Changes made in Maricopa County jails after Peoria AMBER Alert suspect dies
Eric Maes tried to take his own life while alone in his cell at the Fourth Avenue Jail on Feb. 13. He died almost a week later. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 7:02 PM MST February 24, 2021
PEORIA, Ariz. Changes are being made in Maricopa County jails after the man accused of kidnapping his son and intentionally running over the boy’s mother died days after a suicide attempt.
According to records from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office, Eric Maes died on Feb. 19.
Maes tried to take his own life while alone in his cell at the Fourth Avenue Jail on Feb. 13. Before Maes died, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office dismissed the charges against Maes so his family could make medical decisions for him.
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The Arizona man accused of kidnapping his baby son in an attack that left the boy’s mother dead has died, less than a week after he attempted suicide behind bars.
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Eric Ryan Maes
Eric Ryan Maes, 30, the Arizona man accused of kidnapping his 10-month-old son and driving a minivan into the child’s mother, died on Friday, according to Maricopa County Medical Examiner records viewed by Law&Crime. The primary cause of death is pending, but this follows days after authorities said he attempted suicide in jail.
Family members of
Brittany Martie, 30, the child’s late mother, told
The Arizona Republic in a Thursday report that Maes could be brain-dead. His condition was certainly dire by all accounts. Prosecutors with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office actually dismissed charges voicing sympathy to his family, so relatives could more easily make decisions about his condition.
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