Although Arizona hasn't conducted an execution since 2022, the Maricopa County Attorney plans to seek a death warrant for another death row inmate.
Although Arizona hasn't conducted an execution since 2022, the Maricopa County Attorney plans to seek a death warrant for another death row inmate.On June 5, it was announced that Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court, in "a move to ultimately seek a warrant of execution for Aaron Brian Gunches."Gunches is the man who, in 2002, led Ted Price into a remote area of the desert to shoot and kill him.
The court, however, refused the request. While a death warrant was ultimately granted, Governor Katie Hobbs said her administration would not carry out an execution. At the time, a retired U.S. Magistrate Judge was appointed by Gov. Hobbs to review Arizona's execution process.That death warrant for Gunches ultimately expired, and Mitchell would like a new warrant issued.
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