Jordan Bontke
Reporter at KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
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5 days ago |
abc15.com | Jordan Bontke
CHANDLER, AZ — This week, Chandler road rage victim Chris Pelkey made international headlines when an Artificial Intelligence version of him appeared as the last victim statement in the shooter’s sentencing. The judge in the case gave defendant Gabriel Horcasitas 10.5 years. Immediately after the sentencing, defense attorney Jason Lamm appealed the decision.
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6 days ago |
abc15.com | Jordan Bontke
CHANDLER, AZ — In August 2021, a natural gas explosion blew off the roof and destroyed the storefronts of businesses at a strip mall near Ray and Rural roads in Chandler. Investigators later determined that a cracked Southwest Gas line was to blame. The incident led to years of healing and rebuilding for many businesses and victims.
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1 week ago |
abc15.com | Jordan Bontke
PHOENIX — A group of Valley moms has found support for one another as they grieve the loss of their children to youth violence. Olga Lopez lost her son Jeremiah Aviles, 18, in a shooting death where a once-friend is now facing an early October trial date. Melissa Ciconte lost her stepson, Preston Lord, 16, in a beating death outside a Halloween party in Queen Creek in 2023.
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1 week ago |
abc15.com | Jordan Bontke |Ashley Loose
CHANDLER, AZ — Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month, artificial intelligence brought him back to life during his killer’s sentencing hearing. It was the first time in Arizona judicial history — and possibly nationwide — that AI has been used to create a deceased victim’s own impact statement.
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2 weeks ago |
abc15.com | Jordan Bontke
Celinda Levno, a Phoenix-based flight attendant, was killed in a random attack in January in Colorado. Before her untimely and tragic death, Levno was a horse breeder with aspirations of turning a foal, who hadn't even been born yet, into an Arabian show horse.
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At hwy 261/260 near Eager/Springerville,AZ where blue skies meet plumes of smoke and strong gusts. Greer Fire District posted a possible cause for the wildfire could be damaged electrical transformer that was hindered by high winds. Four structures lost so far. @abc15 https://t.co/HqEFDG3hCK
RT @abc15: Trending on ABC15: Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month, artificial intelli…
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