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Police seek charges against QC boy, parents BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
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Sunday, September 11, 2022
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ueen Creek police have recommended charges against a 9-year-old boy and his parents after the fourth grader brought a gun and loaded ammunition clip onto the Legacy Traditional Elementary School campus Aug. 24. The student’s parents, Briana Juarez
and Keith Martinez, each face one count of contributing to delinquency and dependency, a Class 1 misdemeanor. The boy faces a Class 6 felony charge of violating a prohibition on minors from carrying or possessing a firearm and a Class 1 misdemeanor charge of possessing a deadly weapon on school grounds. “Based on information obtained through interviews with staff, the stu-
dent involved, and the student’s parents, QCPD will be submitting the following charges to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for consideration,” Queen Creek Police said in an announcement. The student allegedly brought the gun to school in a backpack and at some point during the day showed a single
see CHARGES page 4
QC agritainment farm adding a mausoleum
BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
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chnepf Farms, a Queen Creek venue known for farm-themes weddings, pumpkin festivals, giant hay mazes, fresh peaches and other family-friendly events might seem like an unusual place to think about actually burying your loved ones. “We are not known for the cemetery necessarily; we are known for our agritainment,” said owner Mark Schnepf. “Some people thought ‘gosh why are you building a cemetery?’” “This has been in the works for many
see MAUSOLEUM page 10
Mark Schnepf spoke last week at the groundbreaking for the new Mausoleum at San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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