Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page A11

602-495-3130 plumbingmastersphx.com professionaltechnicians. Noextrachargeforweekends AR-0008616044-01 PLUMBING ISSUES DRAINYOUR WALLET. andnottobecombinedwithanyotheroffers. CLEARING DRAIN 255value 93 11 Z3 MIDWEEK, 11.23.16 The 16-year-old accused of shooting Sunnyslope High School student Tayler Maggi in the head in April was ruled competent to stand trial. Luis Anthony Martinez, who is being charged as an adult, faces one count of attempting to commit second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of discharging a firearm.

He pleaded not guilty in May. Martinez was evaluated Oct. 18 by two mental-health experts at the request of his defense attorney, Clare Schum, according to court documents. Schum said in a Sept. 30 request that ability to assist counsel in his own defense appeal seemed to be impaired, and his ability to communicate raised concerns.

She also said he had a years-long history of being in special-education classes given In court on Nov. 17, Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Nicole Brickner said experts concluded Martinez was mentally sound and able to stand trial. Martinez is accused of shooting Maggi, 18, on the evening of April 14, while Maggi and his girlfriend waited in a car at a stop sign near Central and Dunlap avenues. Maggi spent 103 days in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Martinez was arrested about two weeks after the shooting, when police served a warrant at a residence connected to the teen.

Martinez will next appear in court Monday, Nov. 28. EMILY BALLI THE REPUBLIC AZCENTRAL.COM Luis Anthony Martinez Teen charged in Sunnyslope shooting is ruled competent to stand trial Map or get a list of reported crimes in your neighborhood, using our searchable database, at phoenix.azcentral.com APhoenix man faces up to nearly five decades in prison after pleading guilty Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court to four counts of sexual conduct with a minor. As part of a plea deal, Julian Mendoza, 53, admitted to engaging in sexual acts with a 14-year-old boy four times in 2003. Court records indicate Mendoza initially pleaded not guilty to 10 counts, including sexual conduct with a minor and public sexual indecency, in 2014.

He was arrested in June of that year, along with his longtime roommate and former Boy Scout leader William Challberg. Charges against the pair related to inappropriately touching boys ages 9 to 16 at their residence near 32nd Street and Campbell Avenue. Challberg died in jail last year awaiting a mental-competency hearing. Mendoza will be formally sentenced Jan. 19.

He faces 20 to 48 years in prison and lifetime probation following his release, as well as restitution payments to victims and registration as a sex offender. Phoenix man takes plea deal in molestation case SAUNDRA WILSON THE REPUBLIC AZCENTRAL.COM Julian Mendoza.