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18-year-old black suspect implicated in 2nd East Valley assault, this time in Mesa
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Michael A. Turdsmeller
Feb 5, 2024, 8:15:03 PMFeb 5
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PHOENIX – A young man who was arrested last week in connection with
an assault in Gilbert is also facing charges for an attack in Mesa,
authorities said Wednesday.
Christopher Fantastic, 18, who is already behind bars, has been
implicated in an assault from May 29, 2023, the Mesa Police
Department said.
Officers responded to a fight involving 30-40 youths in the area of
Val Vista Drive and Pueblo Avenue, between Broadway Road and
Southern Avenue, police said. People scattered and nobody was
arrested at the time.
But on Jan. 4, after news of multiple violent East Valley attacks
attributed to a gang known as the Gilbert Goons came to light, a man
reported to police that his stepson had been assaulted during the
brawl.
Investigators used witness accounts and video evidence to connect a
17-year-old and Fantastic to the attack.
The minor, whose name was not released because of his age, was taken
into custody last Thursday.
What are the charges against Christopher Fantastic in Mesa and
Gilbert?
Fantastic was booked for aggravated assault on Tuesday, according to
Mesa Police. He already was in custody for his alleged role in an
Aug. 18, 2023, assault outside a Gilbert In-N-Out Burger.
Fantastic is one of five people, including two minors, facing
charges in the Gilbert attack. He was booked last week on one count
each of assault with intent to injure and aggravated robbery.
During Fantastic’s initial court appearance in the Gilbert case last
Wednesday, a prosecutor implied he was part of a group involved in
multiple attacks without specifically mentioning the Gilbert Goons.
Where does the investigation into Preston Lord’s death stand?
Media reports and social media accounts have linked the Goons to
last year’s fatal assault on Queen Creek high school student Preston
Lord. Lord, 16, was attacked outside a Halloween party on Oct. 28
and died of his injuries in a hospital two days later.
The Queen Creek Police Department submitted charges to the Maricopa
County Attorney’s Office against seven suspects in the Lord case on
Dec. 28, 2023, but no arrests have been made.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has indicated that sorting
through the submission — which included an 1,800-page report and
about 2,000 pieces of evidence, including 600 videos – will be a
lengthy process.
https://ktar.com/story/5557842/18-year-old-suspect-implicated-in-
2nd-east-valley-assault-this-time-in-mesa/
mesa-gilbert-assault-suspect-900x506.jpg
PHOENIX – A young man who was arrested last week in connection with
an assault in Gilbert is also facing charges for an attack in Mesa,
authorities said Wednesday.
Christopher Fantastic, 18, who is already behind bars, has been
implicated in an assault from May 29, 2023, the Mesa Police
Department said.
Officers responded to a fight involving 30-40 youths in the area of
Val Vista Drive and Pueblo Avenue, between Broadway Road and
Southern Avenue, police said. People scattered and nobody was
arrested at the time.
But on Jan. 4, after news of multiple violent East Valley attacks
attributed to a gang known as the Gilbert Goons came to light, a man
reported to police that his stepson had been assaulted during the
brawl.
Investigators used witness accounts and video evidence to connect a
17-year-old and Fantastic to the attack.
The minor, whose name was not released because of his age, was taken
into custody last Thursday.
What are the charges against Christopher Fantastic in Mesa and
Gilbert?
Fantastic was booked for aggravated assault on Tuesday, according to
Mesa Police. He already was in custody for his alleged role in an
Aug. 18, 2023, assault outside a Gilbert In-N-Out Burger.
Fantastic is one of five people, including two minors, facing
charges in the Gilbert attack. He was booked last week on one count
each of assault with intent to injure and aggravated robbery.
During Fantastic’s initial court appearance in the Gilbert case last
Wednesday, a prosecutor implied he was part of a group involved in
multiple attacks without specifically mentioning the Gilbert Goons.
Where does the investigation into Preston Lord’s death stand?
Media reports and social media accounts have linked the Goons to
last year’s fatal assault on Queen Creek high school student Preston
Lord. Lord, 16, was attacked outside a Halloween party on Oct. 28
and died of his injuries in a hospital two days later.
The Queen Creek Police Department submitted charges to the Maricopa
County Attorney’s Office against seven suspects in the Lord case on
Dec. 28, 2023, but no arrests have been made.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has indicated that sorting
through the submission — which included an 1,800-page report and
about 2,000 pieces of evidence, including 600 videos – will be a
lengthy process.
https://ktar.com/story/5557842/18-year-old-suspect-implicated-in-
2nd-east-valley-assault-this-time-in-mesa/
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