Maricopa County Craziness

Phoenix Cop Union: Facebook Posts a 'Hunt for Negative Spin'

Phoenix Cop Union: Facebook Posts a 'Hunt for Negative Spin'

11 Cops in Facebook Database Accused of Killing or Injuring People

11 Cops in Facebook Database Accused of Killing or Injuring People

Juan Martinez Still Prosecuting Murder Cases Despite Seven Misconduct Complaints

By Meg O'Connor
May 21, 2019

Monday marked the start of Avtar Grewal's murder trial and another case for Juan Martinez, who has received at least seven bar complaints in the past four years.
Woman Sues Phoenix Cop for Stalking and False Imprisonment

By Meg O'Connor
May 16, 2019

A woman alleges officer Marcos Rodriguez stalked her, showed up at her house uninvited, made unwanted sexual advances, and pointed a gun at her head.
Caught With Three Grams of Weed, a Chandler Father Becomes a Statistic

By Meg O'Connor
May 15, 2019

While white people were more likely to have their cases resolved via cite and release, black people were sent to jail more often than cited & released
Robert Johnson Sues Mesa Cops Over Brutal Beating Caught on Video

By Meg O'Connor
May 7, 2019

Robert Johnson, the man whose brutal beating sparked international outcry, filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three Mesa cops on Friday.
Estrella Jail Is Making Women Sick, but the County Has Ignored It

By Meg O'Connor
May 3, 2019

Seventeen women filed federal lawsuits against Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone last week alleging black mold in Estrella Jail is making them ill.
'Nation's Only Female Chain Gang' Apparently Disbanded

By Meg O'Connor
May 2, 2019

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office website still boasts that a "unique feature" of Estrella Jail is "the nation's only female chain gang."
Linda Sarsour Is Coming to Phoenix — and Haters Are Losing Their Damn Minds

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Oct 24, 2017

She'll headline CAIR-Arizona's annual banquet on November 4th - and local racists are pissed about it.
Judge: D-backs Must Honor Contract, Go to Arbitration in Chase Field Dispute

By Sean Holstege
Aug 17, 2017

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen Mullins ruled the Diamondback's lawsuit to break 30-year lease is invalid and the dispute with the county over Chase Field must follow the contract and be settled with arbitration.
Bill Montgomery's Office Paid $70K for Anti-Muslim Speaker Now Accused of Assaulting a Sheriff

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Aug 15, 2017

Newly released records show that the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has been quietly funding seminars run by Muslim-bashing conspiracy theorist John Guandolo, who is now accused of assaulting a Minnesota sheriff.
Diamondbacks versus Taxpayers: Nine Stadium Issues That Will Determine If the Team is Out

By Sean Holstege
Aug 1, 2017

Team says Chase Field is antiquated and needs $185 million in repairs or its out of its lease. The ball is now in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Hundreds of Inmates Still Confined to Tent City During Phoenix Heat Wave

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Jun 19, 2017

Inmates considered minimum-security risks will continue to sleep outdoors in Tent City during this week's forecasted heat wave.
Trouble in Paradise Valley Park? March Against Sharia Comes to Phoenix This Weekend

By Antonia Noori Farzan
Jun 9, 2017

Love Fest: Rally for Unity will be holding a counter-rally at the same park.
Okay, It's Not the Oscars, But We Promise Not to Read Wrong Names of Our Best News Video Performances of 2017 (So Far)

By Stuart Warner
Mar 5, 2017

Starring Steven Seagal in Jury Duty, Clayton Jacobs in Blind Man Walking, Angry Drivers in Road Rage in Tempe, Mother Nature in All Hail, Phoenix and Donald Trump Fashionistas in Don't Dump Ivanka.
9th Circuit Court: Fired Maricopa County Employee Not Entitled to $300K Award

By Ray Stern
Feb 24, 2017

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Maricopa County did not violate a former employee's First Amendment rights by firing her after she commented to a newspaper.
New "Andrew Thomas Revenge Bill" Aims to Gut State Bar of Arizona

By Ray Stern
Mar 4, 2016

Whether lawyers should be required to join and pay dues to the State Bar of Arizona is a fair subject for debate, certainly. But if anyone's confused about whether a bill now before the State Senate that guts the State Bar would be a good idea, just look at who...
Disbarred Ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Two Flunkies Must Pay Six-Digit Sanction After Lawsuit Loss

By Ray Stern
Mar 3, 2016

A last-ditch effort by ex-prosecutors Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander to avoid a $101,294 legal sanction for abusing their power has failed. The ruling against the pair by Arizona U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan means that disbarred ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas — who would have benefited if the...
MCSO Deputy Sean Pearce Followed Wrong Person Before Killing Citizen in Crash

By Ray Stern
Sep 24, 2015

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...
John Hauskins Ousted as Maricopa County Transportation Chief Over Misconduct Claims

By Ray Stern
Oct 15, 2014

John Hauskins, the award-winning transportation chief for Maricopa County, has been ousted from his job following a series of wide-ranging misconduct allegations. Hauskins, also the county engineer, submitted a letter of intent to retire from his position on October 9, two days after he was put on paid administrative leave...
Maricopa County Officials Violated Rights of Lawyer Who Spoke to Newspaper, Says Judge

By Ray Stern
Sep 9, 2014

Maricopa County officials violated the rights of a former deputy county attorney by firing her after she spoke to a local newspaper, a federal judge confirms. In an eight-page ruling last week that upholds February's $638,148 jury verdict in the case, U.S District Judge Frederick Martone wrote that "more than...
Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's Ex-Lawyer From Montana, Disbarred in AZ

By Ray Stern
Jul 16, 2014

Ed Moriarity, the Montana lawyer who worked for Lisa Aubuchon, David Hendershott and Joel Fox, has been disbarred in Arizona. A complaint by the State Bar of Arizona, followed by the July 15 disbarment order, explains that Moriarity knew claims by former Maricopa County officials Aubuchon and Hendershott were false,...

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