By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced Wednesday she’s working with two legislators to introduce legislation next session aimed at increasing penalties for perpetrators of group violence.
The proposed measure is an effort to hold individuals who commit teen violence accountable, Mitchell said. During a press conference in Queen Creek, she mentioned Preston Lord, an East Valley teenager who died in October 2023 after he was beaten by several youths of the East Valley gang known as the “Gilbert Goons.”
“This is a tragic reminder of what happened almost a year ago to Preston Lord and to his family,” Mitchell said.
