Man indicted in fatal burning of body in Phoenix dumpster
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Friday that a man has been indicted in connection to the fatal burning of a man in a Phoenix dumpster in March.
Dave Jacuan Kahlil Dinkins, 23, faces four total counts including first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson of a structure and abandonment or concealment of a dead body, according to the Attorney's office.
“This indictment is indicative of the hard work that prosecutors in this office put on every case, every day,” County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in the release. “Bringing justice to victims, no matter the circumstances, is the mission of this office.”
On March 21, Phoenix police originally responded to the area of 11th Avenue and Madison Street for a homicide investigation, where the body of an unidentified man had been set on fire in a dumpster in "The Zone," an area near 12th Avenue and Madison Street where more than 1,000 unhoused people live on the streets in tents.
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The investigation initially resulted in the arrest of two of the three people detained, 22-year-old Larry Scott and 19-year-old Isaiah Baskin, with Scott later being released only to be hit with drug charges thereafter.
MCAO did not bring any charges against Scott in the arson murder, but did against Baskin.
Police claimed that Baskin told them that Scott and an unknown third man, now known as Dinkins, beat up the victim, wrapped him in trash bags, and then helped them put the victim in a dumpster. He also told them that Dinkins was the one to light the fire, and he and Scott added firewood to the fire after, police claimed.
According to a police report, surveillance video found by police from local businesses and residents showed Baskin and Dinkins lifting the man into the dumpster.
Baskin has since been indicted as well, with an open case for, first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and arson of a structure or property.
No other information had been released.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Man indicted in fatal burning of body in Phoenix dumpster
