Paul Charlton, former U.S. Attorney in Arizona and lawyer for indicted County Supervisor Don Stapley, says Andrew Thomas has only one person to blame — himself — for the embarrassing dismissal of 51 of 117 criminal counts against Stapley. As our follow-up post last night related, Thomas, the county attorney, claims that Stapley was…
Remember the crazy Tempe pastor who was Tasered at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint *** back in April: Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church? The same fella that Christopher Broughton, the anti-Obama, anarchist AR-15-carrying activist, declared to be his pastor on conspiranut moonhowler Alex Jones’ radio show? Well, as…
We were amused by Andrew Thomas’s pissy little press release last night, in which the Maricopa County Attorney threw a pity party over the fact that nearly half the charges against Supervisor Don Stapley have been thrown out.Thomas, of course, runs the agency that originally indicted Stapley on 118 criminal…
It’s apparently not bad enough that Arizona is being portrayed as the home to gun-toting extremists and that Arthur Frommer is canceling his vacation plans.Now New Times’ sister paper in Ft. Lauderdale, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, has published a story about zoophilia — a.k.a. people who are attracted to animals. We’re…
he Pat Tillman Foundation is putting on a benefit on October 3 featuring author Jon Krakauer, who’s got a new book out on the former Cardinals’ player. Krakauer is perhaps best known for his gripping account of tragedy on Mount Everest in 1996, Into Thin Air. As awesome as…
Robbing a Circle K — how unoriginal. The alleged bandit in this photo waltzed into the store at 1262 West Chandler Boulevard, waving his gun around and demanding cash, Chandler cops say…
When we read the following blurb from our friend, esteemed (now retired) ASU law professor Gary Lowenthal, about the book Jingle Jangle, we knew we had follow-up and read it. So we did and, as advertised, it was a solid, often troubling read about an infamous Phoenix murder case in which Phoenix police…
To boil down the Arizona Diamondbacks’ series in San Francisco (which commenced last night), it’s basically this: The Giants have mucho to play for and the D-Backs ain’t got jack. Because SF is chasing Colorado for the National League Wild Card, they are a bit more motivated each game compared…
While delivering a lecture about education to students at Martin Luther King Jr. elementary school, Phoenix Suns star Amar’e Stoudemire indicated he may only be in Phoenix one more year. Stoudemire, who underwent surgery on his retina in July, could opt-out of his final contract year and become a free…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, Republican Mike Harris, Nativist Craig Tillman, and Scores More Nuts Star in…
Governor Jan Brewer is taking a few minutes to forget about the complex task of forging a state budget and focusing on something more fun: Christmas. Brewer is set to announce a statewide project on Thursday to have children across the state make 6,000 handcrafted ornaments for the U.S. Capitol Christmas…
It was a given that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was going to be miffed by the recent ruling on Don Stapley’s case by Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fields. Thomas has been saying for months that Fields is biased against him and he tried to get the judge kicked off…
A Phoenix man has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a woman last Friday at Mill Avenue and 4th Street in Tempe. The man, Akram Abdul-Hameed, is on trial currently for criminal damage, trespassing and assault in a separate Tempe incident that occurred in June. The…
A decision expected today in the case of an alleged theft of a campaign sign by longtime Chandler politician John Huppenthal has been put off until Thursday. Huppenthal’s case is another leftover of the messy 2008 election season. If you’ll recall, Chandler police recommended charges of theft and tampering with…
Hot off the cyber-presses of the Business Journal: Erin Kalin, a country singer from Scottsdale whose body must be the envy of every other woman on the planet with four kids, has become the latest “Go Daddy Girl.” The Scottsdale-based godaddy.com, run by CEO/playboy-type Bob Parson, has managed to make…
A breakfast that makes you go “mmm?” Not in Chandler, reportedly, where a teacher said his McDonald’s bag contained a special ingredient: A live scorpion. Jeff Tallman, according to Channel 15 (KNXV-TV), found the critter along with his meal last Friday morning after stopping at the Mickey D’s on Arizona Avenue and Ray Road. Channel 15 says…
It’s 51 down, 67 criminal counts to go for Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley. The county leader under investigation and indictment for failure to follow campaign finance disclosure laws convinced Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fields to dismiss nearly half the counts on a technicality. Stapley’s being strung up on a…
There was so much attention paid to anarcho-libertarian AR-15 bearer Christopher Broughton in the wake of President Barack Obama’s visit to Phoenix last Monday that some of the other nuts are, I’m certain, feeling a bit neglected. So take a gander at this seriously deranged video from a nativist wackjob who…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office promoted Paul Chagolla last year, even touting him as the agency’s first Hispanic deputy chief, but Chagolla never got the raise that was supposed to come with the new title. That’s because the county is discriminating against him for being Hispanic, Chagolla alleges in a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment…
A judge in Utah has ordered the sale of Arizona land belonging to a property trust established by followers of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. The trust has about $3 million in debt. The 400-acre parcel of land in northern Arizona will be sold to the highest bidder, but the…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard:Joe Arpaio, Soldier of Fortune Cover Boy, Channels His Inner Mr. Magoo Pro-Shawna Forde Site Pimped…
Steven Anderson, the right-wing pastor from Tempe who said he was abused by authorities at an Arizona checkpoint in April, caught the attention of MSNBC for his hate-filled, anti-Obama extremist. “Arizona, what is your deal?” wonders “Pareene” of the NYC-based Gawker.com, who also references the recent gun parade that took place during Obama’s…
