The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has submitted charges to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office in connection with shooting death of a man in San Tan Valley.
“We have received a submittal from PCSO on this case and it is currently under review for consideration of potential charges,” stated Mike Pelton, a spokesperson for the county attorney’s office in an email to the Independent.
Just before midnight on Oct. 7, PCSO was called to the Gym Bar and Grill on Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley regarding shots fired, according to a PCSO Facebook post.
“While enroute, deputies were flagged down by witnesses near East Copper Mine Road and North Epidote Drive,“ the post stated. “Witnesses directed the deputy in the direction of the suspect, who was walking not far from there. The suspect was taken into custody and the firearm used in the shooting was secured.”
Additional deputies arrived at the scene of the shooting and provided medical help to the victim until emergency medical personnel arrived, the post added.
“The victim, 35-year-old Rogelio Ochoa, was ultimately pronounced deceased at the hospital,” the post stated.
A suspect identified as 45-year-old Travis Armstrong has been booked into the Pinal County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder and is being held under a $750,000 bond, jail records show.
A preliminary hearing for Armstrong is set for Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Pinal County Superior Courthouse.
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Meet Janet Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.
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