Domestic Violence

Maricopa County Attorney's Office Gets Award for New Approach in Strangulation Cases; Prosecutions Way Up

A new approach to evidence in domestic-violence strangulation cases has quadrupled prosecutions for the crimes and garnered an award for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Last year, County Attorney Bill Montgomery's office partnered with local law enforcement agencies and Scottsdale Healthcare ... More >>

Travis Alexander's Family Agrees With Verdict, Plans to Sue Arias

The family of Travis Alexander agrees with the first-degree murder jury verdict against Jodi Arias, and plans to sue Arias in the near future, the family's lawyer said today.. Jay Beckstead, the family's lawyer, announced the planned wrongful death suit against Arias today on the steps of the Maric ... More >>

Latina Carr's Boyfriend Got a Call From Another Woman -- an Allegedly Stab-Worthy Offense

If your new girlfriend's name is Latina Carr, you may want to take our advice and not give your phone number to another woman.That's because her last boyfriend was hiding in a bathroom at 6 a.m. yesterday, telling police Carr just stabbed her for allegedly getting a call from another woman.

Daniel Patterson Free From Domestic-Violence Charges, Which Were Part of Ethics Complaint

See also: Daniel Patterson Calls it Quits, Resigns From HouseSee also: Ethics Investigators Say Daniel Patterson Has Got to GoSee also: Daniel Patterson Responds to Ethics ComplaintFormer Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson was acquitted of the domestic-violence charges against him, whi ... More >>

Arpaio Challenger Paul Penzone Comes Clean About a 2003 Altercation with Ex-Wife

Ethics Investigators: Daniel Patterson Is Rude, Has Tried to Trade Favors for Votes, Violated Court Orders, and Has Got to Go

The video above (language probably not safe for work) seems to be very similar to what was released today in a report on Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson.What everyone assumed was a ethics complaint filed over domestic-violence allegations against Patterson has turned out to be much, ... More >>

Police Say Mark Norris' Domestic-Violence Episode Ended With Him "Wildly" Swinging a Baby Around in a Parking Lot

​For one Phoenix man, there's apparently only one thing left to do after allegedly going on a domestic-violence spree for a few hours -- "wildly" swing a baby around in front of a group of people in a parking lot.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the wife of 46-year-old Mark Norr ... More >>

Is State Representative Daniel Patterson "Innocent" Now?

This past month hasn't been the greatest for Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson.Nearly a month ago, Patterson became the subject of a House ethics complaint over claims of domestic violence from his ex-girlfriend, and pleaded not guilty to four misdemeanor charges related to domestic-v ... More >>

Daniel Patterson's Ex-Girlfriend Now Says Legislator "Should Be Found Innocent"

​Just short of a month after Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson became the subject of a House ethics complaint over claims of domestic violence from his ex-girlfriend, the woman now says Patterson never did anything wrong.The ethics complaint came out on February 27, as every House D ... More >>

House Ethics Complaint Filed Against State Rep. Daniel Patterson After Domestic-Violence Claim

UPDATE: We played phone-tag with Patterson for a few hours last night, but while we had him on the phone, he very much denied what he called "false" accusations.Sixteen Democrats in the Arizona House signed off on an ethics complaint against fellow Democratic Rep. Daniel Patterson, of Tucson, follow ... More >>

Johnson Lester, 95: Adorable Old Guy Charged With Aggravated Assault Not as Adorable as Once Presumed

Phoenix Police DepartmentJohnson Lester, it turns out, is kind of a dick.​Earlier this morning, we commented that a 95-year-old man charged with aggravated assault was too adorable for anyone to be mad at. Then we got our hands on his arrest report.Turns out, he has a history of domestic violence ... More >>

Gary Whalen, Conservative Phoenix City Council Candidate, Pretends Not to be Whalen; Claims "Gaby Whalen" Arrested for Assault on Boyfriend

electgarywhalen.comGaby, er, Gary Whalen running for District 1 seat on Phoenix City Council.​A man who says he is not Gary Whalen, a conservative candidate running for a seat on the Phoenix City Council, tells New Times an interesting yarn to explain away his Whalen's arrest in January for assaul ... More >>

"A**-Beating" MCSO Detective Deb Moyer's MCSO Hubby to Neighbor During Domestic Dispute: "Mind Your Business. I'm a Cop"

You're "going down" if you cross MCSO Detective Deb Moyer -- just ask her husband. ​Since our prior post about the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's "ass-beating" detective/reality TV star Detective Deb Moyer, we've got some new information about a recent domestic-violence situation between ... More >>

Family Court Commissioner Theresa Ratliff Arrested for Assaulting Husband

Pinal County Sheriff's OfficeTheresa Ratliff​A Pinal County woman was arrested last week on charges that she assaulted her husband as the two were driving near Casa Grande -- which wouldn't be much of a news story if the woman arrested wasn't Pinal County Family Court Commissioner Theresa Ratliff. ... More >>

More Tales of State Senator Scott Bundgaard's Checkered Past Surface as Majority Leader Faces Ethics probe

azleg.gov​State Senator Scott Bundgaard's roadside domestic violence debacle on February 25 continues to dust up the many blemishes in the majority leader's past. And today, the tale of another jilted love affair involving Bundgaard and a woman are making headlines. The skeletons in the Peoria Re ... More >>

Scott Bundgaard Apologizes to Fellow State Senators After Marking Up Girlfriend on Freeway and Avoiding Arrest Due to "Immunity"

Scott Bundgaard​ Arizona State Senator Scott Bundgaard apologized to his fellow lawmakers today for any trouble his public fight with his girlfriend might have caused them. But if police are correct that Bundgaard cried "immunity" after police showed up at the scene, he probably should also a ... More >>

Domestic Violence Suspect Gets Stuck in Ceiling While Trying to Flee Police

​A domestic violence suspect in Gilbert was arrested yesterday -- after police had to call the fire department to pry him out of the ceiling where he got stuck while trying to flee police.About 1:30 a.m. yesterday, Gilbert police responded to a domestic violence call in the 500 block of North Adle ... More >>

Argument Over Champagne Prompts Phoenix Man to Beat Wife With Weed-Whacker and Try to Burn Down House

MCSORoy Rodriguez​A Phoenix man, with a long history of domestic violence, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly beat his wife with a weed-whacker and tried to set his house on fire with Molotov cocktails -- all over some spilled champagne.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 49-ye ... More >>

Mesa Man Arrested for Beating Up His Grandmother and Girlfriend

Robert Grazioso​A Mesa man shouldn't be expecting that stereotypical $5 birthday check from his grandmother this year. That's because he allegedly beat her up and stole her wallet last week. According to the Mesa Police Department, 19-year-old Robert Grazioso was arrested Friday after he pun ... More >>

Tucson Man Admits Beating Wife to Death With Flashlight in 2006

Henry Fischbacher admitted today to beating his wife to death with a flashlight.​ A Tucson man who spent more than three years in Canada fighting extradition back to Arizona admitted this afternoon to the 2006 beating death of his wife.Henry Fischbacher told the Pima County Superior Cou ... More >>

54-Year-Old Yavapai County Woman Allegedly Beats the Crap Out of Boyfriend With Frying Pan

Yavapai County Sheriff's OfficeJanet Beekman​A Yavapai County woman went on a bit of a rampage on Tuesday afternoon that resulted in a broken cell phone, a wasted beer, and a bruised-up boyfriend.According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, 54-year-old Janet Beekman and her 53-year-old boyfri ... More >>

Dumpy, Old Trailer Converted into Domestic Violence Exhibit; Seems to Make Sense

James King ​We bumped into this local treasure while driving through Guadalupe this morning. Because the trailer is in a fairly residential area, at first glance, we thought it was some guy advertising that he beat his wife and wanted people to come watch -- as long as they made an appointm ... More >>

Hot Links: Casinos, Deadly Bar Fights, and Rain

​Officials broke ground this morning on a domestic violence shelter in downtown Phoenix. The Chrysalis Women's Shelter costs $3.1 million and will expand services to children and women who are victims of domestic violence. The 24,300-square-foot facility will have 50 beds and is scheduled to ... More >>

Yavapai County Man Cuts Off Girlfriend's Finger With Sword So She Could "Earn His Trust," According to Police

Ronald Olivier​Most trust-building exercises entail things like telling someone a secret or having someone fall backwards as the other person catches him or her. It seems 48-year-old Ronald Gene Olivier is unfamiliar with these approaches, because in attempt to "trust" his girlfriend, he cho ... More >>

Boy Found Malnourished And Injured Near New Orleans Brought Back To Arizona; Father Faces Charges

Father of the year candidate Daniel Ballard​A 14-year-old boy, who New Orleans police found malnourished and injured; living in a dumpy old trailer with his abusive father, is being returned to his mother here in Arizona.Last week, a St. Bernard Parish constable went to the trailer park where the ... More >>

Tales of the Abused

Installation casts uncomfortable light on a seedy world

On Spousal Abuse and Over-Using the Word Gabacho

Red Light District Costume Ball

Video: Tim Nelson Pummels Andy Thomas in Debate, and Activist Adolfo Maldonado Hounds Thomas.

Yellow Sheet, Channel 12 follow story on Russell Pearce domestic violence allegations; Pearce blames wife's lawyer.

Mark DeSimone Resigns . . . Finally

Did state Representative Russell Pearce ever beat his wife LuAnne?

Goin' for the gold, man: Valley resident Fred Goldman on Oprah

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 2, 2006

Letters

Letters from the week of March 10, 2005

Letters

Letters from the week of October 28, 2004

Paralyzed in Paradise

Just when things couldn't get any worse for Heather Grossman–they did

Letters

From the week of May 10, 2001

Justice for Some

The state clemency board recommended Carol Herriman be released, but other women with similar stories still wait for justice

The Broken Promised Land

Mexican women crossing the border find themselves scared and alone in a new land. Now there is one place they can turn for help.

'Til Death Do Us Part

The murder case against Brian Eftenoff crumbles under scrutiny. Part two of a New Times investigation

Mujeres Don't Cry

All-Chicana stage production lifts gritty curtain on inner-city life

Locals

Squeezing the Juice

Dancing With Tears in Their Eyes

Arizona dancers take on themes of domestic violence

A Cop on the Beat

Assaults on his girlfriend and a litany of other conduct violations got Fred Santos fired from the Phoenix police force. Why he's back in uniform, responding to domestic violence calls, is a mystery.

Letters

Shelter Skelter

The Open Door is supposed to be a haven for battered women. Instead, the operators have wasted much of their energy--and money--abusing one another.

IF YOUR HUSBAND IS GOING TO KILL YOU, PRESS 1NEW SYSTEM REDUCES SERVICES TO BATTERED WOMEN, CRITICS SAY

Assault On Domestic Violence

No one's laughing this year