Pinal County Attorney Seeks Death Penalty Against Inmate

Death penalty sought for Arizona prisoner involved in deadly assault in Tucson

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has decided to seek the death penalty against one of Arizona's most notorious criminals.RELATED: Family sues Arizona over inmate's death, alleging prison ignored serial killer's warningsRicky Wassenaar was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of dangerous and deadly assault by a prisoner in relation to the April 2025 killing of three fellow inmates at a Tucson prison.The deaths occurred…

Pinal County Attorney Seeking Death for Inmate Accused of 3 Murders

The Pinal County Attorney Office has filed a Notice of Intent to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar for the murder of three fellow inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson, Wassenaar is charged with three counts of First Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault for the deaths of Donald Lashley, Thomas Harnage, and Saul...

Prosecutors seek death penalty against man who confessed to killing 3 at Tucson prison

Ricky Wassenaar's Arizona inmate photoMore than a year after he confessed to stabbing and beating three men to death at a Tucson prison, the Pinal County Attorney’s Office has filed its intent to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar. Wassenaar, 63, was already serving 16 life sentences for crimes he committed while trying to break out of prison in 2004. Those crimes, along with a robbery he pulled off in 1997, plus the fact that he is …

Death penalty sought against confessed Tucson prison inmate killer

A high-profile Arizona inmate who says he helped society by killing three prisoners will soon face the death penalty.

Pinal County attorney seeks death penalty against inmate

Ricky Wassenaar is accused of the murders of three Tucson inmates in 2025.

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Arizona prisoner involved in deadly assault

Ricky Wassenaar is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of dangerous and deadly assault by a prisoner. He's accused of killing three inmates at a Tucson prison in April 2025.