A surge in inmate overdoses is forcing the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to make changes to how inmates are processed at Estrella Jail in Phoenix.

Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan said he is not helping the Trump administration with mass deportations efforts.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the overdoses are unrelated to halting the scanning officers for contraband.

The suspect is a 35 to 40-year-old man who was recently released from prison and has a violent criminal history, officials said.

Details about possible injuries and arrests have not been released. 12News is working to gather more information.

Maricopa County's jails are on pace to see a large increase in possible drug overdoses in 2025 compared to 2024, according to Sheriff's Office data.

The Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force said the suspects were advertising fully automatic machine guns that were untraceable.

PHOENIX — A suspect died and a Maricopa Police Department officer was injured in a shooting on Thursday afternoon. The officer who was shot was transported to a Valley hospital and is in stable condition, the Pinal County Sheriffs Office said in a statement Thursday night.

Police are investigating a shooting involving officers Thursday afternoon in Maricopa. Officials say the incident happened near SR 347 (John Wayne Parkway) and Bowlin Road.

Maricopa police said at least one officer fired their weapon on Feb. 27, 2025, but they did not say what prompted the shooting.

Maricopa County's jails are on pace to see a large increase in possible drug overdoses in 2025 compared to 2024, according to data provided by the Sheriff's Office. On Feb. 17, the agency said ...