County Attorney Volkmer is joined by two of the leaders of our nationally recognized Diversion Program to discuss which defendants are and aren't eligible, how it makes our communities safer and what it takes to successfully complete the program.By MichaelPelton

County Attorney Volkmer is joined by Lead Capital Attorney Patrick Johnson to discuss the brutal killing of four family members, including a five-year-old girl, at a Casa Grande home in 2022. This discussion also touches on the difficulties involved in deciding whether to pursue the death penalty in a case.…

PCAO Vehicular Crimes Bureau Chief Lonnie Pennell joins the podcast to discuss the 2019 deadly rollover crash involving a group of teenagers. This is a case that shows the extremely difficult task prosecutors face when deciding how to pursue a case against a defendant.By MichaelPelton

PCAO's Major Crimes Bureau Chief joins County Attorney Volkmer to discuss two of the more unusual criminal cases the agency has prosecuted. One of them involves aggravated assault via a rattlesnake.By MichaelPelton

County Attorney Volkmer welcomes PCAO's (newly retired) Victim Services Manager Sharon Woodard to discuss Victims' Rights and how to navigate the criminal justice process as the victim in a caseBy MichaelPelton

County Attorney Volkmer and Major Crimes Deputy County Attorney Lauren Deakin discuss how advances in technology helped solve the murder of a San Tan Valley teenager who was killed at his home in broad daylight in 2021By MichaelPelton

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb joins County Attorney Volkmer to discuss the rise of fentanyl throughout our communities, how they are combatting the issue and advice to parentsBy MichaelPelton

County Attorney Volkmer discusses the increase in teen violence across Arizona and how to best address the problems facing our youthBy MichaelPelton

County Attorney Volkmer discusses the high profile homicide of Michael Agerter, a father, in the City of Maricopa in 2016, a case he calls "the single greatest amount of pre-meditation I've ever seen."By MichaelPelton

County Attorney Kent Volkmer discusses the role of plea agreements in the criminal justice system and why few cases actually make it to trialBy MichaelPelton

Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer delves into the Machelle Hobson case, which gained huge notoriety in 2019. Hobson ran a family vlogger operation, making significant sums of money by posting videos online starring her children. Law enforcement then discovered she was abusing her adopted kids who she made take part in the videos.…