As some of the criminal cases resulting from the Flagstaff Police Department’s online sex sting announced in March reach conclusions in Coconino County Superior Court, one will shift back to a preliminary hearing.

On Friday morning, Coconino County Superior Court Judge Stacy Krueger granted a motion filed in July by defense attorney Ryan Stevens to remand the case against Max Berkman, 27, back to a grand jury for the redetermination of probable cause. Citing the defense had proven that the prosecution's evidence to a grand jury did not meet the requirement of being “fair and impartial” as Stevens cited in his filing, Krueger said the original presentation as a whole was concerning. Copy article link

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