GILBERT, AZ — A suspect in East Valley assault cases was arrested for alcohol consumption the day he was sentenced to probation, Gilbert police say.
On June 13, just after 10:45 p.m., a Gilbert police officer pulled over a vehicle near Lindsay and Elliott roads after seeing a criminal traffic violation. Jacob Pennington, 20, was a passenger in the vehicle and police say evidence was observed to indicate that Pennington had been drinking alcohol.
Video in the player above includes previous coverage of Pennington's cases.
Pennington was arrested and booked for "minor in consumption of alcohol". He was released on June 14.
Earlier in the day on June 13, Pennington appeared in court and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and deferred jail time in connection to an attack in Gilbert in 2022.
On June 10, Pennington was also sentenced in Pinal County for a separate assault in November 2023.
Maricopa County Attorney's Office says it submitted a petition to revoke Pennington's probation Monday, stating that Pennington violated two terms of his probation.
"The State has reason to believe that mere hours after [Pennington] received a probation grant and signed his terms and conditions of probation that he then failed to comply with those terms," the petition states in part.
Pinal County Attorney's Office sent ABC15 a statement saying, "We are aware of Pennington's arrest in Gilbert. We are monitoring the situation and working with our law enforcement partners, however there are several factors at play in this instance given he has cases in Pinal and Maricopa Counties. This is a fluid situation that will be sorted out in due time."
ABC15 has been closely following Pennington's cases, as well as other teen violence cases in the East Valley. Follow our latest coverage here.
