MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A 19-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison for drug possession and his involvement in multiple violent attacks in Maricopa County.
Noah Pennington entered plea agreements in July that involved three separate incidents, according to a news release from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Adolescente de Arizona sentenciado a 3 años en prisión por agresión y posesión de drogas
He was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault — which is a class three felony — for using a weapon to intimidate two "young individuals" in Gilbert in 2022. He was also found guilty of aggravated robbery — also a class three felony — for beating and robbing a 14-year-old boy along a canal in Gilbert in 2023. He was found guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia — a class six undesignated offense — for having a bag of fentanyl pills in Mesa, as well.
“We are doing great work holding perpetrators of teen violence accountable for their actions,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a news release. “Our message to the community is simple: these young adults are having to pay the price for their deliberate actions and know they cannot get away with it.”
When Pennington is released from the Arizona Department of Corrections, he will have two years of supervised probation.
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