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Indictment
Second-degree murder charge filed in Combs High student Jenkins’ death
PCSO
Anthony Jason Garcia, 17, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of San Tan Valley teen and Combs High School student Jamiere Jenkins.
A Pinal County grand jury has indicted a suspect in the shooting death of San Tan Valley teen and Combs High School student Jamiere Jenkins.
Anthony Jason Garcia, 17, has been charged with second-degree murder, the Office of Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer announced in a statement today.
On Nov. 28, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in San Tan Valley that resulted in the 17-year-old Jenkins’ death.
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office conducted a criminal investigation and forwarded a submittal of charges to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office. Upon reviewing all of the evidence, PCAO convened a grand jury, which returned the indictment against Garcia, the release stated.
This case is taking place in adult court and PCSO reported that Garcia has now been moved into the Pinal County Jail after initially being booked into the Pinal County Youth Justice Center.
“We have seen far too many young lives impacted and cut short due to youth violence,” stated County Attorney Kent Volkmer in the release. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted, and it is my sincere hope that our youth begin to appreciate and recognize the inherent value in every human life.”
A J.O. Combs Unified School District official told the Independent on Friday that Garcia was a student at Combs High but has not attended since last year. The official added that Garcia was withdrawn from Combs over the summer.
Jenkins was shot in the Cambria neighborhood of San Tan Valley. Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said in a Facebook video at the time of the killing that Jenkins and the suspect were arguing when the suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and fired one round that hit Jenkins in the neck.
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