Mayor Phil Gordon: Joe Arpaio Agrees to No Chain Gangs at All-Star Game

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon says America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” has agreed to keep his chain gangs away from the Major League Baseball All-Star Game tomorrow night at Chase Field. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, you may recall, said last month he planned to roll out the chain gang in response…

Bradley Gietz Makes a Porno — Starring His 7-Year-Old Son

Bradley Kirk Gietz is a pretty sick pup — not only is he into kiddie porn, he’s also into his own son.Earlier this month, while investigating kiddie porn found outside of Arizona, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations obtained several photos of a naked boy under the age of…

Herman Cain’s Solution to Immigration Problem: Alligator-Filled Moat and an Electrified Great Wall. Immigration Group Livid

Republican presidential candidate/Godfathers Pizza baron Herman Cain has a solution for the immigration problem currently plaguing the United States. It involves a moat, alligators, and a new take on China’s “great wall.”Cain’s archaic solution is as follows: build a moat along America’s southern border, fill it with alligators, and construct…

Morning Poll: MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby: Who’s the Favorite?

The best sluggers in Major League Baseball will gather tonight at Chase Field for the Home Run Derby portion of this year’s MLB All-Star Game.Representing the National League will be Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, who is coming into the contest with 22 home runs so far this season;…

Photos of Karate Kid Jaden Smith Leads to Arrest of Phoenix Sex Offender

Normally, possessing photos of Jaden Smith, the star of the most recent Karate Kid movie/son of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, won’t land you in prison.However, if you’re a convicted sex offender currently on probation after getting convicted of child prostitution charges, photos of the 12-year-old star could land you…

Backroom Casting Couch Recruiter Antonio Gonzalez Faces Additional Kiddy-Porn-Related Charges

Things just got even worse for “reality” porn recruiter Antonio Adrian “Gonzo” Gonzalez.”Gonzo” was charged last month with several kiddy-porn-related charges for allegedly sexually attacking several underage girls he was recruiting for his websites, photosbygonzo.com and gonzomodeling.com — both feeders for the porn website “Backroom Casting Couch” — and now…

Jesus Busso Estopellan Admits to Murdering ASU Pre-Med Student and Friend

An arrest has been made in the murders of an Arizona State University student and his friend earlier this week.Read about the murders of pre-med student Tyler Webster, 18, and 19-year-old Olek Wladyszewski here.Jesus Busso Estopellan was picked up yesterday after police discovered text messages exchanged between him and Wladyszewski…

Morning Poll: How Long is Too Long to Be on Death Row?

New Times took a look yesterday at Arizona’s 130 death-row inmates awaiting execution. Turns out, nearly 20 percent (24 of 130) have been rotting away/cheating court-ordered death for more than 20 years — on taxpayers’ dime. The extended-stay hotel that Arizona’s death row has become ain’t cheap — last year alone, nearly $600,000…

PETA Not Pleased With State Capitol’s Response to Rat Invasion

The Arizona Legislature’s not in session, but the State Capitol is still swarming with rats. Not the usual elected rats, but actual rodents that are apparently “invading” the building.According to the Arizona Republic, “The House of Representatives, the Senate and the executive tower where the governor works have been magnets…