Arizona murder case against US Air Force airman goes to jury

By FELICIA FONSECA
Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona case accusing a U.S. Air Force airman of killing a Mennonite woman is in the hands of a jury. Mark Gooch faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder in Sasha Krause’s death. She disappeared from the Mennonite community where she lived near Farmington, New Mexico, in January 2020. Her body was found more than a month later on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona. Attorneys in the case made closing arguments Friday. Jurors did not immediately reach a verdict and will resume deliberations Wednesday. Authorities say they tied Gooch to Krause’s death using cellphone and other records. Gooch’s attorney says the state hasn’t proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt.