Maricopa County Attorney's Office
Coverage of Maricopa County Attorney's Office in the Nexus archive.
- Toddler declared dead after pool incident is found alive, parents may be charged
An 18-month-old toddler in a Phoenix suburb was declared dead after a pool incident but was later found breathing in a hospital morgue hours later. Police records indicate possible negligence by parents due to a marijuana odor and unsupervised pool access, with authorities considering charges.
- Toddler declared dead after near-drowning was found alive in hospital morgue hours later, police say
An 18-month-old boy, Vincent Fiordilino, was nearly drowned during a Super Bowl party after his parents admitted to using marijuana and failing to supervise him. He was initially pronounced dead at a hospital but was later found alive in the morgue hours later. Police recommend felony child abuse charges against his parents.
- Special prosecutor investigating latest election-control disagreement in Maricopa County
A special prosecutor is investigating whether employees of the Maricopa County Recorder's Office violated laws by removing a scanner and provisional ballot envelopes from the vote tabulation center during a local election. The dispute involves Recorder Justin Heap's claim of ownership of the scanner and a legal battle with the county's board of supervisors over election control, as the 2024 primary approaches.