PHOENIX — A call about a 20-year-old shoplifting suspect in Phoenix turned violent and led police to find a fugitive wanted for murder, according to court paperwork.
Court records say on May 2, 20-year-old Adam Velasquez stole a Gatorade from a Lowe’s near Interstate 17 and Thunderbird Road. When an officer contacted him and took him to the ground, court records allege Velasquez assaulted both an officer and Lowe’s employee. It’s alleged Velasquez kneed both the officer and Lowe’s employee. The court paperwork notes the Phoenix officer hit Velasquez with four closed fists to the left cheek to “gain compliance.”
Phoenix Police later learned Velasquez has an outstanding felony warrant out of Utah for a homicide, according to court documents…