Information Blockade

Eleven hours later, two plainclothes deputies from the sheriff's Selective Enforcement Unit showed up at my Tempe home. They said they wouldn't have to take me to jail as long as I signed a citation they had brought with them. The charge against me: disorderly conduct — making "unreasonable noise" at Iafrate's office. The offense carries a potential sentence of six months in jail and/or a $2,500 fine.

After that, the sheriff insisted that I inspect public records inside his jail.

Morgan Bellinger

Elliot Freirich, publisher of the West Valley View, sued the Sheriff's Office after his paper was blacklisted.

Arpaio's chief spokesman, Captain Paul Chagolla (foreground)

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My case is not as significant as the one involving potentially bogus subpoenas and the arrest of New Times executives Lacey and Larkin. But, unlike theirs, my case is still pending. I'm fighting the charge.