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Tucson Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Assault with Metal Rod

Sonny Reyes Lozano, 38, was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting a victim with a metal rod, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 25, 2026, 6:26 p.m. ET
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Sonny Reyes Lozano, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, was on Aug. 19, 2026, to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. The sentencing was announced on Aug. 25, 2026, in a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Lozano had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The sentencing stems from an incident on Dec. 14, 2025, when Lozano confronted the victim as he was walking home and struck him approximately eight times with a metal rod, causing serious injuries including a fractured ulna. At the time of the assault, Lozano was under supervised release for a previous conviction, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The FBI Phoenix Division's Tucson office and the Pascua Yaqui Police Department conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.

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