By james art 
PHOENIX – Officials with the Maricopa County District Attorney’s Office announced that 19-year-old Kyler Renner, who was one of a number of people linked to various incidents of violence against teenagers in the East Valley, has been sentenced to prison.
In the statement, officials said Renner was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to the following:
- Tendency to Commit Possession of Narcotic Substances for Sale, Class 4 Felony
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Aggravated assault
“The offenses occurred in December 2022, March 2023 and January 2024. In December 2022, Renner assaulted a teenager in a parking lot in Gilbert. In the 2023 case, Renner was in possession of various drugs for sale, such as fentanyl. In police reports, Renner admitted to drug use, taking approximately 30 fentanyl pills a day. In the 2024 case, Renner was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia,” part of the statement reads.
In regards to the 2022 parking garage incident, the MCAO announced in February 2024 that Renner, along with 20-year-old Gage Garrison and 18-year-old Jack J. Woods, were charged with aggravated assault. Woods was indicted on an additional count of aggravated assault.
At the time, the MCAO said “the charges announced against the defendants above are independent of the documents received in the death of 16-year-old Preston Lord.”