Charles Rienhardt is a Caucasian on
death row in the state of Arizona. He was convicted on 05/20/1996.
Crime
According to the DOC, One of
Reinhardt's friends introduced the victim, Michael Ellis, to
Reinhardt for the purpose of helping Reinhardt purchase
methamphetamine. On September 4, 1995, Reinhardt, a female friend,
Ellis, and his male contact person met at Charles Nadeau's apartment
to negotiate the deal. Reinhardt gave the male $1,180 cash so he
could get the methamphetamine, and Ellis stayed behind as
"collateral". After several hours when the drugs did not
arrive, Reinhardt and Nadeau threatened Ellis with physical injury
and demanded either the money or the drugs. Early the next morning,
Nadeau and Reinhardt drove Ellis in a Buick to the Reddington Pass
area of Pima County, where they beat him in the face, shot him in the
shoulder with a shotgun, and beat his head with heavy rocks, which
resulted in blood spatters on their clothes. Reinhardt and Nadeau
then drove the Buick to a shopping center, where Nadeau tried to
start a fire inside the Buick. When a patrol car drove into the area,
Reinhardt and Nadeau fled in a friend's car, which resulted in a high
speed chase until the friend's car was wrecked. After officers
apprehended the two, they noticed blood on their clothing. In the
Buick at the shopping center, officers found a bloody towel, a
shotgun, the victim's wallet, and charred newspapers. At Nadeau's
apartment, officers saw blood smears near the entry of the apartment
and spatters of blood leading out to the parking lot. Nadeau's
friends admitted seeing blood near the entrance and on the interior
of the apartment, and on the chair where the victim was last seen
sitting.
Address
ASPC-E BROWNING D/RW
Charles Rienhardt 084033
PO Box 3400
Florence, AZ 85132

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