| Date of birth: | May 30, 1984 |
| Ethnicity: | CAUCASIAN |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Unit: | ASPC Eyman SMU II |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Release type: | RET.FM.COURT |
| Most recent loc: | ASPC Eyman |
| Last movement: | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Inmate number: | 176769 |
| Inmate detainee: | INMATE |
| Custody class: | 5/3 |
| Crime description: | INMATE 176769 - KUHS, RYAN W. On November 20, 2005, Kuhs got into a verbal altercation with Larry Herrera who was visiting his brother Ricky at his apartment. The altercation ended before it got physical. Later that day, Kuhs went back to the apartment where he and Larry got into a shouting match; he was armed with with a butterfly knife. The door was unlocked and Larry's brother Ricky was home alone sleeping in his bed. Kuhs went into the apartment and stabbed Ricky 21 times including twice in the skull - which penetrated into his brain. Neighbors found Ricky in a pool of blood as he fought for his life. He died later that day during emergency surgery. Polices arrested Kuhs later that afternoon. PROCEEDINGS Presiding Judge: Honorable Paul J. McMurdie Prosecutors: Jeannette Gallagher & Eric Basta Defense Counsel: Nathaniel Carr & Leo Valverde Start of Trial: August 7, 2007 Verdict: August 29, 2007 Sentencing: September 21, 2007 Aggravating Circumstances Prior conviction of a serious offense Especially heinous, cruel or depraved Committed offense while on release from DOC Committed offense while on probation for a felony offense PUBLISHED OPINIONS [Direct Appeal pending before the Arizona Supreme Court] |
| Community supervision parole: | N |
| Commitment status: | COMPLETE AND VERIFIED |
| Admission date: | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Booking location: | Maricopa County, AZ |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:C02 |
| Commit number: | D01 |
| Admit date: | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Commit number: | C02 |
| Admit date: | Sep 21, 2007 |
