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PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has submitted charges against a father and a son for the 2021 death of 41-year-old Benjamin Anderson.

What we know:

MCSO first announced that charges were submitted on Sept. 5 , but did not disclose the specifics until Sept. 9.

Officials said Jaden Matthew Kaufman, 24, is facing charges of first-degree murder, robbery, arson, theft of means, tampering with evidence, and abandonment or concealment of a dead body.

MCSO said charges have also been submitted for his father, 46-year-old Richard D. Kaufman, although the specifics of the charges are pending the county attorney's review.

Jaden is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, while his father is not currently in custody.

The charges could change following the re

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