John Lindenman, 43, and Bradley Lutzo, 45, suffered fatal gunshot wounds during an 11 p.m. brawl in a QuikTrip parking lot on Tuesday.

Brawl involving rival motorcycle groups led to a shooting that left two men dead at a Sunnyslope convenience store, according to police who released the victims' names Thursday. Investigators described the unidentified groups as gangs, although others suggested they were unlike outlaw groups commonly tied to biker violence.
Some police described the groups as substance-free organizations purportedly geared toward recovering addicts looking to ride with other sober motorcycle enthusiasts. John Lindenman, 43, and Bradley Lutzo, 45, suffered fatal gunshot wounds during an 11 p.m. brawl in a QuikTrip parking lot on Tuesday. No arrests have been made, and the deaths are under investigation, according to police.
Neither Lindenman or Lutzo had criminal records in Arizona.Phoenix Detective Cindy Scott said the department will not release the names of the groups, citing its policy on withholding the identifications of documented criminal street gangs.

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SENTRI

SENTRI is Customs and Border Protection's trusted-traveler program for approved frequent border-crossers that allows members to use a designated commuter lane that is faster than normal lanes.


A 45-year-old Nogales, Ariz., man was arrested Tuesday after he tried to smuggle nearly 52 pounds of cocaine into the United States through a commuter lane reserved for frequent border crossers.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer became suspicious of the man’s vehicle, a 2001 Ford F-150 shortly after 9 a.m. and referred him for a more thorough inspection, according to a press release.
During an inspection officers found 19 packages of cocaine weighing nearly 52 pounds hidden inside a compartment built into the vehicle, the release says.
The man was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution, according to the release.
The man tried to enter the United States thorough the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection, or SENTRI, lane at the Dennis DeConcini port of entry in Nogales, the release says.

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Barnum Haitshan

Barnum Haitshan, a former Arizona Department of Corrections officer, was one of dozens of corrections officers, military personnel and other federal and state officials ensnared in Operation Lively Green, a federal corruption investigation.
Haitshan, 36, ran 20 kilograms — roughly 44 pounds — of cocaine in March 2003, according to his plea agreement.
In sentencing Haitshan last week, U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson also ordered he pay $4,000 in fines, equal to the amount of money he was paid to transport cocaine. He will have to serve probation upon his release.

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Manuel G. Martinez

Manuel G. Martinez 5-3-62 was arrested at the 300 block of 14th St. for Possession of Marijuana and for False Reporting to Law Enforcement.

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