Pima County Attorney Laura Conover has lost a round in her fight to get a murder suspect back from the Feds so she can prosecute him.

When Federal prosecutors seized the suspect for their own prosecution in a mid-town crime spree, Conover sued to get him back so she can take him to trial on state murder charges.

The Pima County Attorney's Office sued high-ranking members of the Trump Administration in federal court to gain access to Julio Cesar Aguirre. But a Federal Judge has vacated an evidence hearing in the case.

Aguirre faces state charges of first-degree murder for the shooting death of 70-year-old Ricky Miller Sr., plus other serious charges in attacks against six more community members.

The Department of Justice argued Conover lacked legal basis to continue her lawsuit to get a

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