Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle wherewasi, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of the actual mugshot…
State Bar disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and former deputy county attorneys Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander are currently underway.Both Thomas and Aubuchon face disbarment, and Alexander could have her law license suspended, if the three are found responsible for several alleged ethics violations.See our stories…
If you live in a rural part of Arizona and want to get an abortion, best of luck to you — new abortion laws that pro-choice advocates say will make it extremely difficult for people in the boonies to get an abortion go into effect today, compliments of the Arizona…
Joseph Jamie Larosa is apparently so impressed with his “big cock” that he’s spent that past several months cruising around Tempe offering to show it to children, which is what led to his arrest last week.Larosa, it turns out, not only has a thing for little kids, but crystal meth,…
For the first time since getting shot through the brain during the January 8, Tucson shooting, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will give her first televised interview. That reporter who landed the interview: ABC’s Diane Sawyer.Giffords has only appeared once publicly since the shooting — she traveled to Washington D.C. last month…
Living with an ex is never a good idea. Living with two exes is an even worse idea — and when you throw a meat clever into the mix, it’s a recipe for disaster.However, in the case of Daytona Johnson, her two live-in baby-daddies got along just fine, it seems;…
There’s good news and bad news for Arizona Cardinals fans following yesterday’s 28-21 win over the Carolina Panthers.The good news: the Cards appear to have a real-deal quarterback in Kevin Kolb.The bad news: the team’s defense sucks…big time.The Cards’ defense allowed rookie QB Cam Newton to pass for 422 yards…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the actual mugshot taken by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detention officer of assault suspect Ramon Corrales for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest..As you can see, he’s apparently resorted to our current favorite…
If you know someone who looks the illustration above, call the cops — according to Tempe police, he’s been trying to lure kids into his SUV in several separate incidents dating back to March.Tempe Sergeant Steve Carbajal says two girls — ages 11 and 13 — were walking to Kyrene…
Jennifer Barnes, 39, of Gilbert, adopted a little boy. She then allegedly committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse we’ve ever heard of. They involve feces, a toothbrush, and the boy’s anus.The kicker: as has been the case in several recent Valley child abuse cases, Child Protective…
A Chandler meth head who pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder in the death of his 3-week-old daughter was sentenced to 22 years in prison this morning.In addition to the 22 years for second-degree murder, Brian Hopf was hit with 14.95 years for child abuse.The sentences will run consecutively,…
We got our hands on the disciplinary write-up Susan Brock, the supposedly estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, received in prison last month. As far as breaking the rules in prison goes, it’s pretty lame.Brock is serving a 13-year prison sentence after admitting that she carried out a…
The above photo is the actual mugshot taken by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detention officer of assault suspect Ramon Corrales.As you can see, he’s apparently resorted to our current favorite way to stick it to the man: not even showing law enforcement the common courtesy of being conscious when…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced earlier this week that he will be holding the second inmate coloring contest at his jails in less than 30 days.This contest’s theme: 9/11. The (supposed) prize for the winning inmate: a fast food dinner every day for a week.If a coloring contest for…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as of late, has been not-so-subtly bragging that GOP presidential candidates are (allegedly) calling on him for campaign advice.According to the sheriff, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is widely considered the front-runner in the race to become the GOP presidential nominee, recently called him “at…
A Chandler dad who burned his 5-year-old son with a cigarette lighter because he thought the boy was possessed was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to child abuse.Johnny Salazar, 25, was arrested in July after he admitted to relatives that he’d burned the boy…
The same day this week’s New Times cover story, “Brocked Up,” hit newsstands across the Valley, it was brought to our attention that the (ahem) star of the story, Susan Brock, hasn’t been playing too nice with prison staff while serving time as a guest of the state.Brock, the supposedly estranged…
A Phoenix man charged with murder in the shaking death of his 5-month-old daughter pleaded not guilty this morning to charges related to the baby’s death.Amos Andreas, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child abuse for the alleged July shaking incident. On July 22, police were…
In an apparent attempt to continue treating adult inmates in his jails like a classroom full of fourth-graders (and to try and cash in on the media buzz surrounding the most tragic day in the country’s history), Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be commemorating the upcoming 10th anniversary of…
If you’re unfamiliar with the ongoing Katt Williams saga, allow us to get you up to speed…For starters, let’s just clarify who Katt Williams is: he’s not Eddie Griffin. He’s a D+(maybe C-)-list celebrity comedian. He’s the type of celebrity you may know exists, you realize he’s famous, but you’re…
Under the Friday-night lights of a suburban high school football game, Chandler’s Perry Pumas beat the Marcos DeNiza Padres 23-17, despite getting outscored 10-0 in the second half. Paul Quinn, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound Perry junior, dressed for the game but didn’t get in that night. Regardless, his girlfriend and Susan…
Remember last week when a publicist for comedian Katt Williams issued a statement saying how sorry the comedian was for an anti-Hispanic tirade he went on during a performance in Phoenix last month? About that…Williams was on CNN over the weekend where he not only didn’t apologize for the tirade,…
