contacted local authorities saying he had recentlylearned that a senior at the high school
was obsessed with the Columbine massacre andhad guns in his home. An unidentified
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classmate of eighteen year old Sebastian Bailey, via Signor of Eastville, California,
had brought his concerns to the school'sadministration and has since been hailed a hero
for thwarting a potential tragedy. OntarioPolice Chief Michael Lauren said that quote to
be clear, the student who cameforward, who saw something and said something,
is a hero. That student savedlives, spared families from losing their
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children, and a community from beingdevastated from a senseless act of violence.
Regarding Va Signor, Lauren said,quote, what we discovered through the course
of our investigation revealed that va Signorhad every intention of carrying out a school
shooting at the Ontario Christian High School. During our investigation, we learned va
Signor was obsessed with school shootings andpolice response times. He researched tactical supplies,
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and was in the process of choosinga specific date to carry out the
school shooting. Police believe he wouldhave likely settled on a date near the
anniversary of Columbine, and say thathe developed his ideologies online. They alleged
that he had shown a dislike forminorities and for members of the LGBTQ community,
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and shown support for Hitler's ideologies online. According to the supervising District attorney,
quote, the victims are all miners. They would be put in great
danger. The danger would exist outsideof school to several groups. The teen
is alleged to have quote used internetplatforms to conduct his research, with a
police spokesperson calling the teen quote selfdriven and conducting his own research based on
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his thoughts, personal choices, andproclivities. There is no indication he was
radicalized by anyone. Selfies of thehigh school senior dressed in all black and
holding weapons have also been released bypolice. Via Signior was arrested on February
ten, two thousand twenty four,and at that time police confiscated one shotgun,
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one handgun, two revolvers, sevenrifles, and over one thousand rounds
of ammunition from his family home,but all of the firearms were legally owned
by via Signor's father, and atthis time he's not accused of committing any
crime. When interviewed, the teentold investigators that there were roughly five students
he planned to target, four girlsand one boy with whom he had previous
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quote social interactions. Investigators could seethat he had researched the distance between the
Archibald Avenue substation of the Ontario PoliceDepartment to his high school, which is
roughly five miles, and reports indicatethat he was heavily interested in how long
it would take the police department torespond to the high school once he began
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his attack. On Valentine's Day twothousand and twenty four, he was formally
charged with five counts of attempted murderand one count of attempting to make criminal
threats. He's being held without bailand a plea of not guilty was entered
for him by his public defender.At his arraignment the following day, February
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fifteen, two thousand and twenty four, the prosecutor for San Bernardino County said
that, quote the defendant in thiscase poses a great danger to the community.
The crimes alleged in the complaint involvedgreat sophistication and planning of a mass
shooting at a school. He iscurrently being held at the West Valley Detention
Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California.The murder of Preston Lord and the Gilbert
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Goons. Now, let's talk aboutthe hot topic around my community, the
homicide of sixteen year old Preston Lord. Members of the community and the Arizona
Republic newspaper have been vocal with theirthoughts that Preston's beating death was perpetrated by
the Gilbert Goons, based in Gilbert, Arizona, a conservative suburb just outside
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the capital city of Phoenix. TheGilbert Goons are basically a group of affiliated
quote mostly rich, entitled white kidswho want to be gangsters. These are
teens and young adults who many believehave been wreaking havoc, beating, threatening,
and intimidating victims around the area forthe past two years. The Valley
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of the Sun, as the PhoenixMetropolitan Area is loquially dubbed, comprises the
capital city at its epicenter, andtwenty four suburban municipalities of varying size for
forty miles in each and every direction. The major players here are the town
of Gilbert, located thirty five minutessouth and east of Phoenix, and Queen
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Creek, which is another fifteen milesto the southeast of Gilbert. Chandler Arizona
is mentioned briefly as well, whichcan be found about halfway between Gilbert and
Queen Creek, but is to thewest. Queen Creek. Arizona is where
Preston Lord was beaten and left lyingin the street near one hundred and ninety
fourth Street and via Del Rancho Roadat an October twenty eighth, two thousand
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and twenty three Halloween party. Itwas a brief attack carried out by multiple
individuals whose blows and head stumps ultimatelyproved fatal, with Preston dying from his
injuries two days later. That caseremains open, and in February two thousand
and twenty four, the Maricopa CountyMedical Exam ruled his death a homicide.
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Police have been methodical and meticulous withthe investigation, but many in the community
have placed blame at the feet ofwhat they feel is a gang, the
Gilbert Goons. Calling the Goons agang is controversial around here because a criminal
street gang brings to mind drive byshootings and bandanas of certain colors, aspects
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that don't particularly vibe with the spateof peer on peer teenage violence that's been
plaguing the bedroom community of Gilbert andthose around it. After all, Gilbert
is nicknamed the second safest city inAmerica, and Perry High School is at
the epicenter of this story, withmany of the accused having attended there,
the very same high school as currentSqueaky Clean NFL superstar quarterback Brock Purdy,
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who just played in the Super Bowl. Reports indicate that the name originated from
members, with a twenty year oldsuspect telling the sheriffs in an early January
twenty twenty four interrogation that they calledthemselves that in their Snapchat group. Gilbert
police remained steadfast that they aren't awareof such a gang and continue to refrain
from using the term, although themedia, local activists and parents continue to
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invoke it. They allege that recentattacks on teens dating back to twenty twenty
two can be attributed to the group, with a few of the film beatings
taking place at an in and outBurger fourteen. Video clips of alleged Goon
assaults have been submitted as evidence incivil litigation, videos which are helping identify
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the faces seen and clip after clipas repeat participants. The chief of Gilbert
Police Department set in a December fourteenth, twenty and twenty three statement that quote,
recent alleged incidents of teen violence inGilbert have heightened community awareness, and
we want to make it known thatwe condemn any violence within our community.
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What we know at this time isthat gilber Lbert PD does not have police
reports from victims or suspects associating orconnecting the name group to any alleged reported
criminal activity in our community. Aswe have shared many times in the handful
of cases that were reported to ourdepartment over the past year, none of
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our interviews with victims or reports everused the term Gilbert goons or provided information
that the attacks were perpetrated by anymembers identifying themselves as a Gilbert goon.
While we weren't initially aware of theterm, we were actively addressing the violent
crime incidents involving teens during that time. From a legal standpoint, two of
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seven criteria must be met for anorganization to be considered a criminal street gang,
which in Arizona is defined as quote, an ongoing formal or informal association
of persons in which members or associatesindividually or collectively engage in the commission,
attempted commission, facilitates or solicitation ofany felony act, and that has at
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least one individual who is a criminalstreet gang member. In addition, a
street gang member can be identified whentwo of the following criteria are met self
proclamation, witness testimony or official statementwritten or electronic correspondents, paraphernalia or photographs,
tattoos, clothing or colors, orany other indissia of street gang membership.
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When it comes to the so calledGilbert Goons, the attacks that some
attribute to alleged members became more andmore violent and escalated to homicide. One
victim said he saw brass knuckles duringhis attack. His revelation has already led
to propose legislation, as Bill eleveneighty three, which proposed to include them
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as prohibited, was unanimously advanced inearly February two thousand twenty four, before
most of the aforementioned arrests had evenbeen made. Passage of the bill will
make the manufacturing, possessing, transporting, selling, or transferring of brass knuckles
a class one misdemeanor, as Arizonaremains one of twelve states with no laws
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against brass knuckles. That's the urgencybuilding around these incidents, and the implications
of alleged goon involvement is beginning toaffect the parents of those accused. More
and more parents are being held accountablefor the actions of their kids, be
it school shooters or alleged goons,and the principle of a Chandler elementary school
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has found the actions of her stepsonvastly affecting her life and career. The
sixteen year old was filmed running towardthe fight during one of the assaults at
the In and Out, but theclip ends before you can see if he
joins the melee, and according tothe police report, witnesses implicated him in
the planning of the attack, thoughhe denies any involvement to police and even
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provided them with the video he sayshe got from social media. Initially arrested,
he's not been in and the MaricopaCounty Attorney recently declined to prosecute him
due to a lack of evidence ofhis participation in the actual attack. His
stepmother was interviewed by police in latetwenty twenty three, with their report stating
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that quote, Jamie then told meshe did not want her step son in
harm's way by sharing names. Jamiesaid that this was a real concern with
what was going on right now.The report went on to read that quote.
Jamie then told me she was alwayslevel headed, and it seemed like
I wanted to make her stepson escapegoatbecause he talked to the police already and
cooperated right away by providing them withvideo the night this happened. Jamie then
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brought up how the media was involvedand attributed this to being the only reason
her step son was being charged withanything. The sixteen year old had faced
charges of aggravated robbery because the victim'sshoes were taken, and though he was
released without being charged, his stepmotherstill had to go on leave from her
job as the Prince full of RiggsElementary School in Chandler, Arizona. She
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and others have been named in asix million dollar lawsuit that includes her school
district, the Gilbert Police, andfifteen alleged goons as well as their thirty
parents, filed by the father ofthe boy beaten at the in and out.
He has been interviewed and has statedthat due to all of the publicity,
his son has moved out of thecountry to live with his mother.
Police are now trying to crack downon doxing incidents being made by vigilantes in
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the community who have repeatedly leaked theidentities and addresses of individuals they believe are
part of the group. Two arrestshave been made, and the Gilbert Chief
of Police said that quote, wewant justice for each and every victim in
Gilbert. Collaboration between four local policedepartments and two sheriff's departments have led to
the arrests of forty two individuals relatedto Group teen violence incidents this year.
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They say with the latest being theFebruary twentieth, two thousand and twenty four
of a seventeen year old on onecount of aggravated robbery, one count of
assault, and one count of disorderlyconduct, the first girl to be arrested.
But none of these arrests are relatedto the Halloween two thousand and twenty
three beating death of Preston Lord,so we'll keep watching to see who authorities
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ultimately charge for his homicide. Thereis no statute of limitations on murder in
the Grand Canyon State, and withthe amount of witnesses and videos and photos,
authorities have a good start. TheDistrict Attorney's office continues to review the
one thousand, eight hundred page policereport, six hundred videos, and two
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thousand pieces of other evidence related tothe homicide investigation and will determine if the
seven suspects, five juveniles and twoadults submitted to them for review will be
charged. Queen Creek's chief of policesaid in late two thousand and twenty three
that quote, I want to thankthose parents and children that have come forward
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to provide information or details related tothis case. However, some parents have
actively refused to let their children participatein the investigation. We need people to
come forward and stand up for Preston. On February seventh, twenty twenty four,
Preston Lord's mother and father released astatement that read quote, after an
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initial meeting, the Maricopa County Attorneycontinues to provide us with updates on her
office's review of the case involving thedeath of our son, Preston Lord.
The loss of our son is impossibleto bear, and we understand that there's
work to be done to achieve justicefor Preston. We are exercising patients to
ensure the best possible outcome and askmembers of the community and the media to
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do the same. We are gratefulfor the outpouring of support and appreciate the
upstanding individuals who have provided information tolaw enforcement. Before I was even able
to post this episode, there wereupdates in the Preston Lord case. On
March sixth, two thousand and twentyfour, authorities announced the indictments and arrests
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of several individuals for the homicide,and by the following day, a total
of seven had been arrested in connectionwith the teen's beating death. Four adults,
eighteen year old William Hines, twentyyear old Dominic Turner, nineteen year
old Taylor Sherman, and eighteen yearold Trsten Billy, and three juveniles,
Talan Renner, Jacob Meisner, andTalann Vigil, all seventeen years old,
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were in custody by March seventh.The three of them are charged as adults,
as Arizona law requires that miners who'vebeen convicted of felonies and miners with
a violent felony charge be prosecuted inadult court. Talan Renner's eighteen year old
brother, Kyler, was not arrestedfor Preston Lord's murder. However, he
was arrested in January two thousand andtwenty four for participating in two separate filmed
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goons a day tax that occurred inlate twenty twenty two. All of them
have at least a juvenile criminal record, and Hines and Meisner were already in
custody for multiple alleged goons related assaults, officially making that connection that the community
and the Arizona Republic have previously alleged. They're all charged with first degree murder,
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second degree murder, and kidnapping,while Turner, Billy, and Meisner
were also charged with aggravated robbery.The first degree murder charges stem from the
fact that the homicide occurred during thecommission of an underlying felony. In this
case, it could be the theftof the ten dollars necklace, robbery,
or even the alleged kidnapping. Kidnappingis defined in Arizona fairly specifically, and
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the part that pertains to this casecould be quote knowingly restraining another person.
A second degree murder conviction could comealong with or instead of a first degree
conviction, and doesn't need to havebeen pre meditated or perpetrated in conjunction with
any other felony to convict. Inorder to secure a second degree murder conviction,
the prosecution must prove one of thesethings beyond reasonable doubt, that the
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defendant purposely caused another person's death,that the defendant knew that their conduct would
cause death or serious injury, orthat the person recklessly engaged in conduct that
created a risk of death than therebycaused it. This was a traveling attack
that occurred as they moved through thecrowd of teens out in the street,
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prosecutors now publicly contend, and wastriggered by a ten dollars gold chain being
stolen off the neck of Preston Lord'sfriend. When that group tried to get
it back, there was a violentclash that ended with Preston Lord mortally wounded.
More arrests are likely forthcoming, withQueen Creek Police Chief Randy Weiss saying
that quote, we are still workingactively to make arrests. We're gonna be
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relentless about this. We're not goingto stop until we have every and custody.
All seven suspects have pleaded not guiltyand are each being held on a
million dollar bond. Preston Lord's parentssaid following the initial arrests that they quote
extend heartfelt gratitude to the community memberswho stepped up to provide information to secure
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these arrests. But for law enforcement'scollective efforts and community members in valuable cooperation,
these arrests would not have happened.Each arrest represents a step toward accountability
and justice for our son Preston.That's all for now, so until next
time, don't be scared.