The Mesa
Police Division investigated a homicide that occurred on December 28, 2022,
with little or no proof to go on. A person was discovered lifeless within the roadway from a
gunshot wound, however there have been no shell casings discovered round his physique or any witnesses
who might have seen what occurred. Officers from a number of divisions throughout the
police division labored collectively to look at video surveillance, comb by means of
mobile knowledge, and write and serve quite a few search warrants. Inside two days, a
suspect was in custody due to the tireless hours put in by members of the
Murder Unit, the Particular Operations Division, the Actual Time Crime Heart, and
our police companions on the Division of Public Security (DPS). With out their
dedication to fixing this case, the suspect might by no means have been caught.
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On
December 30, 2022, simply after 11:00pm, Mesa Police Officers arrested
33-year-old Heath Daniel for First Diploma Homicide. Daniel’s spouse, 37-year-old
Vanessa Daniel was additionally arrested for hindering prosecution and tampering with
proof.
On December
28, 2022, simply earlier than 7:00am, Mesa Law enforcement officials responded to 260 W. 8th
Ave for studies of a “man down” within the roadway. It was found that the person,
later recognized as 31-year-old Jose Olvera Ramirez had been shot. Jose was
pronounced lifeless on scene.
With no
witnesses to what might have occurred and little or no proof on scene, detectives
from the Murder Unit turned to video surveillance cameras within the surrounding
space to assist piece collectively what might have occurred. Video from Circle Ok, on the
nook of 8th Ave and Nation Membership, confirmed Jose interacting with
somebody in a white passenger automotive simply 10 minutes earlier than officers had been
dispatched to the scene. The driving force of the automotive was a person carrying a darkish hat
with the letters “NY” on it. The automotive had identifiable harm to the bumper and
was picked up by different surveillance cameras, which finally gave officers a
license plate, and registered proprietor, Heath Daniel.
Mobile
cellphone data had been obtained and confirmed Daniel’s cellphone within the space of the homicide
on the time it occurred.
On December
30, 2022, officers served a number of search warrants for numerous areas
related to Daniel. At Daniel’s home, officers discovered a darkish hat with “NY”
on it together with an empty gun field for a .45 caliber pistol. Daniel’s automobile
was discovered at a relative’s home, the place he and his spouse, Vanessa Daniel, requested
them to carry on to it and a field of .45 caliber cartridges. Fired and unfired
.45 caliber casings had been present in and on Daniel’s automobile. Officers additionally
realized, at one other location, Daniel stated he shot a person and even confirmed a .45
caliber handgun to a witness.
Whereas
officers had been serving the search warrants, data was obtained that Daniel
had left the realm in a separate automobile. DPS assisted Mesa Police Officers and
situated Daniel and his spouse touring on the I-10 southbound towards Tucson, AZ.
Each Heath
and Vanessa Daniel had been transported again to Mesa, the place they had been each booked
into jail.
Heath was
booked underneath the next fees and held on a $500,000 bond:
ARS
13-1105A1; First Diploma Homicide, a category 1 felony
ARS
13-3102A4; Prohibited Possessor, a category 4 felony
| Heath Daniel Mug Shot |
Vanessa was
booked into jail on the next fees:
ARS
13-2512B1; Hindering Prosecution, a category 3 felony
ARS
13-2809A1; Tampering with Proof, a category 6 felony
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| Vanessa Daniel Mug Shot |
