Crime

PCSO identifies suspect in Combs High student Jamiere Jenkins’ death

Combs High School student Jamiere Jenkins died of a gunshot wound on Nov. 28.

J.O. Combs Unified School District

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in 17-year-old Combs High School student Jamiere Jenkins’ death.

Charges against 17-year-old Anthony Garcia have been forwarded to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, stated Lauren Reimer, public information officer for PCSO, in an email to the Independent on Thursday.

She added that Garcia has now been moved into the Pinal County Jail after initially being booked into the Pinal County Youth Justice Center.

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