An Arizona man has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for committing more than a dozen vehicle thefts throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, according to a news release published last week by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
Last year, Phoenix Police received a report of a stolen vehicle near 40th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix. The stolen vehicle had tracking software that allowed police to locate it near McCormick Ranch Golf Club, where they arrested the defendant, Jashwa Hicks.
After the arrest, police searched the defendant’s phone and found photos, videos, social media posts, and text messages linking him to 14 other vehicle thefts from October 2024 to April 2025. The total value of the stolen vehicles and personal items totaled over $600,000…