Email Author James King

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 8, 2011

  "Brocked Up"

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2012 Stories by James King

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  County Supervisor Fulton Brock Won't Seek Re-election Following Family's Uber-Public Sex Scandal

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock announced this afternoon that he will not seek re-election, which appears to be the final chapter to one of the most bizarre sex scandals in the history of both... More >>

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  Jason Amos, 25, Got a Girl Pregnant. Unfortunately For Him She's Only 17

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Jason Amos is in a little bit of trouble.You see, he recently got a 17-year-old girl pregnant, which wouldn't be a huge deal if Amos wasn't 25 -- but he is, and he now faces several sex with a kid-rel... More >>

• Robert Moorman, AZ's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate, Chopped Up Adoptive Mother in 1984 -- and He's Finally Got a Date With Death

  published Jan 31, 2012

  After nearly three decades on Death Row, convicted killer Robert Moorman finally has a date with death.In November, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Moorman. This morning, the... More >>

• Another DOC Inmate Dead From Apparent Suicide; That Makes Two in 24 Hours

  published Jan 31, 2012

  It appears the Arizona Department of Corrections has two suicides on its hands -- and they happened within 24 hours of each other.The DOC announced this morning that inmate Karot Phothong, 37, was fou... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of Jan Brewer Humiliating Arizona: david saint

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle david saint, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what ... More >>

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  Death of MCSO Deputy Bill Coleman: Should Alleged Burglars Be Charged With Murderr

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced yesterday that two men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Anthem medical facility where MCSO Deputy Bill Coleman was murdered earlier this ... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Sent Anthrax to The White House...Only, Not Really

  published Jan 30, 2012

  This morning, the Phoenix offices of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio were evacuated when authorities discovered a white powdery substance in an envelope, as well as a note claiming the powder was A... More >>

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  MCSO Deputy Bill Coleman Murder: Burglary Suspects Arrested

  published Jan 30, 2012

  In what Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio insists was "not a news conference," the MCSO announced this afternoon that two men who allegedly burglarized the business where Deputy Bill Coleman was murd... More >>

• Schizophrenic Mesa Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Court Appointed Therapist

  published Jan 30, 2012

  A mentally ill Mesa man was arrested Friday after police say he sexually assaulted his court appointed therapist in her office.Robert Gene Hebner III has a history of substance abuse. He has multiple ... More >>

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  Jan Brewer's Already Whoring Out Obama Finger-Gate Photo to Raise Money

  published Jan 30, 2012

  For a lot of Arizonans, the photo taken last week of Governor Jan Brewer sticking her finger in the face of President Barack Obama was humiliating. If you're like us, you spent the past several days e... More >>

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  Andre Update: New Reward Offered For Info On Puppy Torturer

  published Jan 30, 2012

  If you have any information about who's responsible for gouging out the eyes of a miniature pinscher and using him for BB-gun target practice a few weeks ago, call the cops -- in addition to helping t... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of Jan Brewer Humiliating Arizonar

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Last week, we asked our readers to come up with their own captions for the above photo of Governor Jan Brewer humiliating Arizona (yet again) for this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest. B... More >>

• Tyler McQuade's Accused of Fatally Shooting Father In the Face With a Shotgun

  published Jan 27, 2012

  A Gilbert man was arrested yesterday on charges that he murdered his father by shooting him in the face with a shotgun.Tyler John McQuade, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of... More >>

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  Jan Brewer's Letter to Barack Obama: We Got the Rough Draft (Kinda)

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Governor Jan Brewer yesterday released a copy of the letter she handed to President Barack Obama on Wednesday as the two argued on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.Initially, Brewer refused ... More >>

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  Andre Update: Phoenix P.D. Investigating Dog Who Had His Eyes Gouged

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Yesterday, we told you about Andre, a miniature pinscher who had his eyes gouged out, likely by the same savage who used him as BB-gun target practice.In reporting the story, we were stunned to learn ... More >>

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  State Representative Steve Farley Wants to Treat Animal Abusers Like Sex Offenders

  published Jan 27, 2012

  If state Representative Steve Farley has his way, people who abuse animals in Arizona would be treated like sex offenders.Farley recently introduced House Bill 2310, which would force anyone convicted... More >>

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  Jan Brewer Humiliating Arizona in You Write the Caption

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Once again, Arizona is getting national media attention for something humiliating. Once again, it's Governor Jan Brewer's fault.Governor Glug-Glug, as we're sure you know, stuck her finger in the face... More >>

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  Jan Brewer/Barack Obama Finger-Gate: Was it "Overblownr"

  published Jan 27, 2012

  The White House is downplaying the embarrassing scene that unfolded on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Wednesday, when Governor Jan Brewer was photographed sticking her finger in the fac... More >>

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  Meet Andre -- A Dog Whose Eyes Were Gouged Out Before He Was Used For BB-Gun Target Practice

  published Jan 26, 2012

  There's a monster on the loose and he needs to be brought to justice.The pooch to the right is Andre, a miniature pinscher who had his eyes gouged out of his head, likely by the same savage who used t... More >>

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  Congressman Jeff Flake: A Class Act (Take Note, Jan Brewer)

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Congressman Jeff Flake may be the poorest member of Arizona's Congressional delegation, and he may have flaked on his support of comprehensive immigration reform, but he's still a standup guy -- a cla... More >>

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  Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Police to Start Searching Landfill For Body February 6

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Glendale police announced this morning that investigators will start searching a landfill south of the Valley for the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley on February 6.Shockley was reported mi... More >>

• Christian Turcios, Alleged Star of "Child Erotica" Films/Church Janitor, Pleads Not Guilty to Kiddie-Porn Charges

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Christian Turcios, a 26-year-old former custodian at the Highlands Church in Scottsdale, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of kiddie-por... More >>

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  Victoria Jackson's No Fan of New Times Article About Her Transformation From Comedian to Activist

  published Jan 26, 2012

  r Remember Victoria Jacksonr She's a former Saturday Night Live cast member (she was the show's token ditz in the mid-1980s).She also happens to be the focus of this week's New Times cover story... More >>

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  Jan Brewer's Blowup On Barack Obama: Political Theatrics, Or Jan Bein' Janr

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Anyone with any respect for what the office of the president of the United States represents should take one look at the above photo of Governor Jan Brewer sticking her finger in the face of this coun... More >>

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  Barack Obama Was In Phoenix Today -- And Jan Brewer Just Had to Make a Scene

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Leave it to Jan Brewer to humiliate Arizona -- yet again...President Barack Obama was in town today to tour an Intel factory getting built in Chandler -- and it took Brewer all of five seconds to make... More >>