Remember the Tennessee weirdo who said Satan “ordered” him to kill “birthers” to spark a war between political parties in order to decrease the population in America?Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a cry for attention press release saying that guy might be Arizona-bound.Arpaio has claimed Adam Eugene Cox is…
In case you missed it, it’s you, John Q. Taxpayer, who’s currently funding a trip for one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies to go on a trip to Hawaii for more “birther” bullshit.Indeed, the investigation once billed as being at “no cost to taxpayers” happens to have some…
Every week writers for New Times and our parent company, Village Voice Media, produce elegant magazine-style feature writing — a gritty portion of which comes in the form of true-crime stories.Now VVM has collected some of its best recent true-crime yarns into an ebook: Seven Sins: A True Crime Anthology…
UPDATE: MCSO weighs in after the jump.A few things have come to light after the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two-time sexual-assault suspect and self-described “sex pig” Lee Lubonne.First, it was all the things Lubonne allegedly did and the genuinely creepy stuff found in his house, then,…
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon’s trailing fellow Republican Jeff Flake by 22 points in the latest poll of the primary race for the seat being opened by Senator Jon Kyl, and believe it or not, that’s good news for Cardon.After getting four percent of support in a poll in…
Dear Maricopa County taxpayers, you’re currently funding a trip to Hawaii for one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies so he can help hunt for President Obama’s birth certificate or something.Yes, the investigation that was billed as being at “no cost to taxpayers” happens to have some cost to taxpayers.According to…
Sarah Walker, the woman who was arrested with her husband and a friend over Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bestiality bust stemming from a Craigslist ad, claims to be one of the victims of sexual-assault suspect and self-described “sex pig” Lee Lubonne.Just to be clear, we’re not outing Walker here,…
For the second time in as many years, Governor Jan Brewer’s starting the rumor that she can run for a third term.The main problem with that would be the Arizona Constitution, which has a section intended to prevent governors from getting a third term.The argument from Brewer’s camp is that…
Congratulations to the New Times reader known as A Cunning Linguist, you’ve won this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to write the caption for the above photo of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu — who dropped his congressional bid earlier this week to…
Just over a year after stating she could probably run for a third term as governor if she wanted to, Governor Jan Brewer did it again.Again, Brewer and her staff point to the section of the Arizona Constitution intended to prevent governors from getting a third term to justify the…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lee Charles Lubonne after two alleged sexual-assault suspects described his house, vehicle, and identified him from a photo lineup.Judging from what sex-crime detectives found in his house, the Sheriff’s Office is thinking there’s a “possibility” there may be more victims, and Lubonne, a 44-year-old…
Adding to the list of illogical things surrounding the aura of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Kansas cop is accused of stealing a framed poster of the sheriff from an office belonging to a former lawyer convicted on meth charges.Really, the only thing better about this than the fact…
Last week, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett raised some eyebrows after saying he’s not a “birther,” but due to constituent concerns, he’s just checking with Hawaii to make sure President Obama wasn’t born in Kenya.”They have yet to respond,” Bennett’s spokesman Matthew Roberts told New Times.Turns out, officials in…
The Phoenix Coyotes live to play another game this season, after shutting out the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at the Staples Center yesterday.Captain Shane Doan scored two goals, and goaltender Mike Smith recorded his third shutout of the playoffs in the Coyotes’ first win of the Western Conference finals.The Coyotes…
On Friday, we asked readers to write the caption for the above photo of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu — who dropped his congressional bid earlier this week to run for sheriff again — and his Chief Deputy Steve Henry, whom Babeu pushed out of his own bid for sheriff.After…
On Wednesday, we told you about U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy asking Attorney General Eric Holder asking if Maricopa County could be on the hook for repaying up to $25 million in federal taxpayer coin, thanks to the Justice Department’s civil-rights case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Turns out, alleged civil-rights violations by…
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett just found out the reason why you’re putting yourself in a difficult position when you appeal to “birthers” — people are going to think you’re a “birther.”After people caught on to the fact that Bennett told the “birthers” that he was taking the “extra…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks’ work for his constituents currently includes pushing a bill for (of course) tighter abortion regulations.Problem is, the Arizona Congressman’s bill only applies to D.C., as Congress has supreme authority over the city’s laws, and Franks has taken it upon himself to tell the District what its…
A 2010 “suicide” in Queen Creek has now been determined to have been a staged suicide, and Orange County, California divorce lawyer Robert Fischer is the one accused of doing the killing.Fischer — not to be confused with the Scottsdale man of a similar name who blew up his family…
The Phoenix Coyotes’ incredible run this year is one loss away from being over.The Coyotes lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center last night, in what was probably the closest shot for the Coyotes to win a game over this three-game stretch in the Western Conference…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s dropped his congressional bid earlier this week to run for sheriff again, pushing his Chief Deputy, Steve Henry, out of his bid for sheriff.This must have been a real awkward conversation Babeu decided (in his own best interests) he had to have with Henry, with Babeu explaining why…
Mark Mitchell’s going to be the new Tempe mayor.According to the unofficial results, Mitchell beat Michael Monti by 139 votes, and the City of Tempe put out an announcement declaring Mitchell as the winner.Election officials still haven’t finished counting write-in votes or the three votes cast by people who didn’t…
