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Arizona: Suspect Arrested
for Murdering
Photo Radar Van Driver
Thomas Destories knew why Phoenix police were talking to him as soon as the suspect in the murder of a photo-enforcement employee was pulled over Monday morning.  "I'm sorry, I was going to turn myself in. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt. I saw it on the news," Destories told officers, according to a police report released Monday night.
"The gun is in the saddlebag," Destories said. Destories, 68, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Doug Georgianni while he worked in a photo-enforcement van along Loop 101 on Sunday evening. According to a witness who saw a Chevrolet Suburban, later identified as Destories' vehicle, pull up behind Georgianni's van about 8:45 p.m. Sunday, giving the impression that the SUV was having trouble. When the Suburban pulled up to a stop light at Seventh Street and Loop 101 a couple of minutes later, the witnesses realized there was no trouble and noticed the driver: a man with unkempt hair and a long moustache. That description, along with good observation by a Department of Public Safety officer who used to live in Destories' neighborhood, led authorities to believe Destories might be involved, according to the police report. Officers watched Destories' house and after seeing him move a Suburban matching the description of the suspected shooter's vehicle behind his house, they moved in and arrested the Phoenix resident. Investigators said Georgianni was sitting behind the driver's seat doing paperwork when the Suburban pulled up behind his van and somebody fired the shots. The van was hit five times with large-caliber bullets, with three of the five shots grouped in a tight pattern around the driver's side window, near where Georgianni was seated. The shooting prompted both companies that operate photo-enforcement programs in the area to pull the mobile units from highways and roads while they reassess security measures. Destories had an initial appearance on Monday. He could face charges of first-degree murder and is being held on a $2 million cash bond. Source
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