[Sahuarita, AZ - Feb. 20, 2023] - On 2/20/2023 at approximately 10:14 PM, Sahuarita Police received multiple calls about gunshots being heard near the 500 block of E. Calle Escora. While officers responded, they noted a vehicle leaving the area at a high rate of speed. Officers stopped that vehicle which was driven by a female who had her children with her and had left the residence on E. Calle Escora.
Officers discovered that 29-year-old Tucson resident Jamal Prentiss had visited Sahuarita to see his children. He and his former girlfriend began arguing. Mr. Prentiss reportedly went into the backyard of the residence and fired approximately three rounds from a pistol. The female resident and children fled the residence after this occurred.
Mr. Prentiss was contacted and arrested at the home. He was later booked into the Pima County Jail on the following charges: Three counts of Weapons Misconduct for Discharging a Firearm within Town limits, a Class 6 Felony, Possession of a Weapon by a Prohibited Person, a Class 4 Felony, and Four counts of Disorderly Conduct, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. Mr. Prentiss also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for his arrest.
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