The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office plans to retry an assault case against a corrections officer who was investigated and charged after blowing the whistle against the former state prison director.
A jury finally heard the case three years after Hasz was fired and charged with aggravated assault after a use-of-force incident on July 21, 2020, inside the Lewis prison complex.
A jury will finally hear the case three years after former Lt. Mark Hasz was fired and charged with aggravated assault after a use-of-force incident on July 21, 2020, inside the Lewis prison complex.
For nearly two years, former corrections Lt. Mark Hasz has faced an aggravated assault charge. As he approaches trial, his defense is laying groundwork to argue the alleged assault was justified.