10/19/2026
News Release
For immediate release
Date: October 19, 2026
Contact: Cameron Peterson, Community Relations
Phone: (928) 537-5091 x 256
E-mail: [email protected]
Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault
October 17, 2026
On October 17, 2026, at approximately 10:27 a.m., the Show Low Police Department responded to a call at a local convenience store located near 500 N. Clark Rd. in Show Low. Officers were told a vehicle had struck the building and a male subject had assaulted a female with a knife and was leaving the area.
Upon arrival, a female victim was found in the vehicle with multiple stab wounds. She was flown from the scene for medical care.
Officers were able to find the male who had fled in a nearby fenced commercial site. Officers from the White Mountain Regional Special Response Team, and police negotiators responded. The male subject surrendered.
Cheves-Lee Hayes Inabnett, a 42-year-old male from Tucson was booked on charges of Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Armed Robbery, Disorderly Conduct with a Weapon, Trespassing and Criminal Damage.
If anyone witnessed this incident, or has additional information about the incident, please contact the Show Low Police Department at (928) 537-4365.
We thank our dispatchers, officers, and detectives for their prompt response to this incident and for their relentless pursuit of justice for the victims. We thank the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and Timber Mesa Fire and Medical for their assistance during this incident.
The female victim is hospitalized and in stable condition.
This case remains under investigation.
