At approximately 3:36 p.m., on Monday Nov. 22, Navajo County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Family Dollar, located at 2857 Highway 260 in Overgaard, for a report of an individual attempting to get into vehicles that did not belong to the subject. When employees from Family Dollar confronted the subject, he advised he had been shot and needed help. The employees said they would call emergency services and the subject fled. The subject, identified as Stephen Washburn, 31, of Heber, went into a business nearby and threatened the owner with a knife and asked for help because he had been shot. The owner was able to leave the building and Washburn left the area in a vehicle. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description and Washburn was arrested on a warrant. Criminal Investigators contacted the homeowner where the shooting occurred. The homeowner advised Washburn walked into the residence through the front door around 2 p.m., holding two knives and threatened the homeowner. The homeowner told Washburn to leave the residence and when Washburn advanced towards the homeowner, he shot Washburn in the leg. Washburn was cleared by a medical facility for his wound and booked into the Navajo County Jail.
