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Rosa Pastrana, of the Phoenix Block Watch Advisory Board, pauses near a Maryvale bus stop as she talks about the arrest of alleged gunman Aaron Saucedo, 23, who was arrested Monday in a string of serial killings that terrorized Phoenix neighborhoods from August 2015 to July 2016. Saucedo, the former city bus driver suspected in a string of nine deadly shootings that spread fear in Phoenix declared "I'm innocent" in court Tuesday as residents of the terrorized neighborhoods expressed both relief over the arrest and frustration that it took so long. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Sirwendell Flowers, right, pushes his son Sirjoshua Flowers on the swing as he talks about the recent arrest of Aaron Saucedo, 23, who was arrested Monday in a string of serial killings that terrorized Phoenix neighborhoods in 2016, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Phoenix. The former city bus driver suspected in a string of nine deadly shootings that spread fear in Phoenix declared "I'm innocent" as residents of the terrorized neighborhoods Tuesday expressed both relief over the arrest and frustration that it took so long. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Aaron Saucedo, 23, was arrested Monday in a string of serial killings that terrorized Phoenix neighborhoods in 2016, including a victim shot at this intersection, in the Maryvale section of Phoenix, shown on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The former city bus driver suspected in a string of nine deadly shootings that spread fear in Phoenix declared "I'm innocent" as residents of the terrorized neighborhoods Tuesday expressed both relief over the arrest and frustration that it took so long. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Police respond to the Lansing home of State Rep. John Kivela, D-Marquette, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Kivela was found dead hours after he was released from jail on what may have been his second drunken driving arrest in less than two years. Police say Kivela's body was found about 1 p.m. Tuesday at a Lansing home and that there are no obvious indications of foul play. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Police respond to the Lansing, Mich., home of State Rep. John Kivela, D-Marquette, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Kivela was found dead hours after he was released from jail on what may have been his second drunken driving arrest in less than two years. Police say Kivela's body was found about 1 p.m. Tuesday at a Lansing home and that there are no obvious indications of foul play. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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The Michigan House chamber is seen Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Lansing, Mich. The House recessed for the day after learning about the death of Rep. John Kivela. Kivela, the state representative from Michigan's Upper Peninsula was found dead hours after he was released from jail on what may have been his second drunken driving arrest in less than two years. (AP Photo/Christopher Ehrmann)
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Michigan House Minority Leader Sam Singh, back to camera, hugs state Rep. Robert Kosowski on the House floor in Lansing, Mich., after the death of Rep. John Kivela on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Kivela, the state representative from Michigan's Upper Peninsula was found dead hours after he was released from jail on what may have been his second drunken driving arrest in less than two years. (AP Photo/Christopher Ehrmann)
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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **
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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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This undated photo provided by the United States Attorney's Office shows bald eagle feathers. A Southern California man has been arrested for allegedly selling feathers from bald eagles and other protected birds. Tyler Vela of Santa Ana was arrested Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Vela was charged with violating federal bird protection acts by illegally trafficking the feathers of bald eagles, red-tail hawks and turkey vultures. (United States Attorney's Office via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the United States Attorney's Office shows bald eagle feathers. A Southern California man has been arrested for allegedly selling feathers from bald eagles and other protected birds. Tyler Vela of Santa Ana was arrested Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Vela was charged with violating federal bird protection acts by illegally trafficking the feathers of bald eagles, red-tail hawks and turkey vultures. (United States Attorney's Office via AP)
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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**
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In this Monday, May 8, 2017, photo, a "Blue Lives Matter" billboard is shown on Remount Road in North Charleston, S.C. Days after a white former South Carolina police officer pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge in the 2015 death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop the billboard was installed on the road where the shooting happened. (Andrew Knapp/The Post And Courier via AP)
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In this Monday, May 8, 2017, photo, a "Blue Lives Matter" billboard is shown on Remount Road in North Charleston, S.C. Days after a white former South Carolina police officer pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge in the 2015 death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop the billboard was installed on the road where the shooting happened. (Andrew Knapp/The Post And Courier via AP)
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FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2014, file photo, Mathew Martoma, a former SAC Capital portfolio manager, arrives at federal court in New York. Attorney Paul Clement asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, to reverse the 2014 conviction of Martoma, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence after his conviction on securities fraud and conspiracy charges. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008, Bishop Michael Hoeppner, center, of Crookston, Minn., prays during a semi-annual meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. A lawsuit against Bishop Hoeppner has been filed accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against a victim if he went public. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark,File)
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Attorney Jeff Anderson points to a photo of Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., during a news conference Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn., where he announced a lawsuit against the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Ron Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Patty Vasek, left, wipes away a tear as her husband, Ron Vasek talks of the alleged sex abuse coverup he suffered while addressing a news conference Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. where his attorney, Jeff Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Ron Vasek, center, talks of the alleged sex abuse coverup he suffered while addressing a news conference along with his wife Patty, right, and attorney Jeff Anderson, left, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)