John Cruz is a Mexican American on
death row in the state of Arizona. He was convicted on 03/10/2005.
Crime
According to the DOC, On May 26,
2003, Cruz murdered Officer Patrick Hardesty, an on-duty law
enforcement officer with the Tucson Police Department. Officer
Hardesty had responded to a traffic collision in which Cruz’s
vehicle struck another vehicle. Cruz fled the scene and Officer
Hardesty and other officers located him inside a nearby apartment.
Cruz told the Officers that his name was Frank White and led the
Officers to a vehicle parked outside the apartment complex to get
identification. Instead of producing his identification, Cruz
escaped, sneaking through a hole in a fence right next to the
apartments. Officer Hardesty began chasing Cruz on foot while another
officer ran back to his police car and drove in the direction that
Officer Hardesty was chasing Cruz. Cruz shot and killed Officer
Hardesty before the other officers arrived. Cruz fired four shots,
including shots to the head and adbomen, from point-blank range
Address
ASPC-F CENTRAL D/RW
John Cruz 194940
PO Box 8200
Florence, AZ 85132
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