I-10 Freeway Shooter
Leslie Merritt, Jr., once accused and jailed for 7 months as the suspected I-10 Freeway shooter, last week filed a civil suit in Maricopa County Superior Court against the State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery alleging false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, negligence, intentional infliction of…
5/11/16 Late last month the Maricopa County Superior Court case against the man accused of being the Phoenix Freeway shooter, Leslie Merritt, Jr., was dismissed without prejudice (see our blog post here). Yesterday a hearing was held on the defense’s motion to unseal pleadings, which would lift the existing gag order issued by Judge…
4/25/16 Friday the Maricopa County Attorney’s office submitted a motion to dismiss, without prejudice, the charges against accused Freeway shooter Leslie Merritt, Jr. Today that order was granted, and all charges dismissed. Arizona law provides that when a case is ordered dismissed without prejudice, the case can then be refiled at a later date. A…