John Brigham says he’s not guilty of the multiple felonies he’s charged with related to the alleged PCP-fueled naked carjacking spree in Scottsdale a few weeks ago.The former Chandler high school teacher and real estate executive pleaded not guilty today to multiple counts of robbery and endangerment — charges that…
If you really trust your local politicians (again, we’ll pause for laughter), then they’re really serious about hating on strippers.The lobbyists at the Center for Arizona Policy released more local candidates’ answers to their questionnaires for this year’s elections, including county and city offices, and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery…
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A DNA match led to the July 5 arrest of a man who police say is responsible for at least two sexual assault cases from 2004 and 2006.Phoenix police recently arrested Ramon Manuel Rivera, 50, on several counts of felony sexual assault, sexual abuse, and kidnapping. In May, police were…
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See Also: Death-Penalty Lawyers Are Making a Killing Off Maricopa Taxpayers Jim Logan, the director of the Office of Public Defender Services beat us to the punch–sort of–on Tuesday afternoon, issuing a game-changing memo to the private attorneys who contract with Maricopa County to represent indigent clients in criminal cases…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Beat Reds 7-1, Go for Series Win Today See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Blanked By Cincinnati Reds as Trevor Bauer Bites the Big One The Arizona Diamondbacks blew a 6-0 lead in a loss in Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark today. The loss resulted in a split four-game…
See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors’ Calls for Justice on Opening DaySee also: Joe Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So FarSee also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit Nothing to see here, move along. That’s the message conveyed…
Republican Congressman Trent Franks apparently believes he’s trying to stop something worse than the Holocaust.Of course, it’s Franks talking about his bread-and-butter issue of abortion, which he’s currently considering as “the greatest genocide in world history.”Remember, according to Franks, abortion is the reason black people were better off under slavery…
Today is opening day of the class-action racial profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio — Melendres v. Arpaio.The lawsuit, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, is four years old, so we’ll provide some of the background before the coverage comes in.The Feathered Bastard posted a recap and some of…
Dozens of protestors converged on the Sandra Day O’Connor federal courthouse today to monitor the opening proceedings of the ACLU’s racial-profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office.Melendres v. Arpaio, filed about four years ago, is a class-action lawsuit that includes plaintiffs alleging civil-rights violations committed by the Maricopa…
See also: Medical-Marijuana Supporters Plan Rally at Phoenix PD Headquarters on Wednesday at 5 p.m. See also: Judge Orders Arizona to Implement Medical Marijuana Act Marijuana advocates rallied outside Phoenix police headquarters yesterday evening, demanding respect for state law. Motivated at least in part by police actions that may run…
Believe it or not, someone out there doesn’t believe Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Cold Case Posse/birther club qualifies as a “charity.”A complaint to that effect was filed with the Internal Revenue Service a few weeks ago, which is referenced through the Fogbow’s extensive library of information on Arpaio’s “investigation” into President…
Daniel Avey went on a motorcycle ride Tuesday night, which probably wouldn’t have been a problem had he not allegedly left his children — ages 3 and 5 — home alone to play with lighters.The cops say that qualifies as child abuse.According to court documents obtained by New Times, a…
Jason Kubel returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup Wednesday with two home runs and Ian Kennedy showed a return to his 2011 form as the D-backs routed the Cincinnati Reds 7-1. Kennedy pitched eight strong innings, giving up just one run on eight hits while striking out seven Reds batters…
See also: Rich Crandall Leaves a Somewhat Angry Voicemail for Fellow State Senator, Who’s Filing an Ethics Complaint Over It Republican state Senator Rich Crandall is soon to become the subject of an ethics complaint thanks to fellow Republican Senator Brenda Barton, mostly over an angry voicemail Crandall left for…
I was wondering about the Spanish going into Mexico and taking the gold and artifacts away from the Indians. Could the Mexican government ask for the gold back? What do you think? Raider of the Lost Chonis Why doesn’t Mexico’s president demand that all nations and/or entities return stolen artifacts…
VOTE PEOPLE Serving constituents? What a concept: It may take another decade to come about, but radical change is coming on the political landscape. And that change is going to entail lots more Latinos getting elected to office in Arizona (“Law of Attraction,” Monica Alonzo, July 5). In fact, I’m…
In early December 2010, Phoenix criminal-defense attorney Nathaniel Carr III submitted an invoice for payment to Maricopa County in the death-penalty case of Israel Naranjo. The invoice included a notation for November 17, 2010: “Florence interviews Willie and Adolph. We got trouble.” Carr was referring to interviews with Naranjo’s two…
In a large Chinese banquet hall in Boston, hung with open-mouthed dragons and bulbous red lanterns, the hot yogis have taken over. Seventy Bikram yoga teachers are sprawled between the tables. At the helm of it all, clad in a black silk suit, a rhinestone tie, and a diamond encrusted…
See also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit See also: Joe Arpaio’s Lawyer Tim Casey’s Firm Earns $735K (So Far) Defending Joe’s Racial Profiling There’s no other way to say it: Maricopa County is wack. Sure, everyone’s up in arms about the several thousands of…
See also Mitt Romney’s Arizona Problem: Randy Pullen vs. Shane Wikfors What’s going on with Shane Wikfors? The now former spokesman for the Arizona Republican Party? “AZGOP Spox” used to be part of Wikfors twitter profile — but now, it’s gone. And up until mid-June, he was still being called…
