Man sentenced in killing of DPS Trooper Tyler Edenhofer

Man sentenced to decades in prison for DPS trooper's death

Isaac King, the man who pleaded guilty in the killing of an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper over seven years ago, was sentenced to decades in prison on Aug. 14.

PHOENIX - The man who pleaded guilty in the killing of an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper over seven years ago was sentenced on Aug. 14.

As part of a plea deal, Isaac King pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in February for killing Tyler Edenhofer.

He was sentenced to just over 35 years in prison.

The backstory:

On July 25, 2018, troopers responded to reports of a man throwing rocks at cars along Interstate 10 near Dysart Road. When troopers got to the scene, a struggle ensued and King got a hold of one of the trooper's guns. He shot Edenhofer and wounded Trooper Dallin Dorris. A third trooper, Sean Rodecap, was not shot, but he was injured in the fight.

Edenhofer, who was a rookie trooper, died. Dorris was treated at a hospital and released.

King was arrested and initially pleaded not guilty.