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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  Rafael Chavez Raped a Stranger...Then Gave Her His Phone Number

  published Jan 25, 2012

  We don't condone rape in any way, shape, or form. That said, if you're enough of a scumbag to have sex with someone against their will, do yourself a favor and don't give that person your phone number... More >>

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  MCSO's in a New Reality Show -- Complete With Jailhouse, Race-Gang Justice

  published Jan 25, 2012

  When most people look at Tent City, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's infamous outdoor detention facility, they see a jail.Not Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- he, apparently, sees a stage...for a reality T... More >>

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  Robert Torres Was "Too Tired" To Take Sick 13-Month-Old to the Hospital -- So the Baby Died

  published Jan 25, 2012

  A Phoenix man was "too tired" -- and his wife's blood-pressure was "too high" -- to take an extremely ill 13-month-old baby to the hospital in November of 2010 -- despite having been told by doctors t... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Attacks Democratic Opponent Paul Penzone Over Phoenix P.D.'s Bungled Sex-Crime Investigations

  published Jan 25, 2012

  As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pointed out when a story about his office's bungling of hundreds of sex-crime investigations resurfaced late last year, other Valley law enforcement agencies had ... More >>

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  Gabrielle Giffords Officially Resigns From Congress

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning in an emotional goodbye that brought tears to the eyes of several lawmakers present -- including, of course, House Speaker John Boehner.... More >>

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  Can Barack Obama Pump New Life Into Comprehensive Immigration Reformr

  published Jan 25, 2012

  If you didn't get an O-boner from President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last night, you probably didn't watch it.Per usual, the president killed it -- the man's got a gift for gab.Unfortu... More >>

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  Tucson Man Convicted of Stalking New York Woman...For 18 Years

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Say what you will about 47-year-old Moses Antonio Shepard, but at least he's persistent -- he was recently convicted of stalking a New York woman...for the last 18 years.Shepard was convicted last wee... More >>

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  Jeffery Higgins, MCSO Detention Officer, Accused of Getting Drunk and Pointing Gun at Son

  published Jan 24, 2012

  A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was arrested early this morning on suspicion of aggravated assault and criminal damage after police say he drunkenly pointed a loaded gun ... More >>

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  Paul Penzone, Former "Face" of Silent Witness, Announces Candidacy to Unseat America's Priciest Sheriff

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Paul Penzone, a retired sergeant from the Phoenix Police Department/Nancy Grace suck-up, officially announced his candidacy in this year's race for Maricopa County sheriff.Penzone, best known for bein... More >>

• Jasen Achondo, Tempe Dad Who Left 11-Month-Old in Running Bathtub, Gets Probation, Jail Time

  published Jan 24, 2012

  A Tempe man who left his 11-month-old son in a running bathtub last year was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probation.Jason ... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon: MGH

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle MGH, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they t... More >>

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  Congressman Trent Franks' D.C. Abortion Bill: Job Or Activismr

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday introduced a bill into Congress that would dictate when women in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.The rest of the country's allowed to make its... More >>

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  Abortion Bully Trent Franks Wants to Tell People in Washington D.C. When They're Allowed to End a Pregnancy

  published Jan 23, 2012

  Fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks today introduced a bill into Congress that, if it becomes law, would dictate when people in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.Franks, just to be ... More >>

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  Tyson Langley, 15-Year-Old Accused of Double-Murder, Held on $2 Million Bond

  published Jan 23, 2012

  rTyson Langley, the 15-year-old accused of gunning down two people at a Peoria smoke shop last week, is being held on $2 million bond after he was arrested in Los Angeles over the weekend and ex... More >>

• "Birther" Judy Burges to Fill Scott Bundgaard's Senate Seat

  published Jan 23, 2012

  Republican state Representative Judy Burges has a new title: state Senator Judy Burges.Burges was chosen this morning by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the state Senate seat made vac... More >>

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  Ame Deal Murder: County Attorney to Seek Death Penalty For Alleged Killers of 10-Year-Old Girl

  published Jan 23, 2012

  rThe Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced this morning that it will seek the death penalty for two people accused of murdering 10-year-old Ame Deal last summer by locking her in a tiny ... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmonr

  published Jan 23, 2012

  Last week, we asked readers to come up with their own captions for the above photo of Congressional candidate "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon's transformation from lobbyist to cowboy for this week's ... More >>

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  Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Will Step Down From Congress; Promises She "Will Return"

  published Jan 22, 2012

  More than a year after getting shot in the head during last year's Tucson shooting rampage, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning announced via-the Youtube video embedded above that she will s... More >>

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  Waste Management Open: You Don't Have to Hide Your Cell Phone in Your Sock Anymore

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Anyone who's been to the Dumpster...er, "Waste Management" Open golf tournament knows that one of the more irritating parts of the experience is figuring out what to do with your cell phone -- more sp... More >>

• Border Agent, Corrections Officer Charged With Helping Traffickers Smuggle Drugs Into U.S.

  published Jan 20, 2012

  A U.S. Border Patrol agent and a corrections officer with the Arizona Department of Correction were arrested yesterday on charges that they helped a drug trafficking organization (DTO) smuggle drugs i... More >>

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  SOPA: Google Censored the Internet On the Same Day it Protested Congress' Attempt to Censor the Internet

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Remember when on Wednesday the Internet search engine Google protested Congress' attempt to "censor the web" via-the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) by participating in a purely symbolic "black out" wit... More >>

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  "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon's Transformation From Lobbyist to Cowboy in You Write the Caption

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Former Congressman Matt Salmon wants to be a congressman again. He's currently running in District 6 -- and apparently is in the process of transforming from lobbyist to cowboy to appeal to the Distri... More >>

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  Has Joe Arpaio's Endorsement Become "Toxicr"

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Former presidential candidate Rick Perry pulled the plug on his failed campaign yesterday, which is the second time in two presidential elections that a candidate with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpa... More >>

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  Russell Hofstad Was Hungry -- So He Broke Into a Warehouse and Skinned a Cat, Wore Tail as Necklace

  published Jan 19, 2012

  There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but 24-year-old Russell Hofstad only needed one -- with a butcher's knife...in a warehouse/concert venue...that he broke into. Similarly, there could... More >>

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  Congressman Trent Franks on Newt Gingrich's Marital "Issues": "Jesus is Not On the Ballot"

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Fagala-phobic Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is obnoxiously conservative. Aside from thinking race/gender-based abortions are a legitimate problem in the United States (which it's not), he thinks le... More >>