A Gilbert man, Michael Trevlyn Kaser, has been sentenced for the murder of his stepfather in 2022.
According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, in the afternoon of December 25, 2022, Gilbert Police responded to a call regarding a vehicle that had collided into a house. When officers arrived, they found the windshield of the car riddled with bullet holes with Michael Kinney seated in the driver’s seat, gravely injured. As officers began performing CPR, they noticed Kinney had two gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead 30-minutes later.
According to the family, Kinney and Kaser had been arguing on the way back from a Christmas dinner. As they were pulling into the garage, Kaser exited and walked to the front of the vehicle, then shot Kinney through the windshield. While Kaser was being arrested, he callously made multiple statements claiming he had killed his stepdad and hoped he was dead. Police found video clips from the dash cam of the vehicle, which showed the shooting.
“This individual showed no remorse for his actions – he wasn’t worried about shooting his mother who was also in the vehicle, he didn’t provide aid to his stepfather but instead continually rejoiced about what he’d done,” stated County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. “This disregard for life will not go unpunished. He will be in prison for a very long time.”
On March 22nd of this year, Kaser pled guilty to one count of Second-Degree Murder, a Class One Dangerous Felony, and one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a Class Three Felony. Kaser was sentenced to 25-years for the first count and 2.75 years for the second count, to be served consecutively.