Monday, December 12, 2022

DNA IDENTIFIES SUSPECT IN STABBING AT 7-11

On September 21, 2022, just before 4:00pm, Mesa Police Officers responded to 7-11 at Gilbert and Main for a stabbing. Officers learned that a man had entered the store and took a drink without paying for it. When the employee confronted the man outside of the business, the man pushed the employee to the ground and began to hit and kick him repeatedly. The man then pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee before leaving the scene and walking into McDonalds.

Officers went to McDonalds and found that the man had already left the restaurant and went to the light rail platform. They also learned that while in the restaurant, the man entered the employee area, took a cup, and filled it at the drink station. He was confronted by a manager and pepper sprayed by a customer before leaving with the drink he did not pay for.

Video surveillance was obtained from 7-11, McDonalds, and the light rail.

While watching the 7-11 video, officers noticed that that the man had thrown a white water bottle with black writing on it in the trash can just in front of the store before walking inside. The water bottle was collected and submitted as evidence for analysis.

On November 9, 2022, the Mesa Crime Lab reported that DNA obtained from the collected water bottle was found to match DNA entered in CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) for 31-year-old Jody Naputi.

Officers compared Jody’s MVD photo to all the surveillance videos and confirmed Naputi was the suspect in both incidents.

On December 7, 2022, Naputi was located in the 600 block of south 93rd St Mesa, AZ and was taken into custody without issue.

Jody Naputi was booked into jail for the following charges and held on a $100,000 bond:

ARS 13-1904A2; Armed Robbery, a class 2 felony

ARS 13-1506A1; Burglary in the 3rd Degree, a class 4 felony


Jody Naputi Mug Shot


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