Stock up on the popcorn — a State Bar disciplinary panel is set to release the findings of its inquiry into former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and former deputy county attorneys Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander on April 10.Both Thomas and Aubuchon face possible disbarment, and Alexander could have…
Despite Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio scoffing at the idea of President Obama not being “involved” in the protests against him, the conspiracy-theory alert has now been downgraded to “coincidence.”Last night, Arpaio was chatting up KPHO about the protests, and said, “If you don’t think the president is not involved…
Joseluis Marquez, the suspect in the 2010 death of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa, is slated to go to trial in May.Sousa, 21, was dragged by a car in an attempted robbery of her purse in an IHOP parking lot just south of the University’s Tempe campus on…
People plan on protesting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his immigration policies again today, and apparently he suspects President Obama might be behind it.Combining the fact that Arpaio headlined the lunacy of a “birther” investigation into Obama, and Arpaio’s trouble with the feds, it doesn’t sound that ridiculous.Except it really…
A Mesa pervert who was already behind bars for sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in January, 2011, then charged in April for sexually abusing a 1-year-old and others — and videotaping it — was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison.Brandon K. Jones originally was arrested early last year after cops got…
A strongly worded letter seems to be all it takes to get a check for five grand out of House Speaker John Boehner, as the feud over GOP leadership’s support of Valley Congressman Ben Quayle appears to have ended quickly.The president of the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth released…
Yesterday, Angelica Jimenez — the Chandler woman who had a 4-month-old baby in her care end up with a cigarette burn, 14 broken bones, and bruising all over her body last year — got her punishment.She was sentenced to a decade of probation.Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty to child abuse in…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two unrelated dudes who may or may not have done illegal things with guns.Dude number one allegedly robbed a Circle K early yesterday morning at Gilbert Road and Chandler Boulevard, flashing a pistol with black grips in his waistband.Dude number one took…
Angela Simpson pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder in the 2009 killing of 46-year-old Terry Neely in Phoenix.Simpson’s method of choice: Pulling Neely’s teeth out, driving a nail into his head, bashing him with a tire iron, stabbing him around 50 times, and strangling him.Then she chopped up his body…
Angelica Jimenez — the Chandler woman who had a 4-month-old baby in her care end up with a cigarette burn, 14 broken bones, and bruising all over her body last year — was sentenced today to probation.Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty to child abuse in January for just standing by as…
Congressman Ben Quayle offered a response to the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth’s apparent threat to GOP leadership not to favor Quayle over Congressman David Schweikert in their primary match.Yesterday, Club for Growth president Chris Chocola released a letter he sent to House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric…
For once, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he shouldn’t be the center of attention.Six young people — the oldest 23 years old — were arrested by Phoenix police Tuesday during a protest at Trevor Browne High School, rallying against Arpaio’s methods of immigration enforcement.To those six people — and…
Some people writing emails to Republican state Representative Terri Proud about their concerns over Arizona’s “fetal pain” bill got some interesting emails in return.Proud’s response was essentially that she’s in favor of the abortion bills up for considering, but would like to take it a step — or many steps…
This weekend, Phoenix police arrested 33-year-old David Denton after allegedly leaving his meth and heroin stash with his 6-year-old kiddo so he could jump off a third-story balcony to avoid the cops.This morning, a Peoria police official says the SWAT team served a search warrant on a house, where cops…
To the casual observer, Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert may seem like the same dude.They’re both freshman in the House, and they’ve voted the same in 94 percent of the 1,146 roll call votes they both voted on.They’re both running for the Republican nomination in Arizona’s Sixth Congressional District,…
Last month, Governor Jan Brewer signed emergency legislation that was passed quickly through the Legislature, with the intent on banning the substances known as “bath salts.”We informed you the legislation wouldn’t work.Now, an “out of control” Gilbert man was arrested yesterday after destroying his family’s home, attacking and threatening to…
Less than 24 hours after we told you about the mailman claiming the “foreign” Barack Obama hinted to him about a “prearranged” presidency while hanging out at the Ayers residence, and just hours after we asked our readers if this whole thing could get any more loony, it happened again.Fresh…
Paradise Valley Councilman Vernon Parker is making it official today that he’s entering the race for Arizona’s newly formed Ninth Congressional District.Since Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert seem intent on running against each other in the primary for CD6, the primary in CD9’s pretty much wide open for any…
Over the last few weeks, a few websites have been posting an email response — purportedly from Republican state Representative Terri Proud — responding to concerns over Arizona’s “fetal pain” bill.Proud’s response to these people is that Arizona’s abortion laws don’t go far enough.”Personally I’d like to make a law…
Well, wouldn’t you know it — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” investigation has gotten worse.Mailman Allen Hulton — who was only identified as a “retired government employee” at the “birther” press conference — has taken an oath swearing that Ayers’ mother told him about a “foreign, black” student at…
Bullhead City resident Helen Flint seems to have a penchant for cat collecting.After Bullhead City police served a search warrant on Friday at the 74-year-old’s mobile home, they discovered more than 40 cats inside — not including the nine dead ones in a trash can that were described by police…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” squad continues to add to the absolute embarrassment of an “investigation” that the sheriff has ordered in his name.This time around, Arpaio’s conspiracy-nut buddies have released a signed affidavit from a retired mailman claiming the legitimacy of the Bill Ayers aspect of the “birther”…
