TUCSON, Ariz.— Today, the Pima County Attorney’s Office sued high-ranking members of the Trump Administration in federal court to get access to Julio Cesar Aguirre. Aguirre was indicted by a Pima County Grand Jury on July 25, 2025, where he faces felony charges of first-degree murder for the shooting death of 70-year-old Ricky Miller Sr., and other very serious charges of attempted robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and prohibited possession of a deadly weapon against six additional local community members.
The alleged crimes occurred on June 30, 2025, in the midtown area of Tucson. So far, federal authorities have not given Pima County prosecutors access to Aguirre for court proceedings brought forward by the state. County Attorney Conover says the push to get justice for all of the victims will continue.
“For six weeks now, the federal government and its newly appointed U.S. Attorney for Arizona have inexplicably ignored six local victims and denied them justice for the egregious harms they suffered on June 30th.
That’s not the way the justice system has ever, or should ever, work in our community. And so as promised, today we have filed a lawsuit in federal court. We are simply asking for access to defendant Julio Cesar Aguirre so we can prosecute him for the crimes the federal government has no apparent intention to prosecute. Justice is for all of us, not just some. We are hopeful the Court will agree.”
Aguirre is currently in federal custody. The Administration has not revealed Aguirre’s location.
Media Contact: Shawndrea Thomas
Director of Communications
Pima County Attorney’s Office
(520) 724-5738 (Office)
(520) 310-4720 (Mobile)
Shawndrea.Thomas@pcao.pima.gov
