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Cochise County sheriff: truck driver assaulted at San Simon rest area has died; suspect indicted, fled country

5366565 · July 11, 2025
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Sheriff Mark Danos said a truck driver who was attacked at the San Simon rest area in February died this week. Investigators obtained an indictment and say a suspect travelled east then fled the country; efforts to return the person to face charges are ongoing.

Sheriff Mark Danos said this week that a truck driver who was assaulted at the San Simon rest area in February has died. The driver had been on life support after the nighttime attack, and the family chose to discontinue life-sustaining treatment on the man’s 50th birthday, Danos said.

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office’s major crimes team investigated the case and developed leads that included search…

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