Buffalo Rick Galeener, guilty of taking an illegal al fresco whiz.In a surprising turn of events in the pending bench trial of nativist wackjob and noted Yosemite Sam-lookalike Buffalo Rick Galeener, the grizzled 58 year-old entered Phoenix Municipal Court this morning, and pleaded "guilty" to one count of public urination. He was ordered to pay a fine of $194.According to Chief Assistant City Prosecutor Vicki Hill, the deal had been arranged in advance, and Galeener was supposed to have made an
Talk about a nightmare.
According to a lawsuit recently filed by a Mexican citizen, a busted tail light could earn you seven days in the county jail -- even if you're here legally and all your papers are in order.
Martin V. Flores was stopped by a Phoenix police officer on February 8, 2008, since one of his two license plates was burned out.
But even though Flores had a valid passport, visa, and boarding crossing card, the officer decided that his Mexican driver's license must be a
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Bryant Wilkerson
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Teresa Sanders had never seen anything like it.Sanders was in court Friday morning to sentence Bryant Wilkerson, a 30-year-old Fountain Hills postal clerk whose cause was championed by both New Times and the NAACP.
Wilkerson was involved in an accident in May 2007 that killed 15-year-old Felicia Edwards. The case drew national attention because the Maricopa County Attorney's Office charged Wilkerson, who is black, w
