David Hendershott

Joe Arpaio's Victim Deborah Braillard: Seven Figure Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit, ABC 15 Reports

Wednesday's report from Biscobing... Kudos to ABC 15 and its reporter Dave Biscobing for the yeomanlike work they've done in bringing to Phoenix viewers the civil trial in Pinal County over the MCSO jail death of diabetic mom Deborah Braillard. See also: -What's Mom Worth?: When a Woman Became Dea ... More >>

The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage of Cowardly Lions in the Arpaio Investigation

Lisa Aubuchon Law License to be Yanked by July 2; No Stay While She Appeals Disbarment, Court Says

Lisa Aubuchon's law license will be canceled officially as of July 2, the state Supreme Court ruled today.Aubuchon and former boss, failed politician Andrew Thomas, were disbarred in April following weeks of testimony over the bad decisions they made in their fight with county leaders.Unlike Thomas, ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Admits He Busted Mexicans to "Spite" Critics in 2009 Recording; Evidence Shows Also Did It for Publicity, Not Legit Enforcement

News media across the country lit up over the weekend with anti-Sheriff Joe Arpaio stories after a recording surfaced in which Arpaio admits he busted Mexicans to "spite" critics.Bigots at the Texans For Immigration Reform fundraising rally in September of 2009 laughed as the Maricopa County sheriff ... More >>

Analysis: Sheriff Arpaio Lied in 2009 About SCA Scandal and Still Won't Tell the Truth

In July of 2009, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a bald-faced lie to the media when he claimed the SCA scandal "has absolutely nothing to do with the Sheriff's Office." He knew it did. But even worse, Arpaio still hasn't explained why he didn't take action against his top aides in late 2 ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio Admits He Knew About '08 Fundraising Scheme; Criminal Case Still Open

We're still waiting for the audio and/or video from today's hearing at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisor's Auditorium with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, but we'll post it here when we get it. Arpaio testified this morning at the appeal proceeding for Joel Fox, the former Sheriff's Office captain fired ... More >>

David Hendershott, Sheriff Arpaio's Disgraced Former Chief Deputy, to Testify in Next Week in Andrew Thomas Case

​Just looked at an e-mail from Jennifer Liewer, the on-the-spot public information officer for the Arizona Supreme Court:David Hendershott, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's disgraced former chief deputy, is set to testify next week in the disciplinary hearings for former County Attorney Andrew ... More >>

Arpaio Interview Transcript Missing from Sheriff Babeu's Report on Munnell Memo

Sheriff Joe Arpaio talked to an investigator for five-and-a-half hours in January. Yet no record of that interview will be released to the public, says the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.​ The $102,000 bill for the job of rooting out high-level corruption at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office ... More >>

Jeffery Hendershott "Wins" Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Mugshot of the Day Contest

Image: MCSO​It was a close one, but Jeffery Hendershott won out on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Mugshot of the Day.The 29-year-old son of Arpaio's fired chief deputy, David Hendershott, beat accused probation violator Carla Atkins for the honor, seemingly proving that no favoritism exists on Arpaio's auto ... More >>

Will the $100 Million Hole Joe Arpaio Dug Kill Him in the 2012 Election?

SCA Report Details Depth of Conspiracy Between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and State GOP; Repubs Took Anti-Dan Saban Ad Material and Dirty Money From Arpaio's Buddies

Randy Pullen, former chairman of the state Republican Party, knew the SCA donation was illegally earmarked, sources told state and federal investigators​ Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Allen was dismayed when she saw the super-sleazy TV ad against her boss' opponent, Da ... More >>

Secret Recording Reveals Strategy and "Fun" at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Staff Meeting in '09

​ If you read only part of the four large PDFs from the SCA investigative report we posted last night, make sure it's the 65-page transcript of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's July 27, 2009 staff meeting. We mentioned a couple of the amusing parts of the transcript in posts this morning, ... More >>

Read the SCA Investigative Report From the State Attorney General's Office

​ We've only just begun looking through a large report on the state Attorney General's SCA investigation, and already we're finding interesting stuff. But it's hundreds of pages long and, honestly, we don't have time to sift through it and cobble the highlights for you tonight. So, rather than ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 24, 2011

Munnell Memo Investigation Report by Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu is Overdue

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is still working on the investigation into allegations raised in the "Munnell Memo."​ While chatting with Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu today about border issues, we asked about his months-long investigation into allegations by Maricopa County deputy chief Fra ... More >>

Hendershott, Thomas, and Aubuchon Want $60 Million for Their Troubles? Indictments Would Suit Them Better

Joe Arpaio's Pal Paul Babeu Sends Bill To Maricopa County on Munnell Memo Investigation

$46K sounds like a steal if Hendy's fired. If not, someone has some 'splainin' to doSo we don't yet have Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's report on his department's investigation into allegations contained in the now infamous Munnell memo, but we do have a bill for services rendered.It totals just ... More >>

Terry Young, a Former Deputy Now at Surprise PD, Attended Meeting Concerning Plan to Charge Judge, Report Says

Terry Young, now an internal affairs supervisor with Surprise PD, sat in on a meeting in which bogus charges against a judge were cooked up, a report says​ A former deputy with the Maricopa County Sheriff's hired to shore up operations for Surprise police attended a meeting last year in which ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Will He Get the "Nogales Mayor Treatment" from Terry Goddard and the FBI?

Damn! We're in a tight spot! Where's Lisa Allen when I need her? Watching the footage of Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel and his father Octavio Garcia Suarez dragged before a judge in shackles and prison stripes after their arrests on charges of bribery, theft, fraud and mon ... More >>

Deputy's Damning Memo Fleshes Out SCA Scandal; Joel Fox, David Hendershott Accused of Crimes

  Joel Fox​David Hendershott was the main guy behind the SCA political money-laundering scam. Joel Fox lied to cover for Hendershott, Larry Black, Steve Ellman and others involved in the scandal. SCA contributors knew from the beginning that funds collected by the SCA would ... More >>

Don Stapley, Mary Rose Wilcox Call for FBI Investigation of Chief Deputy David Hendershott; Ask Feds to Consider Taking Over Sheriff's Office

  Images: Ray Stern Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox want the FBI, not Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu, to review new allegations of corruption in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office.​Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox have asked the feds to consider taking control of the S ... More >>

Don Stapley Awaits AZ Court of Appeals Decision in First Criminal Case; County Supervisor Files Amended Claim Vs. County

Don Stapley​ Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley filed an amended claim against the county for wrongful prosecution last week while waiting for a decision by the state Court of Appeals on his 2008 criminal prosecution. Oral arguments in what's known as Stapley One (on account of there bein ... More >>

Andy Kunasek: Andrew Thomas' Lackeys Offered Political Deal in Criminal Probe

Andy Kunasek says prosecutors working for former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas used the threat of bogus criminal charges to extort a political favor from him​ Maricopa County Supervisor Andy Kunasek says in a letter released today that prosecutors working for former County Attorney Andrew Thom ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Protesters Score Nearly $500K in Settlements from Maricopa County

From left, Jason Odhner, Kristy Theilen, Monica Sandschafer, and Joel Nelson, after being released from the 4th Avenue Jail following their arrests for "clapping" at a public meeting in 2008 A group of seven activists either arrested or cited by the sheriff's office as ... More >>

David Hendershott's Complaints Vs. Four Judges Dismissed by Judicial Conduct Commission

  ​The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct has dismissed all four complaints filed against local judges by David Hendershott, chief deputy under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The commission "found no clear and convincing evidence of ethical misconduct" and voted to dismiss the c ... More >>

The Court Tower Conspiracy: Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio's Court Tower "Cover-Up" Sounds Like a Good Story, But It's Pure Fiction

Joe Arpaio Sanctioned by Judge in Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Must Do-Over Deposition

photo by Adriane Goetz A second deposition? This time, I gotta read that book I wrote...District Court Judge G. Murray Snow has ordered sanctions in the big Melendres v. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit still ongoing in federal court. The sanction addresses in a very measured way the systematic destr ... More >>

February 9 In Blogs: Arctic Monkeys, Cheese Curds, and the MCSO

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Secret Immigration File, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL Account. Plus, H ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott Fails to Have Pending Deposition in Racial Profiling Case Sealed

Eric Cartman or Richard III? You be the judge...As I recently noted in an update to one of my blogs, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott is scheduled to be deposed in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit this Tuesday, January 19. Previously, it had been scheduled for ... More >>

December 28 In Blogs: Miniature Tigers, Starbucks, Arpaio, and the Arizona Cardinals

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Willful Ignorance, the MCSO's Shredding, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL ... More >>

Jan. 22 In Blogs: Obama Inauguration, Willie Nelson, One Dollar Subs and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona State University Journalism Professor Estimates Only About 800, ... More >>

David Hendershott Tries to Take One for Andrew Thomas, but Somebody's Not Telling the Truth

Arpaio's "Watergate": Yellow Sheet Finds MCSO's Prints on Anti-Saban Ad Money.

Sheriff Arpaio Rejects Lie-Detector Test About Workplace Masturbation

Gerald Richard Says Arpaio-Henchman David Hendershott Offered Up Damaging Info on Dan Saban (w/Update).

Did "Roatan Bruce" receive special consideration from the MCSO?

Channel 12 uncovers more of David Hendershott's dirt in the Honduran scam (W/UPDATES).

Letters from the issue of Thursday, March 13, 2008

Letters from the issue of Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Bird wonders just what Joe Arpaio's top dog is doing down in Honduras

Arizona Republic Reporter Yvonne "Wing-It" Wingett flubs gossip nugget on New Times and MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott.

Enemies List

Paranoia aside, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas just may be targeting you

Big Dipper

The cleated tweeter tackles O.J. Simpson, The PHX's hip-hop Klan war, and Police Chief Harris' second helpings of salary pie

Bully Pulpit

County Attorney Andy Thomas has not only steered a lot of business to his old law firm, he has hired his old boss to harass Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chief political rival

Diary of a Madman, Part 2

Joe Arpaio really has become a dangerous man

Trick or Threat

On Halloween, Joe Arpaio and his men set a new low for police harassment

High-Speed Chaste

Will county auditors be Arpaio's Waterloo?

Joe's Spies

Campaign worker of Arpaio political foe targeted in surveillance

America's Toughest Suspects

Is Sheriff Joe's pink underwear in Bureau's drawer?

Affidavit Versus Goliath

A former lieutenant accuses top sheriff's officials of misconduct in firing of "dime dropper" deputy