Tag: Avondale
Jose De Jesus Martinez, Fentanyl Distribution, Arizona 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jose De Jesus Martinez, a 25-year-old from Avondale, Arizona, was caught delivering approximately 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl near Phoenix on May 5, 2025. The bust was part of a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation, which led to Martinez’s arrest and the seizure of 13.3 kilograms of the deadly…
Gabriel Mendoza-Acoltzi, Arson, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gabriel Mendoza-Acoltzi, a 19-year-old from Avondale, Arizona, attempted to set fire to a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) property in Surprise, Arizona, on February 21, 2026. Mendoza-Acoltzi broke a window and tried to light the building on fire using a propane tank and a long torch. The incident occurred just…
Denise Brooks, Theft of Government Funds, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 65-year-old Avondale mom swindled over $65,000 in Social Security Disability Benefits meant for her two minor children, according to a federal indictment unsealed April 2, 2026. Related Federal Cases Amgen Pays $71M for Pushing Drugs Off-Label · Kentucky Amgen Inc, Pharmaceutical Misrepresentation, California 2024 · Kentucky Stacey Howell, Meth Trafficking,…
