In the late summer of 1967, a veteran law enforcement officer named James 'Jim' Stiner, a 65-year-old male, was working as a Sergeant for the Arizona Department of Corrections. On September 18th, he was tasked with transporting a prisoner from the Pinal County Superior Court. Unbeknownst to him, the prisoner had been passed a handgun by his wife during the court proceedings. The inmate concealed the weapon until the return trip to the jail.
During the transport, the prisoner brandished th
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