Florence, AZ –A man shot by Maricopa Police on February 8 was indicted by a Pinal County Grand Jury late last week on five counts of aggravated assault, while using a deadly weapon a “Class 3 Dangerous Felony” according to the Arizona Revised Statutes.

 

Robert Mitchell, 29, verbally threatened five police officers brandishing a shotgun. He was shot in the abdomen and now he is recovering from his wounds at the Maricopa Medical Center. Once he's able to travel, he will be transported to the Pinal County jail for booking.
 
The incident occurred when Maricopa Police officers, responding to a 1:10 a.m. call from concerned neighbors in the Homestead community, found Mitchell brandishing a rifle in his front yard.

 

Mitchell was transported by air to Maricopa Medical Center, where he remains. Mitchell is expected to make a full recovery.

 

For more information call Kostas Kalaitzidis at 520 866 6699 or 520 709 1333 or email at Kostas.kalaitzidis@pinalcountyaz.gov