Ronald Bragonier. PCSO photo

The indictment against an accused sex offender could be challenged if the case is remanded to a new grand jury, according to court documents.

Ronald Bragonier, 55, pled not guilty to a six-count indictment Dec. 15. 

Grand jurors accused Bragonier of various counts of sexual conduct and molestation crimes against a minor between April and November of last year, including the furnishing of obscene materials.

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Indictment Charges:

  1. Dangerous Crime Against Children in the first degree – Class 2 felony
  2. Dangerous Crime Against Children in the first degree – Class 2 felony
  3. Dangerous Crime Against Children in the first degree – Class 3 felony
  4. Dangerous Crime Against Children in the first degree – Class 2 felony
  5. Dangerous Crime Against Children in the first degree – Class 2 felony
  6. Furnishing harmful items to minors – Class 4 felony

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Todd Nolan, Bragonier’s attorney, has until March 20 to file the remand motion. That’s also the day Bragonier is scheduled to appear in Pinal County Superior Court for a change of plea/trial setting.

State law says,

“A defendant may challenge a grand jury proceeding only by filing a motion for a new finding of probable cause alleging that the defendant was denied a substantial procedural right or that an insufficient number of qualified grand jurors concurred in the indictment.”

The Maricopa Police Department arrested Bragonier Nov. 28 on suspicion of sex crimes against a minor that allegedly occurred for months and crossed state lines last year.

Bragonier remains in custody in Pinal County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

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