| Date of birth: | Nov 22, 1964 |
| Ethnicity: | CAUCASIAN |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Unit: | ASPC Eyman SMU II |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Release type: | RECEIVED AT |
| Most recent loc: | ASPC Eyman |
| Last movement: | Mar 4, 1998 |
| Inmate number: | 056613 |
| Inmate detainee: | INMATE |
| Custody class: | 5/2 |
| Crime description: | INMATE 056613 - HEDLUND, CHARLES M. On March 10, 1991, Hedlund and his half-brother, James Erin McKinney, brutally beat and shot 40-year-old Christine Mertens in her home, during the commission of a burglary. Mrs. Mertens' son found his mother dead, lying face down on the living room floor. Hedlund and McKinney had ransacked Mrs. Mertens' bedroom and rifled through her purse. On March 23, 1991, Hedlund and McKinney burglarized the home of 65-year-old James McClain and shot him in the head while he was asleep in his bed. Hedlund and McKinney ransacked Mr. McClain's home and stole personal property, including several guns. Hedlund was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Mr. McClain and was sentenced to death. He was convicted of second-degree murder for killing Mrs. Martens, two counts of burglary in the first degree, and one count of theft. PROCEEDINGS Presiding Judge: Hon. Steven D. Sheldon Prosecutor: Louis Stalzer Defense Counsel: Peter Leander and Thomas Phalen Start of Trial: October 13, 1992 Verdict: November 12, 1992 Sentencing: July 30, 1993 Aggravating Circumstances Previously convicted of serious offense Pecuniary gain PUBLISHED OPINIONS Hedlund v. Sheldon, 173 Ariz. 143, 840 P.2d 1008 (1992). State v. Hedlund, 185 Ariz. 567, 917 P.2d 1214 (1996). |
| Community supervision parole: | N |
| Commitment status: | COMPLETE AND VERIFIED |
| Admission date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Booking location: | Maricopa County, AZ |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Flat maximum: | Jul 25, 2013 |
| Commit number: | B01 |
| Admit date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:B03 |
| Commit number: | B02 |
| Admit date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:B01 |
| Commit number: | B03 |
| Admit date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:B02 |
| Commit number: | B04 |
| Admit date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:B02 |
| Commit number: | B06 |
| Admit date: | Aug 12, 1993 |
