California man accused of attacking Goodyear woman, stealing motorcycle
California man accused of attacking, robbing woman at gunpoint
A California man is under arrest after police say he assaulted and robbed a woman in Goodyear.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - A California man has been arrested after he assaulted a woman at gunpoint and stole a motorcycle from a Goodyear neighborhood, police said.
Officers allege that 24-year-old Jose Romero visited a home near 174th Avenue and Cocopah Street in Goodyear's Cotton Flower neighborhood on May 4 and attacked a woman living there. He reportedly knew her, but authorities did not release any details about their relationship.
Romero stole her phone and a motorcycle that night, officials said.
He was arrested near Dysart and Rancho Santa Fe in Avondale the next morning, and police reportedly found the motorcycle and a second stolen vehicle.
The 24-year-old faces charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, drug possession, weapons possession and vehicular theft.
Jose Jesse Romero (Goodyear Police)
More crime news
Featured
Indecent exposure: Arizona man accused of exposing himself to others and filming women while they were naked
A man is arrested in Tempe, after investigators say they linked him to a series of incidents involving indecent exposure and secret recording of other people while they were undressed.
Featured
Man shot, killed in north Phoenix for refusing to buy fentanyl: police
Phoenix police are investigating the death of Andrew Austin, who was found dead near 43rd Avenue and Olive.
Featured
Mother killed in Phoenix drive-by shooting while waiting in line for food
Police are investigating a shooting in Central Phoenix that left the mother of a pre-teen son dead.