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A 28-year-old man has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a Tucson man five years ago.

Robert Lee Toombs is accused of shooting Paul Bolebruch on Nov. 6, 2004, according to an indictment handed down late Monday afternoon by a Pima County grand jury.

Bolebruch was found about 2:30 a.m. Nov. 6, 2004, in the backyard of a business in the 3000 block of North Stone Avenue. He died three days later.

At the time of Bolebruch's death, Tucson police said he lived in the area. They had no motive at that time, nor any suspect information.

Officer Charles Rydzak, a Tucson Police Department spokesman, said Toombs contacted the Pima County Sheriff's Department in early October and informed them he was a suspect in a 2004 homicide.

After being contacted by sheriff's officials, Tucson police detectives conducted a series of interviews with Toombs and others and developed enough information to arrest him, Rydzak said.

Rydzak had no information on motive.

A 43-year-old man remained in critical condition Tuesday after being struck by a pickup truck shortly after leaving Northwest Medical Center Monday afternoon.

Mark Mayerick was struck at 1:23 p.m. Monday while crossing North La Cholla Boulevard at West Hospital Drive, said Capt. Adam Goldberg, a Northwest Fire District spokesman.

Mayerick was in a crosswalk but was crossing against the light when he was struck by a pickup heading north on La Cholla, Goldberg said.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident, but no citations had been issued, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, a spokeswoman.

A 32-year-old Tucson man has been convicted of second-degree murder for the second time in three years.

Vernon Bullock Jr. was convicted in December 2006 of shooting Francisco Arriaga to death, but his conviction and 20-year prison sentence were overturned.

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Judge Hector Campoy erred when he didn't grant Bullock's request to represent himself — a request he made the morning of trial.

Bullock's second trial began Oct. 20 and concluded Monday after three hours of deliberations.

Arriaga, 25, was talking on his cell phone June 12, 2005, when a number of fights broke out among the 250 people congregating in the parking lot of The Bum Steer nightclub, 1910 N. Stone Ave.

Arriaga was shot twice and a ballistics expert linked one of the bullets to a 9 mm gun tied to Bullock through DNA evidence, said Deputy Pima County Attorney Lewis Brandes. The expert said the other bullet likely came from the same gun, but couldn't say for sure.

Bullock's attorneys at both trials argued Bullock fired in self-defense after a bullet from an unknown person's gun passed through his pant leg from behind. They said he simply turned and fired indiscriminately.

Bullock will be sentenced Nov. 24 by Judge Charles Sabalos.

Sierra Vista police arrested a Hereford man Monday they say stole more than $100,000 from a former employer.

Anthony J. Saracino, 39, was booked into the Cochise County Jail on suspicion of theft and suspicion of fraudulent use of a credit card, said Officer Tracy Grady, a Sierra Vista Police Department spokeswoman.

Saracino stopped working for the employer, who police are identifying only as a major public corporation, in November 2007, Grady said. He retained a company fuel card, using it to make almost 350 transactions at three Sierra Vista locations between June 2008 and August 2009, Grady said.

The charges collectively exceeded $100,000, Grady said.

University of Arizona police have banned from campus a 48-year-old Tucson man who has been cited for repeatedly harassing a female UA employee.

The exclusionary order against Carlos David Manrique bans him from all UA campuses and facilities, according to a UA police news release.

Manrique has two active court orders prohibiting harassment and an order from Tucson City Court not to return to campus, the release said. The harassment involves frequenting the employee's place of work and sending unwanted e-mails, the release said.

Anyone who sees Manrique on campus is encouraged to call 911 or UA police at 621-8273.

A 50-year-old Tucson man was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in federal prison for stealing cacti from Saguaro National Park West.

Joseph Tillman and Gregory James McKee, 42, were seen removing four saguaros from along West Fort Lowell Road on Jan. 12, 2007, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court.

Tillman, who also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins to three years of supervised release, pleaded guilty on Aug. 18.

McKee, who pleaded guilty Aug. 26, faces between two and 10 months in federal prison when he is sentenced Nov. 4 by Collins.