TUCSON, Arizona, June 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary Restaino, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Devonte Okeith Mathis, 24, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 10 years in prison (60 months on Count 2, consecutive to 60 months on Count 1), followed by 60 months of supervised release. Mathis pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Using and Carrying a Firearm   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released body-worn camera footage from a deadly use of force incident that occurred on May 18, 2023, near Ajo, Arizona. The video may be viewed on the Body-Worn Camera Video Releases page and the in-custody death statement on the incident can be found on the Newsroom page. This incident was capture  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Devonte Okeith Mathis, 24, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 10 years in prison (60 months on Count 2, consecutive to 60 months on Count 1), followed by 60 months of supervised release. Mathis pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Using and Carryi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news brief: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation will host a series of outreach events on available benefits for current and former coal miners and their survivors in Arizona and New Mexico from June 27 to 29, 2023. Held in the Four Corners region, the events will help serve members of the Navajo Nation eligible for federal ben  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news brief: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation will host a series of outreach events in Arizona and New Mexico for current and former nuclear weapons workers, including uranium miners, millers and ore transporters from covered facilities, and their families from June 27 to 29, 2023. Held in the Four Corners  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: On June 15, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Arizona Special Agent in Charge Scott Brown, U.S. Attorney Gary M. Restaino, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Al Childress, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Cheri Oz, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service acting Inspector in Charge Greg Torbenson signed a memora  more

SIERRA VISTA, Arizona, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Douglas and detectives with Sierra Vista Police Department under the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested three people after separate investigations in Sierra Vista. "Once again, HSI's alliance with the Sierra Vista Police Department has proven to be a powerful partn  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, in a collaborative effort with multiple law enforcement partners spanning three states, spearheaded an investigation resulting in 10 indictments and seven arrests on June 14. HSI special agents assigned to HSI Deming led U.S. investigative efforts with assistance from HSI in Ariz  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in a five-day, multiagency operation dubbed Operation Summer Shield aimed at enhancing public safety by proactively addressing violent offenders in Phoenix. The Phoenix Police Department headed the takedown. "There is no doubt that when law enforcement agencies work together, the community benefits. Ca  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Arizona feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 252,000 head as of June 1, 2023. The latest inventory is 2 percent below last month's inventory and 12 percent below the June 1, 2022 inventory. Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or larg  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on June 20, 2023: The summer of 2021 was a smoky one for Denver and northeastern Colorado. Smoky haze from wildfires in Arizona, California, and the Pacific Northwest shrouded the Front Range mountains and cast a gray pallor over the sky on a near-daily basis. The typical pattern of monsoon-driven summer thunderstorms that normally flush out stagnant air in July and August  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: A Honduran national has been extradited from Honduras to the United States to face charges related to human smuggling and money laundering. Maria Mendoza-Mendoza, aka "La Guera," will make her initial court appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson. According to court documents, Mendoza-Mendoza is a high-level, Hond  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Luis Eduardo Terminel Jr., 27, of Tucson, was sentenced on June 14, 2023, by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Terminel also was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Terminel pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Smuggle Goods from the United States. Terminel and his co-conspirators concocted a scheme to sm  more