As we mentioned in our prior post, Susan Brock, the somewhat-estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was sentenced to 13 years in prison this afternoon for having a three-year sexual relationship with a teenage boy.However, day two of her sentencing hearing was more focused on her county supervisor…
The book has been thrown…kinda. Susan Brock, the teen-touching somewhat-estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for carrying out a three-year sexual relationship with a teenage family friend…
Cops and other attendees had to run the gauntlet today at a BBQ/fundraiser for fired, killer-cop Richard Chrisman, held in an underground enclosure at the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the powerful police union that reps rank and file Phoenix police officers.About a dozen or so protesters, led by local radio…
While the inefficiency of the Internal Revenue Service is enough to make most Americans want to bang their heads against a wall (or fly an airplane into one of its offices), it’s paid off nicely for an Arizona man currently serving a life sentence at a Maine prison.Troy Fears, 54,…
foundshit.com Have a McCrappy plastic toy too. The Arizona Legislature’s had a busy couple of weeks — Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill banning imaginary abortions and the state Senate’s trying to make sure Arizonans can’t vote a Kenyan into the White House — and on Wednesday, the Legislature voted…
Spring has sprung, which means one thing for high school seniors and tuxedo-rental stores: prom season.No prom is complete without the risk of a potential unplanned pregnancy coming nine months after the big night, and nothing helps an able-bodied teen get laid quite like booze.However, the fun-police at Students Against…
A Mesa pervert already behind bars for sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy has been hit with several other charges for alleged crimes even more perverse than the ones that originally landed him behind bars: sexually abusing a 1-year-old — and others — and videotaping it.Brandon K. Jones originally was arrested January 7, after…
For a hot-shot legal beagle, Craig Mehrens sure seems to have plenty of time to write op-eds for the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association.His latest ditty for the Phoenix police union’s Web site defends PLEA’s all-day BBQ/fundraiser today on behalf of his client, fired killer-cop Richard Chrisman. The former Phoenix police…
A mentally ill Mesa man allegedly stabbed his stepfather 50 times with a Swiss Army Knife earlier this week. The reason: He was “mean.” The victim’s alive — for now — much to the dismay of the suspect who promised to “finish the job” if he was released from police…
We wrote many moons ago about then-Valley resident Gary McCord, a professional golf commentator for CBS–it was a favorite yarn of ours about a journeyman golfer who had parleyed a quick wit into a lucrative career. The hook was the laughable situation that ended with the powers-that-be at the Masters…
The Arizona Senate gave preliminary approval to the “Birther” bill, which would require any presidential candidate to prove to state election officials that they are U.S. citizens, old enough to hold office, and meet residency requirements — despite each of these things already being federal requirements to land the job.The bill already…
Yahoo! Sports Ugly outs are still outs. The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided getting swept by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field yesterday, beating the Valley’s most popular team 6-4. Manager Kirk Gibson threw out his fifth different lineup of the season, taking Chris Young out of the middle of the order…
The sentencing hearing for Susan Brock, the somewhat-estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, is scheduled to resume today.Brock faces a minimum sentence of seven years, a maximum sentence of 15 years, and a presumptive sentence of 10 years for carrying out a three-year sexual relationship with a teenage…
YUMA DIVIDE Cool great-grandma, Max: Wow! I just read, for the fifth time, your “A Sense of Yuma” (Amy Silverman and Claire Lawton, March 24) trashing [my] city. I tried to find some un-truths — or at least some exaggerations — but found none. I had hoped to write a…
CULINARY Coffee beans Five years ago, Mario Martusciello was looking for his next big idea. He’d spent a decade and change in Seattle chasing love and playing everything from punk to alt-country. At the time, he stepped into the coffee industry looking for something to pay the bills. He helped…
FILM/VIDEO Independent theater On a Thursday night in mid-March, downtown art cinema FilmBar buzzes with life. There’s a showing of the offbeat documentary Automorphosis, and several art car enthusiasts have shown up with their custom vehicles. FilmBar owner Kelly Aubey seems to be everywhere at once — outside posing for…
FILM/VIDEO Documentary Lee Storey was always fascinated by the stories her husband, William, would tell their kids before their bedtime. With bright eyes, they listened as their father told them about how, as a boy, he traveled the world with a happy group of people that met kings and popes…
PERFORMING ARTS Public discourse Ruth Carter probably would never call herself a performance artist. Listening to her discuss her various exploits over drinks at Tempe’s Cartel Coffee Lab, that’s hard to fathom, especially when you consider how likely it is that someone enjoying their coffee has seen Ms. Carter strutting…
CULINARY Food First Friday is a big night for a lot of Phoenicians, but particularly for Renetto-Mario Etsitty. He welcomes anywhere from 50 to 100 starving artists (as well as musicians, poets, and other creative types) into his historic 1920s-era home in the Garfield neighborhood for an after-hours banquet of…
The results are in, and we’re proud to present the recipients of New Times’ 2011 Big Brain Awards. The winners in six categories were announced Saturday, April 10, at New Times’ Big Brain reception, and each received $1,000 (per category). We profiled the finalists last week and will continue to…
Correction: This profile should have said that Perez was the first in his family to graduate from high school. In addition, the piece should have reported that he is the director of the Rise Project. His friends Shadoe and Shining Soul teach breakdancing and teach beat-making, respectively. PERFORMING ARTS Painting,…
I’m a blanquita, and I’ve recently begun dating a caliente mexicano. I adore this man. The first time we were intimate, I noticed his necklace (which I had always assumed to be a rosary) was a name necklace . . . a woman’s name necklace. He says that his mami…
