A man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for attempting to kill an Arizona Department of Child Safety caseworker in Mesa, all the while livestreaming the incident over Facebook.
A jury recently convicted Deandre Johnson of one count of attempt to commit first-degree murder, a class two felony; four misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct; and one count of unlawful flight from law enforcement, a class five felony.
In November 2024, the caseworker met with Johnson in the lobby of a building in Mesa where DCS has offices. Johnson was angry with the caseworker for interviewing his daughter alone in a room during an investigation, according to a press release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office…