MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ - A man in his thirties was tied to a wheelchair with plastic bags and left outside to die in 105-degree heat with his pants around his ankles, and according to police, his "friend" is to blame.
The suspect, 41 year-old Hector Corrales and another friend allegedly wheeled the victim, identified as 33-year-old Aaron Goodyke, out to a canal and left him there, Law & Crime reported. Corrales has been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the June 25 death of Goodyke.
Corrales and his friend allegedly tied Goodyke, a diabetic amputee whose left leg is missing below the knee, to his wheelchair after he became "combative" during an attempt to take Goodyke to a Phoenix hospital.
Goodyke had been staying with Corrales' mom and was having health issues, according to the woman. "He was being evicted from a hotel and asked if he could stay with her since he was her son, Hector Corrales' friend," court documents state. "As the week went on, [Goodyke] refused to eat and drink, and his health was declining," the document alleges, citing statements provided to police by the mom.
"Gloria's son, Hector Corrales, was home, and an unidentified black male, who was a friend of both Hector and [Goodyke] came over and they tried to load [Goodyke] in [the mom's] car to take him to the hospital," the affidavit says. "[Goodyke] changed his mind and became combative and began flailing his arms."
The unidentified friend allegedly went to the front of the residence and laid Goodyke on the ground. The man then "proceeded to place [Goodyke] in the wheelchair and tied his hands with plastic bags," according to police.
The mom took out her cellphone and began filming what was happening, with the footage later being shown to police. The video allegedly shows Corrales and the other friend "forcefully restraining" Goodyke's arms and hands with plastic bags. "At some point, they tilted [Goodyke's] wheelchair backwards and he fell back and appeared to hit the back of his head against the house," the affidavit says.
The unidentified friend wheeled Goodyke out to the canal and left him there while temperatures were "in excess of 105 degrees," police said. Corrales' mom asked the friend when he returned to her home where Goodyke was and the man told her he "was fine."
On Thursday evening, June 25, officers responded around 8:34 p.m. to a call in the area where Goodyke was brought after two witnesses saw him there. "He was slouched in the wheelchair with his pants around his ankles," the affidavit says.
The witnesses who found Goodyke told police he was "alive at the time and was mumbling and moving his hands and leg," according to court documents. "The witnesses were concerned but continued walking and less than an hour later, walked back and saw again and he was still alive," the document recounts.
The witnesses went home and told their daughter, who drove to the location on the canal and found Goodyke dead. "During an interview with Aaron's biological mother, she stated that [he] was a diabetic and had his left leg amputated below the knee in April 2026," the affidavit states.
Corrales was booked into the Maricopa County Jail, while his friend remains at large.
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