A tragic scene unfolded at a Goodyear sober living facility last April when an altercation between two residents turned deadly. According to a FOX 10 report, Goodyear Police Department officers were dispatched to the home following a 911 call from a facility staffer. Upon arrival they immediately detained 45-year-old Glynn Peaches and shortly after located 24-year-old Reno Michael Caddo Jr., who had sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The sober living facility, which catered to individuals seeking help for addictions, was the site of a grim discovery when Caddo, a Native American, was found having been stabbed 21 times.
In the ensuing investigation, it emerged that Peaches, who had previously served 20 years for manslaughter and was released in 2023, had been placed in the same living quarters as Caddo by the behavioral health provider, The Academy Behavioral Health and Wellness Clinic. Prior to the tragic incident the victim and suspect were reportedly drinking together; this revelation and the details surrounding their cohabitation at the Goodyear home have stirred deep concern and prompted questions regarding the accountability of both the clinic and the state's department of health for not being aware of the unlicensed status of the group home, the 260-page police report detailing the incident reveals a series of events that led up to the violence, with police body cam footage capturing the immediate aftermath of the stabbing.
Family members of Reno Caddo have expressed their grief and desire for both justice and accountability in the wake of the murder, with Caddo's sister, Shamira, telling FOX 10, "Twenty-one times. That is intentional. It's not accidental," while questioning why the treatment facility allowed residents to consume alcohol and what regulations were in place to protect them. Additionally, the group home's environment was described as bare with residents sleeping on air mattresses and scant furnishings, which complicates the narrative of a healing space, the victim's family now contends with a maelstrom of emotion and seeks answers to the pressing questions left in the wake of this violent incident.
The Academy, located in Phoenix and implicated in the oversight, reportedly told police the residence was not a group home despite the clientele attending classes at the clinic regularly and paying weekly rent. As reported by 12 News, a distressing detail emerged from the police investigation with the discovery of a text message sent from Peaches' phone confessing to the crime, the depth of this event continues to unravel as Peaches has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder; his case is marked as "complex" and his trial is set for December 2025, while The Academy has not been suspended by Arizona's Medicaid agency despite not having necessary licensing from local or state health departments and is not currently under investigation.
Emotional turmoil has especially weighed heavily on the victim's family, another sister of Caddo, Nekeshia, described the heartbreak upon seeing the suspect in court, and confided to FOX 10, "It really made my heart just really feel shattered again," as the family grapples with the judicial process while mourning the senseless loss of a loved one who sought aid but met with a tragic end instead. The coming trial and ongoing inquiry into The Academy's practices promise to keep this case in the watchful gaze of both legal scrutinizers and a community seeking to understand how a space meant for rehabilitation became a crime scene.
