16-year-old sentenced after assaulting girlfriend

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to prison for assaulting his teen girlfriend.

What we know:

Troy Aguilar-Olmos was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Oct. 22, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced.

In March 2025, when Aguilar-Olmos was 15, he threatened to shoot and kill his girlfriend if she didn't come out to talk to him. As the victim approached him, Aguilar-Olmos strangled her, pointed a gun to her back and repeatedly punched her.

The teen was arrested at his parent's home.

Aguilar-Olmos pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, a class three felony and domestic violence offense, and aggravated assault as a class four felony an domestic violence offense. He was charged as an adult. 

What they're saying:

"What happened to this young woman is heartbreaking. No relationship should ever be marked by fear or violence, no matter the age of the offender," said Mitchell. "Today’s outcome cannot undo the trauma she endured, but it is a step toward justice."

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