A man who summoned police to a Maricopa home was arrested for violating a protection order, then rearrested three days later.
Andrew M. Pacheco, 20, was charged with Interfering with Judicial Proceedings in both incidents, according to police.
Pacheco requested police respond to a West Juniper Avenue home about 8:45 p.m. on Dec. 18 to report his mother’s boyfriend “being manipulative toward him,” a probable cause statement said. He told dispatch he had exited the residence and was awaiting officers’ arrival outside.
When officers arrived about five minutes later, they found Pacheco outside holding a small dog, police said. He told police that he was previously inside the home where he did not feel safe with his family, but that he was not supposed to be in the residence.
Asked why, he stated there was a court order forbidding him to enter the home “due to abuse against his grandmother and him killing a pet dog,” the probable cause statement said.
Officers confirmed an active protection order listing Pacheco as the defendant and his grandmother as the plaintiff.
Pacheco was arrested and booked into Pinal County Jail.
During their visit to the home, officers encountered and arrested Justina McKinn, who had two valid warrants out of Maricopa Municipal Court, police said. She was booked into Pinal County Jail.
Three days later, on Dec. 21, when an officer visited the home with a victim advocate to follow up with the grandmother, Pacheco answered the door, according to the probable cause statement. He allowed them to enter the residence to speak with the grandmother.
According to police, when the officer asked Pacheco, “You’re Andrew, right?” he replied, “I plead the Fifth.” The officer advised Pacheco that he knew his identity and that he was in violation of a protection order. Pacheco responded that he knew he was not supposed to be there, but had nowhere else to go, police said.
Pacheco was arrested and booked into Pinal County Detention Center, police said.
