Tim Nelson

Oro Valley Police "Floored" by Blood Test Results in Fatal Motorcycle Crash; Case Dismissed Against Suspect Who Seemed Impaired

Police believe Francisco Villalpando's pickup truck didn't even slow down before smashing into a motorcyclist waiting for a red light in a Tucson suburb on August 11. John Kostelny, a 62-year-old motorcycle instructor, was crushed when the force of impact sent him careening into two other vehicles, ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Could Be Hit With $296,000 Bill for Disciplinary Proceedings

Andrew Thomas could be forced to pay $296,300 for the disciplinary proceeding that resulted in his disbarment. A three-member state Supreme Court disciplinary panel decided to disbar the former Maricopa County Attorney and deputy prosecutor Lisa Aubuchon after a lengthy investigation and weeks of h ... More >>

Don't Bet on Arpaio Resigning Over the El Mirage Botched Sex-Crime Cases

Maricopa County Attorney Campaign Barely Covered by Arizona Republic

  Bill Montgomery -- the Republic's Invisible Man?​A recent headline in the right-wing blog Sonoran Alliance that claims the Arizona Republic has a "blackout" of coverage for the 2010 race for Maricopa County Attorney seems to be accurate. An archive search shows the state's largest ne ... More >>

A Great Day (Coming): We Invoke Iconic Art For Our 40th and to Honor Community Resistance to Oppression

Rick Romley to Replace Andrew Thomas as New Maricopa County Attorney

Rick Romley, the old (and now new) county attorney.​We called that one.As New Times' Paul Rubin predicted last week, former County Attorney Rick Romley got the nod from the board of supervisors today to replace Andrew Thomas in his old job. Thomas, of course, resigned earlier this month to run for ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Bar Complaints to Be Handled by Colorado Official

Image: Colorado Bar Association Colorado legal official John Gleason will examine allegations of misconduct against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.​ To guard against possible conflicts of interest, the Arizona Supreme Court has handed off bar complaints against Maricopa County ... More >>

Joel Fox Testifies Before Grand Jury in SCA Case -- Investigation Wrapping Up

​Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox testified earlier this week before the grand jury probing the SCA campaign finance scandal -- triggering speculation that an indictment in the case could come as early as next month.Grand jury proceedings are secret and, typically, the subject of a p ... More >>

Felecia Rotellini First Candidate to Announce Officially for Attorney General Race

Felecia Rotellini is running for Arizona Attorney General.​Former Assistant Attorney General Felecia Rotellini became the first candidate for Arizona AG to officially throw her hat into the ring today -- announcing that she's converting her "exploratory" committee to a "campaign" committee a ... More >>

All the Sheriff's Men: The SCA Campaign-Finance Scandal is Linked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott

Goddard Orders Layoffs; 29 People Lose Jobs, Though Not Recent High-Profile Hires

  Tim Nelson Twelve attorneys and 17 support staff members at the Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's office will get pink slips, but not the three high-profile hires made this year by Goddard. Anne Hilby, Goddard's spokeswoman, confirmed for New Times that among those wh ... More >>

Tim Nelson Joins AG's Office as Chief Deputy Attorney General

Another high-profile hire for Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard: He's just made Tim Nelson (pictured), former candidate for Maricopa County Attorney, his chief deputy. Goddard's office sent a news release out about this a few minutes ago. No doubt, Chewie over at Sonoran Alliance is banging ou ... More >>

Where is the SCA in Joel Fox's Hour of Need?

Although the decision on Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox and the SCA donation is scheduled for Monday, we think it will probably be announced on Tuesday, after the holiday. Either way, we imagine there's still time for Fox to reveal the identity of these secret contributors.But if he ... More >>

Captain Joel Fox of Sheriff's Office Faces Judge's Decision for "SCA" Donation to Republicans

A judge is set to decide on Monday whether a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox deserves to pay $315,000 in penalties for making an improper campaign donation. The upcoming ruling by Judge Thomas Shedden of the state Office of Administrative Hearings is expected to bring some finalit ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Fall Guy Refuses to Name Bank Holding SCA Funny Money

  Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox, still the only person to date who's been linked to a mysterious $105,000 donation to the Arizona Republican Party, took the stand today in front of Administrative Law Judge Thomas Shedden -- but instead of resolving the issue, Fo ... More >>

The Bird Documents Randy Pullen’s Smear of Lisa James and Hobnobs with Democrats and Republicans

Sonoran Alliance Discovers Anonymity Not Always So Great, After All

  The one non-anonymous writer at the popular political blog Sonoran Alliance laments in a recent post that anonymity "provokes a temptation" in authors to insult people and lie. Those are two good reasons why New Times has busted the blog repeatedly on our site for allowing such lib ... More >>

Secretary of State Finds "Reasonable Cause" to Believe Arizona GOP Broke the Law

By Sarah Fenske The Arizona Secretary of State has found "reasonable cause" to believe the Arizona Republican Party broke the law by accepting $105,000 in contributions from a high ranking member of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's staff. The finding came last week, according to public records obtained by New ... More >>

The Bird Claws at State Democrats and Likens the GOP's SCA-gate to the Granddaddy of Political Scandals

ICE’s Matthew Allen and Dennis DeConcini Get Ripped Apart by the Taloned Terror

Nelson Concedes, Thomas Gloats as Brutal County Attorney Race Ends

Yeah, Obama Won, and Why This Liberal Doesn't Give a Damn.

McCain, Arpaio, and Thomas Have Leads in Maricopa County as Results Trickle in

Meet the New County, Same as the Old County

Andrew Thomas and Crew Likely Authors of Anonymous Blogs, Report States

Andrew Thomas Can’t Wash His Hands of the New Times Arrests, Tim Nelson Declares

New Times Endorses Dan Saban and Tim Nelson

Contradicting His Office's Previous Statements, Chief Deputy David Hendershott Now Claims He Ordered the New Times Arrests

Andrew Thomas and John McCain Campaign on Thin Ice; Arpaio Enjoys Comfy Lead, New Poll Shows

Hear the Radio Ad Andrew Thomas Doesn't Want You to Hear

The AZ GOP Slandered Dan Saban and Used Funny Money for Sheriff Joe. This Lifelong Republican Has Had Enough

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

A Dog of a Case: Andrew Thomas Again Proves That Indicting the Innocent Isn’t a Good Idea

Sonoran Alliance Blog Cries Conspiracy Over "Involvement" Between Tim Nelson, Arizona Republic and Republic's Lawyer

Tim Nelson: "Alarming Increase in Acquittal Rates" During Andrew Thomas' Tenure as County Attorney (With Update from Thomas' Office)

"I Can No Longer Stay Silent": Rick Romley Endorses Tim Nelson for County Attorney

Hot Links: Tony Alamo Arrested in Flagstaff, Dowling Sues County for $1.75M, Man Videotapes Chupacabra, McCain Says It's On Like Donkey Kong..

KTVK Reporter Carey Pena vs. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas

Hot Links: Russell Pearce wins his primary, ditto for Tim Nelson, Mayor Gordon breaks back, St. Louis slays D-Backs, Cards fans named worst in NFL.

In Your Own Words: Arpaio, Phoenix Country Club, Andrew Thomas and Sky Harbor Airport

Sandra Kennedy, Bob Stump, and Susan Bitter Smith prove that AZ voters are stupid

This pious partridge asks for blessings for Darrell Ankarlo, Candy Thomas, and all the other corrupt politicos in Sand Land

Hot Links: Kidz in the Hall, Paris Hilton, pimps and hos, and D-Backs scuttle Pirates' ship, again.

$11,500 well-spent: Darrell Ankarlo endorses Andrew Thomas for reelection after revelation of C.A. payment to KTAR.

Hot Links: Grampa McCain, Juggalos, an air guitar hero, and Jon Talton. w/UPDATE: Washington Post Blasts Arpaio!

Hot Links: South Mountain shootout, Steve Berman, Grampa McCain, Russell Pearce, and more...

In Your Own Words:

The Bird catches Darrell Ankarlo butt-smoochin' Sheriff Joe again, relates the latest on the MCSO's Honduran scandal and introduces candidates vying for Candy Thomas' job

Who can best whup Andy Thomas' tuchis, Gerald Richard or Tim Nelson?