Attorney General Mayes Announces 8 Year Prison Sentence in Organized Retail Theft and Trafficking Enterprise

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the sentencing of Alexander Dantzler. Dantzler was charged for his role in two separate Organized Retail Theft and Trafficking Enterprises. In total, Dantzler stole more than $140,000 worth of merchandise from Walmart stores across Arizona.

“Thanks to our great partnerships with local law enforcement we were able to bust this major organized retail theft ring operating throughout the state,” said Attorney General Mayes. “We will keep working to combat organized retail crime and hold bad actors accountable.”

Dantzler was identified as being responsible for a series of thefts by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office Retail Theft Task Force, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Oro Valley Police Department, Sahuarita Police Department, Tucson Police Department, and Walmart loss prevention partners.
 
In one case, Dantzler targeted Walmart stores in various counties, including Mohave, Graham, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Maricopa County and Yavapai County.
 
In the second case, Dantzler targeted a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pima County.
 
On March 10, 2026, Dantzler pled guilty to 2 counts of Organized Retail Theft, 3 counts of Trafficking in Stolen Property, 2 counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices and 2 counts of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise.
 
On April 23, 2026, Defendant was sentenced to 8 years in the Department of Corrections and 14 years probation. He was ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution to Walmart. Other co-defendants are charged and pending litigation. They are presumed innocent until convicted.
 
This case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Matthew McCray.