Most of the media types in this town have no problem donning their kneepads for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. See Also: Joe Arpaio B-Day Bomb: Judge Wants Monitor in Melendres Al Sharpton: Joe Arpaio, “Arrogant,” Racial Profiling a “National Disgrace” Joe Arpaio and the MCSO Need a Court-Appointed Babysitter in the…
Marc Wichansky, the founder of a Phoenix-based healthcare staffing and home care firm, alleges in a federal lawsuit that his former partner beat him up and stole his company. Wichansky founded the company in 1994 and eventually took on as partner his friend, David Zowine. They created the Zoel Holding…
Phoenix videographer Dennis Gilman was on hand for the action outside the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Court, following Friday’s hearing before federal Judge G. Murray Snow in the ACLU’s big racial profiling case Melendres v. Arpaio. See Also: Joe Arpaio B-Day Bomb: Judge Wants Monitor in Melendres He caught some…
For Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 81st birthday, he’s not getting 81 whacks on the fanny from federal Judge G. Murray Snow. Rather, in a hearing today at the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix, Snow signaled that he’s inclined to give the aged autocrat something even less welcome, for…
He’s raped public coffers, cost taxpayers tens of millions to pay for the lawsuits resulting from his malfeasance, swiped $100 million from voter protected funds for his pet projects, and now he wants the county to fork over more millions to appeal a federal judge’s finding that his office has…
In an overt act of intimidation reminiscent of his predecessor — disbarred, disgraced political pariah Andy Thomas — Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has moved to silence county Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox in all matters concerning Melendres v. Arpaio before the Board of Supervisors. See Also: Arizona Republic’s Lame, Naive…
Does the Arizona Republic give a flip about these victims of Arpaio and Montgomery? Their loved ones were nabbed in a work site raid, not a sweep The gaggle of physics professors over at the Arizona Republic’s editorial board have outdone themselves, this time with a solution to Sheriff Joe…
Dennis Gilman’s latest: Beto Soto vs. the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors As we get closer to June 14 — simultaneously Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 81st birthday and the date that parties in the racial profiling lawsuit Melendres v. Arpaio are to appear before federal Judge G. Murray Snow — the…
Earlier today, I happened to run into into well-known Phoenix activists Amy McMullen and Layal Rabat, each helping stranded travelers at the Greyhound Bus Terminal, and they informed me of a fundraiser going down at the Crescent Ballroom this Saturday evening, which sounds perfect for those who like their entertainment…
Elderly Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims he’s a victim of discrimination.Because of Arpaio’s age, he’s being targeted by MCSO deputies who are pulling over elderly drivers en masse. He’s being grilled about his citizenship because of how his skin looks, and is being held by deputies longer than people…
The first time I met Octavio Castaneda Flores, he was in county stripes, his hands cuffed to a desk where he sat in the visiting room of Durango Jail. See Also: Bill Montgomery Would Rather Talk About Jodi Arias Than Judge Snow’s Order, and Here’s Why After Nine Months in…
Ready and Pearce, tied at the hip for all eternity as far as I’m concerned It may be neo-Nazi mass-murderer J.T. Ready’s version of Valhalla. Flanked by revealing images of Jennifer Lopez, each promising that you can “See her nude,” if you sign up for something called “Playboy Plus,” Ready…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio seemed bored today as he talked about a U.S. citizen caught with more than 50 pounds of meth.”This is important right here,” he said as he twiddled his thumbs and looked at the packages of meth, following up his statement with a long pause.See also:MCSO Suddenly Not…
When you’re the editorial board of the newspaper of record in a benighted patch of sand like Maricopa County, I suspect it’s easy to fall prey to self-deception and confuse 20/20 hindsight with omniscience. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio suddenly no longer is an anti-immigrant tough guy, at least according to his newest press release, which is extraordinarily politically correct.Usually, a press release from Arpaio will describe how many “illegals” were arrested by the MCSO’s Human Smuggling Unit, with their names, photos, and sometimes even a…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s legal beagle Tim Casey has indicated that the sheriff’s office will appeal federal Judge G. Murray Snow’s recent decision, wherein Snow found the MCSO guilty of racial profiling and ordered it to stop. Considering the payday Casey’s firm Schmitt Schneck Smyth Casey & Even, P.C. has scored…
Would you be surprised if the demon dog of the Arizona legal community were to act like a jerk in federal court toward a Deputy U.S. Marshal? See Also: Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution Wilenchik’s a Liar, and There’s More Dennis the Menace Andrew Thomas’ Ex-Special Prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik Appointed…
***Updates regarding new voter registrations are at the end of this post.*** Respect Arizona, the group that had been spearheading the effort to remove Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, announced Thursday afternoon that it had not obtained the signatures necessary to trigger a recall of the sheriff. As a result,…
Can someone check Joe for vitals? The MCSO’s beginning to resemble a re-make of Weekend at Bernie’s. Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently crawled out from under his rock in Fountain Hills where he’s been licking his wounds since his February slip and fall to do a YouTube video, in which he…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, guilty of racial profiling? You don’t say? Next thing, they’ll be telling us Zonies that we all live in a desert, or something. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s Doomsday: Arpaio Loses ACLU Civil Rights Lawsuit, MCSO…
A voicemail left on our phone this morning from the racist individual who comments on New Times’ blogs with the handle “Joe Arpaio Fan” is the millionth reason (that’s an estimate) people should sign the petition to recall the elderly sheriff.Of course, a federal judge’s ruling last week stating that…
Nativists, Comicon enthusiasts, and supporters of the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office. Downtown Phoenix was abandoned on Sunday, save for these three groups as members of the pro-recall organizations Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona set up tents on the plaza in front of the…
