“Mexican drug cartels’ funding depends on the US’ demand for marijuana among other illegal drugs, but marijuana remains their most profitable means,” the statement said. “To believe legalization of marijuana would somehow cripple their organized criminal activities is 100 percent false and dangerous thinking. Cartel cannabis can always be produced cheaper than ‘regulated reefer’ and legalization would serve to only increase competition and likely violence.”

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and County Attorney Lando Voyles were on hand Saturday to help celebrate the successful season. Babeu donated $5,000 from Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) funds, and Voyles, a Maricopa resident, gave $5,001 in RICO monies.

Sheriff Paul Babeu and Pinal County attorney Lando Voyles presented medals to each deputy for their service, in front of hundreds of PCSO employees and their family members.

"Voiceless victims, such as children, require, deserve and will receive my tireless dedication ensuring justice for them and I will continue to work hard removing dangerous and violent offenders from our streets and neighborhoods.”

The devastation and heartbreak seen this week in Oklahoma was something all too familiar for Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles and his family.

This year the center fundraiser, held last month, netted about $62,000, Cope said, including $10,000 donations from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office and the Pinal County Attorney’s Office. The Attorney’s Office also donated another $20,000 to Teen Challenge Global, according to Cope.

Interested individuals should attend the next AC TRIAD meeting, Friday, June 7, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room at the AC Fire Station, 14022 S. Sunland Gin Road.

ELOY — Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month was observed in April by the two organizations that are heavily involved in child abuse cases, the Pinal County Attorney’s Office Family Advocacy Center, based in Eloy, and Against Abuse Inc., based in Casa Grande.

At a board meeting last month, County attorney Lando Voyles told the supervisors his deputy attorneys were “literally in fear” due to dangerous episodes in the county courts.

PINAL COUNTY, AZ (CBS5) - Judge Boyd T. Johnson is retiring after nearly two decades on the Pinal County Superior Court bench.

SUPERIOR, Ariz. -- Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles has filed charges against a 39-year-old man for allegedly making threats against schools and employees in Superior, Ariz.

By Kyle Daly May 2, 2013 - The Pinal County Attorney’s Office is working to establish a program within the county justice system designed to help military veterans with mental health issues or other service-related problems.

FLORENCE — Despite objections from county attorney Lando Voyles, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a permit Wednesday for a medical marijuana dispensary near Maricopa.

During the town hall, Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles announced that his office will work with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office to identify and help veterans who have been arrested.

“An innocent woman was murdered,” Voyles said in a statement. “Due to the successful coordination and hard work of the Pinal County sheriff and the U.S. Marshals Office and in order to seek justice on behalf of Mrs. Brown and her family, I filed the notice to seek the death penalty.”

Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles talked about efforts by prosecutors to be aware of their surroundings and realize the potential dangers, even as they are working to prosecute criminals.

A 37-year-old San Tan Valley man was sentenced Friday to five consecutive life sentences, plus 181 years without the chance of parole, for molesting a 10-year-old girl.

A San Tan Valley man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for molesting and photographing juvenile boys, some in Apache Junction.

FLORENCE - Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles will be pursuing the transfer of his office’s child support enforcement activities to the state of Arizona. The office is in discussions with the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to explore the possible transfer of child support enforcement services.

PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – On Mar. 12, 2013, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was joined by Rural Metro Chief Deputy Bill Grubb and Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles in unveiling the first prescription drug drop-off box for residents in the Cooper Basin area.