Ronnie Joseph was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for the murder of Tommar Brown
According to court documents Ronnie Joseph was visiting with his wife and an argument broke out. Ronnie would shoot three people inside of the apartment and fourteen year old Tommar Brown would die from his injuries
Ronnie Joseph would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Ronnie Joseph Case
Ronnie Joseph went to the apartment where his wife, Darlene Brown, lived with Jerry Roundtree and her fourteen-year-old nephew, Tommar Brown. Joseph and Darlene began to argue in Darlene’s locked bedroom, and Joseph pulled a gun and shot her. Jerry kicked open the bedroom door, but turned and ran when he saw Joseph holding a gun. Joseph shot at him, hitting him in the hand.
¶ 3 As Jerry fled, he saw Tommar go into the bathroom. Joseph pushed open the bathroom door and fired two or three shots, hitting Tommar in his left buttock and chest. The shot to Tommar’s chest passed through his heart, killing him.
¶ 4 Joseph saw Jerry near the front door of the apartment and shot him in the chest before returning to Darlene’s bedroom and firing a few more shots, at least two of which hit Darlene. Joseph then fled.
¶ 5 When police arrived, both Darlene and Jerry identified Joseph as the shooter. Police apprehended Joseph three days later.
¶ 6 The jury found Joseph guilty of the first degree murder of Tommar, attempted second degree murder of Darlene, attempted first degree murder of Jerry, first degree burglary, and misconduct involving weapons. In the aggravation phase of the trial, the jury found two aggravating factors: Joseph previously had been convicted of a serious offense, A.R.S. § 13–751(F)(2) (2010), and the victim was less than fifteen years old, id. § 13–751(F)(9). Joseph did not present any mitigating evidence in the penalty phase, and the jury determined that he should be sentenced to death for Tommar’s murder. The trial judge imposed prison terms for the other convictions.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/az-supreme-court/1609565.html
