Melissa Blasius

1 week ago | ktvz.com | Melissa Blasius |Ashley Holden |Josh Kristianto

By Melissa Blasius , Ashley Holden, Josh KristiantoClick here for updates on this story    GILA COUNTY, Arizona (KNXV) — Relatives question whether the criminal justice system failed Emily Pike in 2023 after she reported she was sexually assaulted while living on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. “If there was a breakdown, then why?” said Allred Pike, Emily’s uncle, in an interview with ABC15.

1 week ago | abc15.com | Melissa Blasius |Ashley Holden |Josh Kristianto

Relatives question whether the criminal justice system failed Emily Pike in 2023 after she reported she was sexually assaulted while living on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. "If there was a breakdown, then why?" said Allred Pike, Emily's uncle, in an interview with ABC15. Allred said that Emily's allegations were investigated by tribal Game and Fish officers, and he adds that the person accused was never prosecuted.

1 week ago | abc15.com | Melissa Blasius

Video in the player above contains graphic body camera footage. Viewer discretion is advised. Phoenix police opened an internal investigation after a complaint that officers, responding to a 911 call about a possibly suicidal man, repeatedly punched the man in the face. On November 30, the officers were responding to a 911 call about a man who was wandering in the street and was possibly suicidal. One witness, who recorded video of the violent encounter, made a complaint to the department.

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Melissa Blasius

MESA, AZ — The CEO of the group home that cared for Emily Pike tells ABC15 she is confident that authorities will locate the murderer of the runaway. "I'm confident this case is not going to go cold, and I am confident they will find who did this," said Elizabeth Morales, CEO of Sacred Journey, Inc. Emily Pike, 14, ran away from the group foster home in Mesa on January 27. She had previously run away from the same home three times, but each time, she returned within hours.

3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Melissa Blasius

An Arizona man and his attorney claim that security lapses at a mental health hospital allowed him to be vulnerable to a brutal attack by another patient in an intake room. Court records show the attack occurred inside the Copper Springs Behavioral Health Hospital in Avondale. ABC15 is not naming the victim at his request because he is the victim of the crime. "I never thought any of this could ever happen," the victim told ABC15 on Wednesday.