Ahwatukee home invasion victim nearly loses ear, suspect arrested

Phoenix police report that on December 11 around 11 p.m., a man was asleep in his Ahwatukee home when he heard a loud crash coming from his back door. The 68-year-old resident went to investigate and found a man, later identified as 22-year-old Donell James, in his living room. James allegedly beat the man with an object police described as a "fireplace tool." Court records show that James continued to strike the victim until he stopped moving.