PCAO Vehicular Crimes Bureau Chief Lonnie Pennell joins the podcast to discuss the 2019 deadly rollover crash involving a group of teenagers. This is a case that shows the extremely difficult task prosecutors face when deciding how to pursue a

Ep. 8: Pinal County's Craziest Cases; The Rattlesnake Assault and Tobacco Tin Trail

29 days ago 18m 11s

PCAO's Major Crimes Bureau Chief joins County Attorney Volkmer to discuss two of the more unusual criminal cases the agency has prosecuted. One of them involves aggravated assault via a rattlesnake.

Ep. 7 - Victims Rights

May 10th, 2024 18m 46s

County Attorney Volkmer welcomes PCAO's (newly retired) Victim Services Manager Sharon Woodard to discuss Victims' Rights and how to navigate the criminal justice process as the victim in a case

Ep. 6 - Teen Tragedy: Violence Over a Vape Cartridge

Apr 15th, 2024 22m 28s

County Attorney Volkmer and Major Crimes Deputy County Attorney Lauren Deakin discuss how advances in technology helped solve the murder of a San Tan Valley teenager who was killed at his home in broad daylight in 2021

Ep. 5 - The Sheriff Talks Fentanyl and Advice to Parents

Mar 28th, 2024 27m 15s

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb joins County Attorney Volkmer to discuss the rise of fentanyl throughout our communities, how they are combatting the issue and advice to parents

Ep.5 - The Sheriff Talks Fentanyl and Advice to Parents

Mar 28th, 2024 31m 16s

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb joins County Attorney Volkmer to discuss the rise of fentanyl in our communities, how they are combating the issue and advice to parents.

Ep. 4 - The rise in teen violence and how to best address our youth

Mar 19th, 2024 17m 30s

County Attorney Volkmer discusses the increase in teen violence across Arizona and how to best address the problems facing our youth

Episode 3: The Paternity Test Tragedy

Feb 29th, 2024 21m 11s

County Attorney Volkmer discusses the high profile homicide of Michael Agerter, a father, in the City of Maricopa in 2016, a case he calls "the single greatest amount of pre-meditation I've ever seen."

Episode 2: The Purpose of the Plea; Why Many Criminal Cases Result in a Plea Agreement

Feb 13th, 2024 17m 43s

County Attorney Kent Volkmer discusses the role of plea agreements in the criminal justice system and why few cases actually make it to trial

Episode 1: The "YouTube Mom" Case

Jan 26th, 2024 21m 57s

Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer delves into the Machelle Hobson case, which gained huge notoriety in 2019. Hobson ran a family vlogger operation, making significant sums of money by posting videos online starring her children. Law enforcemen

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