Damn I didnt know that you needed an extradition warrent to get an indian arrested on the Salt River Reservation to be charged with a crime in the cities of Scottsdale or Mesa which border the reservation. Original Article Robbery suspects released from jail By Mike Sakal, Tribune May 3, 2006 Two suspects in a string of violent armed robberies in Scottsdale, Chandler and Mesa who were arrested last month have been released from jail by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, officials said. Lt. Kim Pound of the Salt River Police Department and jail officials confirmed Tuesday the release of Michael Enos and Patrick Garcia from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian correctional facility. At the request of Scottsdale police, Salt River police arrested Enos, 22, and Garcia, 19, on April 9 on suspicion of armed robbery, Scottsdale police spokesman Sgt. Mark Clark said April 11. Salt River police discovered firearms in their green Thunderbird that linked them to the robberies at two Circle Ks, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post and a Mobil gas station from late March to early April, Pound said. The men were arrested on suspicion of weapons violations, Pound said. Asked about the mens release Tuesday, Scottsdale police spokesman Sam Bailey said he wasnt aware of it. Later in the day, he sent an e-mail to the Tribune, writing that Enos and Garcia had been held on reservation charges only. Because of that, Enos and Garcia were able to post bond and avoid the extradition process from federal land to Scottsdale police custody, Bailey wrote. Bailey, who previously said it would take an act of Congress to extradite and get custody of Enos and Garcia, wrote: Our cases are not strong enough to proceed with the extradition process. We are awaiting DNA analysis of some evidence. Should that prove fruitful, then and only then will the extradition process proceed. Both Scottsdale and Salt River police previously had said the suspects were wanted for robbing two Circle K convenience stores and a Mobil on the Run in south Scottsdale, VFW Post 7401 in Chandler and a Circle K in Mesa. Police had described two robbers as growing increasingly violent, toting a shotgun and a handgun while wearing bandannas or dark hoods over their heads. In the most recent incident on April 8, one of the robbers hit a store clerk in the face with a shotgun outside the Mobil on the Run at 4101 N. Hayden Road in Scottsdale, police said. At one Circle K, a robber pointed a shotgun at a customer in the parking lot. At another, a robber fired his shotgun into a ceiling. While robbing the VFW Post 7401 in Chandler with a pistol March 26, two men stole a little more than $4,000 after binding the bar manager with duct tape and locking her in a small room, police said last month. However, on Tuesday, Chandler police Sgt. Rick Griner said Enos and Garcia were not believed to be connected to the VFW robbery. That robbery is still under investigation, Griner said. Bailey also wrote that a third armed robbery suspect is being held in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Communitys correctional facility on an unrelated investigation. That suspects name wasnt released. When Enos and Garcia were arrested, police didnt name a third suspect. The Salt River police also were waiting to receive a governors warrant for extradition for Enos and Garcia from Gov. Janet Napolitanos office on behalf of the Scottsdale police. We havent received an arrest warrant for the Scottsdale police, yet, Pound said. If we did, the suspects would be extradited from the reservation to the Scottsdale police as if they were being released to another state. The Scottsdale police are in charge of the case. Pound did not explain whether police were tracking the suspects after their release, or how they would be extradited if they were not in custody. He referred further questions to Scottsdale police. Neither Bailey nor Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell returned calls seeking further comment. Enos and Garcia could not be reached for comment. Contact Mike Sakal by telephone at (480) 970-2324.