The Brief

PHOENIX - Officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say they have submitted charges against two people in connection with the death of 41-year-old Benjamin Anderson on New Year's Eve in 2021.

What we know:

In a short statement, officials with MCSO said they have submitted charges against Jaden M. Kaufman and Richard D. Kaufman to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

Officials with MCAO confirmed with us that they have received the charges from MCSO, and the submitted charges are under review.

What we don't know:

Neither MCAO nor MCSO revealed what charges were submitted against the two.

The backstory:

Per our previous report on the matter in 2024, Anderson was last seen at his home on the morning of Dec. 31, 2021. Anderson's friend later found his burnt ca

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