Overview
- Prosecutors say Heinz shot driver Maritza Arias-Galva in the face on Sept. 11 near Stockton University during a confrontation at a traffic light.
- Arias-Galva suffered severe facial injuries and, according to her family, has lost vision in one eye.
- Investigators report video showing Heinz returning to Port Republic armed within minutes and later retrieving bags that were recovered with weapons from a storage unit linked to an associate.
- Authorities say the handgun was a .380 registered to his father and the white Honda CR-V was registered to his mother, and the Stockton campus was locked down for several hours during the search.
- Heinz was arrested within hours based on the victim’s description, remains held without bail, and his attorney denies the allegations after an unsuccessful bid for house arrest and a lesser charge.