Conflicting reports in Challistia Colelay case; U.S. Army veteran deported | Nightly Roundup
PHOENIX - Questions remain over teen girl's murder investigation; Army veteran at Arizona ICE facility deported; and more - here's a look at some of your top stories on FOX10Phoenix.com for Friday, November 14, 2025.
1. Conflicting reports over arrest in girl's murder
Federal officials and the family of an Arizona girl whose remains were found in Navajo County are giving conflicting reports over the case.
What we know:
Family members of Challistia Colelay (pictured) told us today that they were told by law enforcement that a person "not connected to the victim's family" was arrested in connection with Colelay's murder. However, officials with the Bureau of Indian Affairs say no arrests have been made.
2. Man who served in U.S. Army deported from AZ ICE facility
Purple Heart veteran in Arizona deported by ICE
A Purple Heart recipient who served two tours in Iraq has been deported from Arizona on the morning of Nov. 14. The man was born overseas, and moved legally to the U.S. when he was a kid. FOX 10's Brian Webb reports.
Activists in Arizona have expressed their concerns, after a Purple Heart recipient who had served time in prison was deported.
The backstory:
Jose Barco is a Venezuelan national who came to the U.S. legally with his family when he was a child. He served two deployments in Iraq, but when he returned home, he began suffering from PTSD, and served 15 years in prison for firing a gun into a group of teens in Colorado.
3. Family sues baby formula maker amid botulism outbreak
(Courtesy: FDA)
A family in Flagstaff is suing the makers of ByHeart baby formulas amid a nationwide botulism outbreak that, as of Nov. 14, involved 23 cases.
What they're saying:
"I went to pick her up to feed her, and I couldn't wake her up," said Stephen Dexter, whose one-month-old girl had to be life-flighted to Phoenix for treatment.
4. Worker dies following crash on freeway onramp
Construction worker struck, killed on Loop 101
A 64-year-old construction worker died after DPS says he was hit by a car on the westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 35th Avenue. The driver who hit the worker wasn't cited and won't face charges.
A crash this morning along Loop 101 has resulted in the death of a construction worker.
Dig deeper:
According to DPS officials, 64-year-ols Vicente Catellanos Rodriguez of Tolleson was hit by a car while he was cross the Loop 101 on-ramp at 35th Avenue to reach a work area.
5. More people sentenced in connection with AZ trafficking ring
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)
More than a dozen people have been sentenced in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking ring in Arizona.
Big picture view:
A majority of the defendants sentenced to federal prison are from the Phoenix metro area, and the ring involves a drug trafficking grout[ that was lef by a father-and-son duo from the Phoenix area.
A look at your weather for tomorrow
Weekend Weather Forecast - 11/14-11/16
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