Matangi Tai, the man who was the subject of a recent viral video showing purported “brutality” by Mesa cops, died Monday at the Fourth Avenue Jail.Tai, 37, collapsed during his daily hour of recreation time, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office…
Yet again, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has saved the world from angry people with keyboards.In this week’s case, it was a New York man obsessed with Jodi Arias who allegedly threatened two TV news personalities, neither of whom live in Arizona, let alone Maricopa County…
Is there a crack in the anti-immigrant alliance between Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and Sheriff Joe Arpaio? To say so, at this point, seems premature. There are rumors afoot that all 10 of those reportedly arrested in Arpaio’s recent raids on the family restaurant chain Uncle Sam’s have been…
Looks like Steve Nash is going to have to pay child support to his ex-wife, after all. A ruling today by the Arizona Court of Appeals erases a Maricopa County Superior Court judge’s finding on what the NBA star should pay in child support to ex-wife Alejandra Amarilla, opening the…
Joseph Nicholas Aguilera told police he did not remember punching an elderly homeless man to death in Phoenix on July 11.Aguilera, a 30-year-old Army veteran, did not deny being the man captured on surveillance footage at a nearby gas station but told police he “did not remember assaulting anyone at…
A New York man who apparently is obsessed with Jodi Arias was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly threatening two nationally known TV anchors over the Internet.David Lee Simpson, 48 — who used multiple Twitter handles, including “DaveLovesJodi” — allegedly made comments about slitting the throats of the…
Debra Milke should be granted bail in her pending re-trial for murder because the main evidence against her is the word of a lying scoundrel of an ex-cop with zero credibility. That’s pretty much the argument offered by Milke’s attorneys Michael Kimerer and Lori Voepel in a motion filed Monday…
If you’ve noticed that there seem to be more wildfires every year in the western United States, your observation is correct.The wildfires are costly to fight and can be deadly for firefighters, as was the case with the Yarnell Hill Fire. The risk of wildfires in the western United States…
If you’re an employee at a Chevrolet dealership, you really ought to know that a stolen car can be tracked down to a precise location if that vehicle is equipped with OnStar.Somehow, that point didn’t register with a now-former employee of Courtesy Chevrolet, as police were able to locate a…
Abdullatif Aldosary — the Iraqi refugee accused of detonating an “explosive device” outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande in November — was indicted yesterday on charges including murder, in a case apparently unrelated to the bombing.New Times first reported in May that Aldosary was suspected of killing…
We at New Times often wonder what we’d look like with DD breasts and lips like inner tubes. And if the Good Father did not see fit to bless you with Shakira’s backside or the chin like a book-end that you so desire, you can stop picturing in your head…
As you can imagine, hardly any unauthorized Latino immigrants in this country are hip to the Republican Party’s platform, according to polling research.There’s a common thought out there that providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million unauthorized immigrants, many of them Latino, will create many more Democratic voters than…
Hardly any unauthorized Latino immigrants in this country say they identify with the Republican Party.According to the Pew Research Center, Latinos who are either foreign-born U.S. citizens or permanent residents aren’t much more likely to be Republicans, either…
A Phoenix manufacturer of the synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” was found guilty of multiple federal drug charges, despite the fact that the chemical he was selling was not explicitly illegal.Michael Lane, a 51-year-old Cave Creek resident, didn’t take a plea agreement, like his local co-defendants did, after being…
Phoenix police have identified the man investigators believe punched an elderly homeless man to death on July 11.Joseph Nicholas Aguilera, 30, has been identified in the guy caught on surveillance footage at a convenience store near the scene of the crime and was booked into jail on a second-degree murder…
Here’s an easy way to identify a crackhead — if a guy actually has a rock of crack cocaine stuck to his head.Police say that’s how 52-year-old George Figueroa was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug for the sixth time…
Welcome to Most Wanted — New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even deadbeat parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury says otherwise…
In case you didn’t notice, there were some storms in the Valley over the weekend.On Sunday, the storms led to flooding, especially in Scottsdale, Mesa, and Apache Junction. Check out some of the photos and videos captured by people around the Valley:…
Local organizers are planning another march today to denounce the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The march will start around 10 a.m. at Grant Park, at Grant Street and Third Avenue. Organizers plan to walk up Fourth Avenue to City Hall…
Last week, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a left-leaning organization, ranked Governor Jan Brewer among the 10 worst governors in the country.Between “ringmasters,” “clowns,” and “sideshows,” Brewer landed in the “clowns” category, which appears to be right in the middle of the circus hierarchy…
I confess, it’s damn entertaining watching a highly-paid lawyer completely flummoxed in court, sputtering like a percolator, particularly when you disagree with him. Which is what happened Friday afternoon in Maricopa County Superior Court before Judge Dean Fink, as Fink gently grilled legal beagle Stephen Tully, the gent representing County…
Phoenix police are looking for the guy pictured above, who is accused of punching an elderly homeless man to death.Phoenix police Sergeant Darren Burch says the suspect seems to have confronted the man “for no apparent reason.”…
