Mesa teen gets 22 years in shooting case
Braden Matthew Rockriver
In this undated handout photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Maricopa County Superior Court says Braden Matthew Rockriver, 16, is being held on $1 million bond. Police allege Rockriver took his father's gun from a closet and went over to his girlfriend's house Monday intending to either kill himself, or kill his girlfriend and then commit suicide. Forty-two-year-old Denna Strebe was shot inside her Mesa home. It's unclear whether Rockriver has an attorney. His next court date is Aug. 23.
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gmgafh posted at 7:37 am on Sat, Dec 1, 2012.
What happened to charging him with first-degree murder? 22 years is not long enough. He took the life the of a wife and mother of 4. A mother who was trying to protect her family. This is unbelievable. It should have been a longer sentence. I pray for the Strebe family, as well as the parents of Rockriver.
Juggernaut8000 posted at 2:06 pm on Fri, Dec 7, 2012.
The reason is because the State doens't want to spend the time to convict him of beat 1 homicide. It clearly was first degree, but the cheaper conviction the better if you are the prosecutor. Its all about money.
What they love is DUI cases that bring in tens of thousands of dollars into the courts and costs very little to prosecute. Why do you think there is so many DUI arrests in Arizona? People need to drive, so they go to court, pay the fines and so forth. A murderer will be in jail for a long time and therefore bring in no cash to the State.