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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

(in)defensible: Prescott officials sued for malicious prosecution, defamation - ABC15 Arizona

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The City of Prescott and the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority are facing a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was arrested, maliciously prosecuted, and defamed based on false allegations from a local fire chief.

Matt Massucci is also specifically suing Prescott Chief Amy Bonney, Det. John Hanna, and Deputy Fire Chief Dustin Parra.

Central Arizona Fire and Prescott police declined to comment on the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed because officials did not agree to settle the case following an official notice of claim filed earlier this year.

The case against Massucci began on July 16, 2023.

Parra's wife called 911, claiming Massucci had pulled a gun on their family outside a gas station.

Everyone left the scene before police arrived. Acting solely on the family's account, officials arrested Massucci days later and charged him with four felonies, which cumulatively carried decades of prison time.

It would take two years and surveillance video to eventually show it was Parra - intoxicated after his brother's funeral - who followed Massucci to his car and confronted him. That's when Massucci...



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