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crime and courts

Man accused of Chandler arson still has court dates ahead

Police: Sanchez lit Chandler home ablaze with 5 people inside

A report on a man who Chandler Police sought for about one week last spring on arson charges is due next week.

A psychologist’s progress report on Oscar M. Sanchez, 61, stating whether he can be restored to mental competency within 21 months. He was ruled incompetent in August after three mental health professionals examined him over the summer.

Sanchez was initially charged with arson and endangerment — both felonies — along with a misdemeanor violation of a Gilbert Municipal Court order a — when he was arrested in mid-May.

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