A Gila County jury has found 38 year old James Chavez of
Globe guilty of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, theft of means of
transportation and aggravated assault.
The jury heard that on the evening of August 27, 2011, the
victim was kidnapped in the Claypool area and driven in his own car to a remote
location near Wheatfileds, where he was beaten. The victim was held captive for
12 hours and then stabbed. Chavez then drove the victim to El Maguey Trailer
Park in Miami, where the victim escaped and ran towards Latham Avenue and hid on
the side of a mountain.
A Good Samaritan found the victim with life-threatening
injuries the next morning. Chavez was arrested as he was fleeing down Latham
Avenue in the victim’s car.
Chavez will be sentenced on August 12 at 10:am by Judge
Robert Duber. In light of the serious nature of these offenses and Chavez’s
multiple prior convictions, he is facing a minimum of 10.5 years and a maximum
of 65 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections.
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