Man accused of killing Phoenix police officer indicted for murder
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Posted: 06/03/2010
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - A Maricopa County grand jury indicted a Tucson man Thursday on first-degree murder and other charges in last month's fatal shooting of a Phoenix police officer.
Prosecutors say 30-year-old Danny Ledezma Martinez remains jailed after being arrested in the May 26 slaying of Officer Travis Murphy.
The 29-year-old officer was killed during a confrontation in front of a home where Martinez was allegedly trying to flee a hit-and-run accident.
Martinez was indicted on 11 counts including first-degree murder, burglary, resisting arrest, misconduct involving weapons and disorderly conduct.
Phoenix police say Martinez has an extensive record of violent crimes. Court records show he served more than three years in an Arizona prison on weapons charges from the Tucson area and was released in April 2009.
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