East Valley Teen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Violent Crimes

East Valley Teen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Violent Crimes

Maricopa County Attorney's Office Secures Justice for Victims of Assault and Robbery

(Phoenix, AZ) – Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced today that Noah Lee Pennington (DOB: 05/05) has been sentenced to three years in prison for violent attacks and drug possession offenses in Gilbert and Mesa.

Pennington entered plea agreements in July involving three separate incidents. He was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Assault, Class Three felonies, for using a deadly weapon to intimidate two young individuals in Gilbert in December 2022. Additionally, he was found guilty of Aggravated Robbery, a Class Three felony, for assaulting and robbing a 14-year-old boy along a canal in Gilbert in May 2023, and for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class Six undesignated offense, for possessing a bag containing fentanyl pills in Mesa.

Upon his release from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Pennington will be subject to two years of supervised probation.


“We are committed to holding perpetrators of teen violence accountable for their actions,” said County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. “Our message to the community is clear: young adults must face the consequences of their deliberate actions and understand they cannot evade justice.”