Case dismissed in fatal stabbing
The case against a Tucson man arrested in connection with a stabbing death in late March has been dismissed.
Thomas Warren, 23, was arrested March 25 on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Clinton Myers.
Officers were called to a home in the 200 block of east Pastime Road on March 22 after getting a 911 call from a woman who broke up a fight between two men, one of whom was bleeding heavily. When officers arrived, they found Myers suffering from a severe laceration. He later died at a hospital.
The case against Warren was dismissed March 30 because of insufficient evidence, said Stephanie Coronado, a spokeswoman for the Pima County Attorney's Office. Charges were never filed against Warren, she said.
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Angela Swink could be placed on probation or receive a prison sentence of between two and 8.75 years when sentenced May 14 by Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini.
In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and one count each of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Heulon Brown, 23, will have to serve at least 25 years before becoming eligible for release.
Brown was convicted of 11 of 12 felony charges in an August 2010 home invasion, including felony first-degree murder. Fields ran the sentences on the less serious charges concurrently with the life sentence.
Brown and Michael White, 20, were two of four masked men who stormed into an East 24th Street duplex looking for marijuana, according to evidence presented by Deputy County Attorney Carolyn Nedder.
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Brown apologized to the 14-year-old victim and the boy's mother. He told the boy he's glad he survived and he prays he will someday be forgiven.
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