Arizona Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Starvation Death of 6-Year-Old Son

Arizona Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Starvation Death of 6-Year-Old Son
Anthony Martinez watches as the jury members leave the courtroom, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on May 23, 2024. Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—A northern Arizona man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and other crimes in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son.

Authorities say the boy, Deshaun Martinez, was locked in a tiny bedroom closet for 16 hours a day over a month with his older brother as punishment for stealing food in the home at night while their parents slept.