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   PHOENIX — Six suspects were indicted on murder charges in the death of   
   Preston Lord on Wednesday, a major breakthrough four months after the   
   high-profile death of the 16-year-old in Queen Creek.   
      
   William Owen Hines, Dominic Turner, Taylor Sherman, Talan Renner, Talyn   
   Vigil and Jacob Meisner face charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping   
   in Lord’s death. Renner, Vigil and Meisner are minors being charged as   
   adults. Meisner also faces aggravated robbery charges, Maricopa County   
   Attorney Rachel Mitchell told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s The Mike Broomhead Show   
   on Thursday.   
      
   “We must always remember that at the center of this case is a teenaged boy   
   who died far before his time,” Mitchell said during a press conference   
   Wednesday. “His parents are in agony and there is little anyone can do to   
   change that. That said, today we have taken a massive step forward in the   
   quest for justice for Preston.”   
      
   Investigation was ‘extremely fast,’ Queen Creek police chief says   
   Queen Creek Police Chief Randy Brice said homicide investigations   
   typically take a long time. However, this case was “extremely fast,” he   
   said.   
      
   Lord, 16, died in late October after a gang of youths attacked him during   
   a Halloween party in Queen Creek.   
      
   His death triggered a wave of community outrage over the rise of youth   
   violence in the East Valley.   
      
   Parents in the area told KTAR News 92.3 FM that the violence was connected   
   to a gang of youths called the Gilbert Goons.   
      
   The gang allegedly attacked teens in Gilbert, Queen Creek, Mesa and other   
   areas in random, blitz-style assaults. Some of the attackers allegedly   
   wore brass knuckles.   
      
   QCPD submitted a police report for Lord’s case to the Maricopa County   
   Attorney’s Office on Dec. 28.   
      
   Mitchell told reporters the case file was about 1,800 pages. She said it   
   would take her office a long time to comb through about 2,000 pieces of   
   evidence.   
      
   Although six suspects have been officially named, the investigation is far   
   from over.   
      
   “We are still working actively to make arrests,” Brice said. “We’re gonna   
   be relentless about this. We’re not gonna stop until we have everybody in   
   custody.”   
      
   Gilbert Police Department provides more details in Wednesday night press   
   conference   
   Gilbert Police Department Chief Michael Soelberg provided further details   
   with an update on Wednesday evening.   
      
   Soelberg said Hines has three pending aggravated assault cases, one where   
   Gilbert PD arrested him for a DUI-related aggravated assault, and two   
   additional aggravated assault cases that were not reported to the Gilbert   
   Police Department until December of 2023 and January of 2024.   
      
   Soelberg confirmed all three cases involving Hines are pending with the   
   Maricopa County Superior Court.   
      
   Soelberg also said Turner has one documented case with the Gilbert Police   
   department, a traffic collision with a road hazard in 2023. According to   
   Soelberg, there are no other documented incidents with Turner.   
      
   Because of legal constraints, Soelberg could not identify suspects who   
   were juveniles at the time.   
      
   One of the juveniles had one arrest that was related to riding a dirt bike   
   on a yard. Soelberg confirmed there were eight other interactions with the   
   juvenile since 2017.   
      
   The second suspect had three juvenile arrests. Two of the arrests were for   
   having tobacco at a school and the other was for shoplifting. There were   
   seven other interactions with the juvenile since 2021.   
      
   The third juvenile was arrested twice. Once for a fight over a girl and   
   once for driving recklessly in a dirt lot, Soelberg said. Soelberg   
   confirmed there were eight other interactions since 2017.   
      
   Soelberg also said the gang investigation is still ongoing and active and   
   that his department is still working on 12 active cases.   
      
   He said that they have been communicating with the Queen Creek Police   
   Department and other law enforcement agencies.   
      
   “Today’s indictment represent one more step in bringing justice to the   
   Lord family, we again ask that if anyone has any information about any of   
   these investigations to come forward to the Gilbert Police Department,”   
   Soelberg said.   
      
   https://ktar.com/story/5566053/6-suspects-charged-with-first-degree-   
   murder-preston-lord/   
      
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