A Phoenix man held in connection with the attack on the “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest” in Garland, Texas, claims that he’s been denied proper medical care in the Maricopa County Jail and demands immediate access to a doctor. Prosecutors accuse Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, a 44-year-old carpet cleaner, of…
Tempe-based multi-level marketing company Vemma Nutrition duped impressionable college-student sales people out of millions of dollars by paying them little or nothing, according to a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that has has led to severe restrictions on the business.. The FTC filed suit against Vemma after receiving complaints that the company…
With the possibility of a government shutdown looming in the very near future, supporters of Planned Parenthood in Arizona will gather in at least a dozen locations throughout the state Tuesday afternoon as part of a national movement called Pink Out Day. “We’re going to demonstrate just how many people…
Crystal Jane McElroy is a 30-year-old Arizona woman who is apparently unqualified for a criminal career, iif her recent antics outside the restaurant where she worked are any indication. Apparently unaware of a police vehicle that coincidentally was parked a few yards away, McElroy called 911 from the parking lot…
Round two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s federal contempt trial began last Thursday. Yet revelations from the testimony of Arpaio’s chief deputy, Jerry Sheridan, and from portions of deposition transcripts made public already have been damning. Here are the 10 of the most eyebrow-raising: 10. According to Sheridan, the Maricopa County…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s absurd Seattle investigation cost taxpayers at least $250,000, improperly dipped into federal grant money, and nearly depleted the MCSO’s RICO fund. This, according to Arpaio’s Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, who spent yesterday on the stand in federal court, much of it being skewered by ACLU attorney Cecillia…
A Virginia woman told the sports-news website Deadspin that Kevin Johnson, current Sacramento mayor and ex-Phoenix Suns superstar, paid her $230,000 in 1997 to keep quiet about their inappropriate physical relationship when she was 15. Mandi Koba, 36, told writer Dave McKenna in the article published today that a contract…
Arizona Republicans were quick to celebrate after U.S. Speaker of the House, Ohio Republican John Boehner, announced this morning that he would resign at the end of October. Whether through tweets or formal statements, the general gist of their statements was: “Thanks for your service, but step aside and make…
An Arizona State University student and qualified patient under Arizona’s medical-marijuana law has been found guilty of possessing marijuana under a disputed law that altered the state’s voter-approved, 2010 Medical Marijuana Act by banning the plant from public college campuses. The 2010 law already had prohibited possession even by qualified…
Former Arizona State University Police Chief John Pickens has been in his new job as director of University Security Initiatives for more than a year now, but it’s unclear what he and the mysterious department he heads have accomplished. In a time of extreme budget cuts among Arizona universities, ASU…
ACLU attorney Cecillia Wang played hammer to Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan’s nail in federal court Thursday, as Sheridan was the first to take the stand in the contempt trial of Sheridan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and three current and former MCSO bigwigs. The multi-day hearing, with dates scheduled in September, October…
Jon Ritzheimer, the face of Arizona’s anti-Islam movement, wrote an open letter to the American people earlier this week in which he declared his intention to drive around the county with other militiamen and systematically arrest and detain U.S. Senators who support President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. The group…
On last night’s episode of the Late Show, host Stephen Colbert ripped into Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar for boycotting Pope Francis’ address to a joint session of Congress. “As a Catholic, I’m a total Francis fan-boy, but not everyone likes what he’s doing,” Colbert told the audience. “Anger at the…
Recruiters at the University of Phoenix deceived prospective students and surreptitiously recruited military veterans to enroll at the school, a new lawsuit filed by two former employees alleges. Marlena Aldrich and Kristen Nolan worked as military liaisons at a U of P learning center in Louisville, Kentucky, where they were…
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Pearce wasn’t following a murder suspect when he hit and killed a citizen in his vehicle, as was previously reported. A police report obtained by New Times shows that about the time of crash, other deputies had stopped the taxi believed to contain murder suspect…
Shamelessness must be a requirement to work for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Just hours before the second round in Arpaio’s contempt trial was set to begin Thursday morning in federal court, his attorney John Masterson (one of several) submitted a motion to block “any inquiry during the continued contempt proceedings regarding the…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced today that it is formally charging Leslie Allen Merritt jr. with 16 counts of criminal activity in association with a series of shootings primarily on Interstate 10 in Phoenix during the last few weeks. His charges include four counts of drive-by shooting, five counts…
The Phoenix Police Department received more than $600,000 in federal grant money this week to double the number body cameras on officers — there are currently about 150 cops wearing cameras in the Maryvale precinct, and with the new money, 150 more cameras will be distributed throughout the city, bringing…
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has decided not to investigate a complaint it received from the group trying to recall state Superintendent of Education Diane Douglas. Leaders of the Coalition to Recall Diane Douglas filed their complaint on September 8 after learning about an e-mail Douglas’ chief of staff, Michael Bradley,…
Citing climate change as a “socialist talk point,” Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar announced that he will be boycott Pope Francis’ speech to a joint session of Congress later this week. His office claimed he won’t be the only one. “Several House colleagues spoke to Congressman Gosar last Friday in support…
Recently released excerpts of depositions of Joe Arpaio’s ex-attorney, Tim Casey, and others in the sheriff’s ongoing contempt case point to possible perjury by Arpaio and his chief deputy, Jerry Sheridan, during their April testimony in federal court. The excerpts, made public as part of the court record, also confirm…
The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood watch for much of Arizona — including Maricopa County — because of a northward-moving storm system that’s predicted to unleash heavy rains today and Tuesday. The tropical cyclone is making its way across northern Mexico and is expected to hit the Valley…
