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Thomas Brown Arrested in Killings of Two Arcadia High Teens Near Mount Ord

Prosecutors say DNA evidence ties Brown to key items from the crime scene.

Overview

  • The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office booked the 31-year-old on two counts of first-degree murder, and he is being held on a $2 million cash-only bond.
  • Court documents state his DNA matched swabs from the victims, their vehicle, and blood-stained gloves recovered near the SUV.
  • Paperwork says his claim that he never entered the teens’ SUV was contradicted by DNA found inside the vehicle.
  • Investigators found the bodies about 1.5 miles from the parked car near a remote Mount Ord campsite, along with shell casings, a bloody pillowcase, drag marks, and other evidence.
  • Brown told deputies he had been camping in the area and flying a drone, and a sheriff’s press conference is scheduled Friday morning as the case moves into initial court proceedings.