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Dion Johnson's shooting by Department of Public Safety officer George Cervantes occurred on the same day that George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. While Chauvin was recently found guilty of murder in that case, in September, Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel cleared Cervantes of criminal charges in the Dion Johnson shooting. Back in May 2020, Cervantes had found Johnson passed out in his Toyota Prius in a freeway gore area with a pistol in the car. After he secured the pistol, he claims, the 28-year-old Black man woke up, fought him during an attempted ...

Palm Springs Planning Commission approves Museum of Pinball’s plans to move into Desert Sun building The Palm Springs Planning Commission unanimously approved a permit that would allow a proposed pinball museum to operate in its new potential home in the city. The decision brings the Museum of Pinball once step closer to completing its move from Banning to the Desert Sun building on Gene Autry Way in Palm Springs. Museum of Pinball founder John Weeks told the Desert Sun earlier this week that he wants to lease out 77,000 square feet of space in the nearly 97,000-square-foot building. Plans...

The Desert Sun's two-story, nearly 97,000-square-foot property sits on 9 acres and has several parking lots and outdoor space.  Plans for the museum include 1,900 pinball machines and arcade games on display and full-time hours from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Sunday with 60 volunteers and staff, according to the proposal to the planning commission. Weeks hopes to capitalize on events such as Modernism Week. The location is directly opposite the Palm Springs Air Museum. "Those kinds of people are interested in (pinball machines)," Weeks said. Weeks said he also plans to offer guided tou...

Phoenix police arrest Donovan Johnson arrested in connection with man's death in tow yard Delaney White, Arizona Republic © Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Donovan Johnson Phoenix police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of killing another man last week in a tow yard near 36th and Van Buren streets, officials announced Tuesday.  Officers arrested Donovan Johnson, who was identified by investigators as a suspect in the homicide, after he was found in a stolen vehicle Monday, according to the Phoenix Police Department.    After Johnson made admissions during an i...

Phoenix police arrest Donovan Johnson in connection with man's death near 36th, Van Buren streets Delaney White, Arizona Republic © Phoenix Police Department Phoenix police tweeted a photo on April 6, 2021, of a tow yard near 36th and Van Buren streets in Phoenix where 50-year-old John Weeks was killed on April 2, 2021. Phoenix police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of killing another man last week in a tow yard near 36th and Van Buren streets, officials announced Tuesday.  Officers arrested Donovan Johnson, who was identified by investigators as a suspect in the...