Good morning, Tucson. Here’s your news roundup for May 17, 2024.
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🌵 Arizona officials served Rudy Guiliani an indictment at his 80th birthday party.
Guiliani is one of 18 defendants accused of participating in a scheme to give Arizona’s electoral votes to President Donald Trump following his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The Arizona attorney general’s office had been trying to find Guiliani for weeks. Trump is not being charged, but is listed as an unindicted co-conspirator.
🌵 The family of a Tohono O’odham man killed by the Border Patrol last year is suing the federal government.
Raymond Mattia was unarmed and had his hands raised when he was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in May 2023. The agents were responding to a 911 call that said shots had been fired. Mattia’s family said they have not been able to get basic information from the government about the death, such as how many shots were fired and why agents fired in the first place.
🌵 Speed limits are dropping on several roads around Tucson.
The city council is expected to approve a plan to lower the speed limit by 5 miles per hour in several locations, including on Broadway from Country Club to Wilmot. Speed limits are evaluated annually as part of the city’s Safe Streets program.
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🌵 The trial of the man accused of shooting and killing UA professor Thomas Meixner is wrapping up.
The defense argues that Murad Dervish should be found guilty except insane for second-degree murder, while the prosecution is pushing for first-degree murder and other felony charges. In a recording of a psych evaluation played during the trial, Dervish told a psychiatrist that he didn’t know shooting Meixner was wrong.
- AZPM: Former UA graduate student claims he didn’t know killing professor was wrong
- Arizona Daily Star: Trial in killing of U of A professor set to end today
🌵 Lastly, the University of Arizona baseball team clinched the PAC-12 championship.
The Wildcats beat Oregon State in Tucson with a walk-off, two-run double to win the regular season championship. Arizona now heads to the PAC-12 tournament at Scottsdale Stadium, where they are the number one seed.