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Probation and House Arrest

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Chandler Dad Who Burned "Possessed" Son For Touching Bible Gets Probation

    MCSOJohnny Salazar​A Chandler dad who burned his 5-year-old son with a cigarette lighter because he thought the boy was possessed was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to child abuse last month.In addition to the 15 years probati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    James Ray Vows No More Sweat Lodge Events. Umm...Good Call

    James Ray faces up to nine years in prison when he's sentenced next month.​Oprah-approved snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray says he won't be hosting sweat lodge events anymore, which is a great decision considering the last time he did, three people died and dozens were injured.Ray is currently ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Photos of Karate Kid Jaden Smith Leads to Arrest of Phoenix Sex Offender

    www.teenidols4you.com If you're an adult and look at this and think "hawt," that's a problem. ​Normally, possessing photos of Jaden Smith, the star of the most recent Karate Kid movie/son of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, won't land you in prison.However, if you're a convicted sex offender cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    "Buffalo" William Willis' Wife Charged With Escape for Helping Alleged Kiddy-Porn Connoisseur Hubby Flee House Arrest. Tells Cops, "I Love My Husband"

    MCSO Jamie Willis loves her husband -- despite the fact he seems to be building a sex dungeon in the couple's backyard.​When we first learned of William Willis, an alleged cross-dressing kiddy-porn connoisseur who dug a tunnel in his house leading to a secret, underground room beneath his b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    "Buffalo" William Willis, Alleged Tunnel-Digging/Cross-Dressing Kiddy-Porn Connoisseur, Busted by U.S. Marshals

    "Buffalo" William Willis​Call off the dogs...Glendale's infamous/alleged Tunnel-Digging/Cross-Dressing Kiddy-Porn Connoisseur, "Buffalo" William Willis, has been located and taken into custody.Willis' ankle monitor, which he was ordered to wear as his kiddy-porn case works its way through the cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Avondale Man Who Traded Tattoo For Sex With Teen Gets More Than Seven Years in Joint

    Juan Lara's tattoo parlor will be moving from his Avondale trailer to an Arizona state prison.​An amateur Avondale tattoo artist who traded a tattoo for sex with a teenage girl was sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted child prostitution and two counts of unlaw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Russell Pearce's Son Joshua Out of Stir, Josh's Wife Files for Divorce

    Joshua Pearce, freed this week after two months in custodyTo read recent accounts of state Senate President Russell Pearce's lawbreaking son Joshua Pearce, you'd think he'd only caught six days in stir for violating terms of his probation on a 2007 aggravated DUI conviction.In reality, Pearce the Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Russell Pearce's Son Joshua Arrested, in MCSO Custody

    Josh, son of Russell, back in stirState Senate President Russell Pearce's son Joshua Trent Pearce was arrested February 9 by the Mesa Police Department on outstanding warrants issued by the Maricopa County Superior Court. Currently he's cooling his heels in Durango Jail.The thirty year-old unemploye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Mohave County Probation Officer Fired for Supporting Marijuana Legalization

    Image: Huffington PostJoe Miller, former Mohave County probation officer, was fired for publicly supporting marijuana legalization.​Right to free speech: Canceled.At least, it is for Joe Miller, a former Mohave County probation officer who believes that marijuana should be legalized.As the Huffing ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Can DMX Ever Stay Out of Trouble Long Enough to Top the Charts Again?

    Image: Huffington PostJoe Miller, former Mohave County probation officer, was fired for publicly supporting marijuana legalization.​Right to free speech: Canceled.At least, it is for Joe Miller, a former Mohave County probation officer who believes that marijuana should be legalized.As the Huffing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    DMX Pleads Guilty to Probation Violation; Judge Sentences Him to A Year in Jail

    Rapper DMX: Back to jail.​Rapper DMX pleaded guilty this morning to a felony probation violation, and Judge Christine Mulleneaux sentenced him to a year in jail. DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) had been on probation since July, after serving four months in Maricopa County jails for a previous probat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    DMX Granted Continuance at Hearing; New Court Date Set for December 16

    One of rapper DMX's many mug shots​Embattled rapper DMX was granted a continuance at his probation revocation hearing this morning at Maricopa County Superior Court. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was on probation following his release from jail this past July. He was arrested at his home i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Mesa Student Tries to Steal Laptop From School -- Not to Mention, He's on Probation, Has Outstanding Warrants, and Was Found With Weed Pipe

    www.loaz.com​A Mesa high school could have been short one laptop after it was discovered a student at the school tried to steal it right out of a classroom -- in the middle of the school day.Currently on probation, 19-year-old Ismael Pesqueira was arrested yesterday after school officials at Caree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Nov. 24 In Blogs: Santa Claus, Michael Jackson, Cornish Pasty, and DMX

    ​​​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:

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    DMX Blames Probation Violation on a "Sip" of Booze. Court Records Claim it Was a Little More Than That

    MCSODMX says he violated his probation by taking a "sip" of alcohol.​As we reported last week, legally challenged rapper DMX is back behind bars in Maricopa County, this time for violating the terms of his probation. He's now saying the reason for his violation was a sip of alcohol at a performanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    DMX Probation Violation: Compliments of Cocaine and Oxycontin

    DMX apparently has a thing for cocaine.​Since our earlier post about the arrest of DMX -- a.k.a. Earl Simmons -- we obtained some court documents that tell the real story of what the rapper allegedly did to violate his probation.Initial reports -- ours included -- were that X violated his pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Fugitive, Wanted for 30 Years, Back in Arizona. Guy Was Arrested 14 Times While on Run

    John Whiting was a busy man in his 30 years on the run -- criminally speaking, that is.​An Ohio man convicted of beating his landlord to death in Phoenix in 1978 is back in Arizona today after leaving the state in violation of his probation more than 30 years ago.John Whitting, living i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    El Mirage Man Arrested for Taking Nudey Photos of Neighbor

    Kerby Young​Having pictures of your nude, female neighbor isn't the strangest thing in the world -- assuming she gave them to you. However, when you get the images by sneakin' around outside her bathroom window with a camera -- without her knowing -- not only is it super-creepy, it's also super-il ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Morning Poll: Did Mesa's Python-Feeding Cat-Killer Get Off Easy?

    Jeremy Tuffly was sentenced to three years probation for killing a cat after a python wouldn't.​We got word on Friday that a Mesa man who killed a kitten after trying to feed it to a python was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of animal cruelty. In one of the more despicable cri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Arpaio's Office Blows Its Smear of Judge Gary Donahoe; Analysis of Sentencings Flawed

    Judge Gary Donahoe, chief of the Maricopa County Superior Court's criminal section, routinely lets criminals off without prison time, yet jailed a detention officer doing his job. ​ That's the gist of a December 4 news release by the Sheriff's Office which cites six supposed examples of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Tyson's Latest Scuffle in L.A. Could Land Him in Prison in Arizona

    Tyson's mug after being booked into Maricopa County Jail​One thing we failed to point out in our prior post about Mike Tyson's latest brush with the law is the fact that the former heavyweight champ is currently on probation here in Arizona.In case you forgot, in 2007 Iron Mike was convicted of mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Rapper DMX: "Stay the (Bleep) Out of Arizona" and "(Bleep) Sheriff Joe

    ​ Rapper DMX has some choice words of advice for his fans: "Stay the f- out of Arizona." He also appears to harbor a grudge against the sheriff of Maricopa County: "For the record, f- Sheriff Joe." The video aired by gossip Web site TMZ.com has all the cuss words bleeped out, but DMX's poi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Rapper DMX Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail; Can't Own Animals or Firearms for 18 Months

    Earl Simmons, better known as the rapper DMX, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for abusing his dogs and theft-related charges. He's scheduled to be released on April 30.DMX also received 18 months of supervised probation, during which time he can't own firearms or animals, according to a news rele ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Indian Takers

    A war for custody of 4-year-old Raven Laws includes a spurious Alabama tribe

  • News

    April 6, 2006

    Yo Mama

    Amaré Stoudemire's troubled mother walks out of a rehab center again. A judge allows her to return again, but she faces probable prison time

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    Amaré's Burden

    The Phoenix Suns superstar has more to worry about than his ailing knees

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    What Would Jesus Do?

    The winged wonder speaks for Jesus when it says: Keep Father Dale on his "electronic" leash! Plus, inside local Hollyweird casting calls

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    Clink!

    Arizona's prisons are packed. Building more would cost millions. Governor Janet Napolitano wants to lockup even more people. But others say it may be time to let a few out.

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Eyes Wide Shut

    From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    Local Hero

    Josh Fiedler likes to think he'll bring violent Valley skinheads a better image

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Speedball

    The story you never read on the back of a baseball card

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    Helping Lucia

    'Intensive probation' wasn't enough to keep mentally ill woman on her meds

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Kid Row

    Isolated, abused and lacking mental health care, do juvenile offenders leave state custody in worse shape than when they went in?

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Nite Court

    Can the Phoenix Suns' experimental basketball program really turn cons into straight shooters?

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Con Err

    "The Big Eagle" preys again on unsuspecting investors.

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Tales Out of School

    It's tough to be a teen. But what happens when your friends and family are all in gangs? Five students talk about growing up in the Valley's roughest neighborhoods.

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Mystery Science 2000

    Mesa is home to a multimillion-dollar quest to quantify gang-intervention techniques

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    The Gang's All Fear

    The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    License to Stalk

    A judge said Lucia Diaz should be force-medicated to control her psychosis. Instead, she was turned loose to terrorize.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Doc Tales

    A judge said Lucia Diaz should be force-medicated to control her psychosis. Instead, she was turned loose to terrorize.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Rx for Arson?

    A doctor suspected of torching his own house is arrested at license hearing

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Shooting Star

    Three years ago, at the pinnacle of their 15-year career, local rock heroes the Meat Puppets vanished from view, after bass player Cris Kirkwood became addicted to cocaine and heroin. The story only gets worse from there.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    One Relieved Judge

    Judge who released an accused gunman loses his spot on initial-appearance bench

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Who Sprung Alleged Shooter?

    Judge, prosecutors, pretrial-services officers point fingers in the troubling release of a shooting suspect

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    The Pro Con Man

    For a decade, Stephen C. Peterson has been the Energizer bunny of white-collar scamsters. And he's still going and going...

  • News

    March 16, 1994

    THE SPAN OF AN INJUSTICE

    FEDERAL MARSHALS MANHANDLED TWO MEMEBERS OF AN INDUSTRIOUS PHOENIX FAMILY. DARLENE AND JERRY SPAN HAVE BEEN ROUGHED UP BY THE COURT SYSTEM EVER SINCE.

  • Film

    September 22, 1993

    RED-LIGHT SPECIALCHRONIC SHOPLIFTER ORDERED TO INFORM MERCHANTS OF HABIT

    FEDERAL MARSHALS MANHANDLED TWO MEMEBERS OF AN INDUSTRIOUS PHOENIX FAMILY. DARLENE AND JERRY SPAN HAVE BEEN ROUGHED UP BY THE COURT SYSTEM EVER SINCE.

  • News

    September 15, 1993

    DYING TO BE FREE

    PERRY STUART FINALLY BROKE OUT OF JAIL FOR GOOD, UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO DIE FIRST.

  • News

    October 21, 1992

    WHEN GUNPLAY BACKFIRESHE USED A TOY PISTOL IN A "JOKE" ROBBERY, BUT THE AUTHORITIES WEREN'T LAUGHING

    PERRY STUART FINALLY BROKE OUT OF JAIL FOR GOOD, UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO DIE FIRST.

  • News

    August 26, 1992

    DIE LIKE A MAN

    A BIASED SYSTEM OF JUVENILE JUSTICE LEFT THAT AS HENRY CRUZ'S ONLY CHOICE

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