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An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man who allegedly threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man who allegedly threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options.
A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options, but he indicated a court-appointed monitor likely would be assigned to assure the agency is complying with constitutional requirements.
Friday, there was a hearing on MCSO's racial profiling case. The sheriff didn't attend Friday's hearing, saying his lawyers were there defending his agency and by showing up, he would draw more attention to the protesters.
Friday, there was a hearing on MCSO's racial profiling case. The sheriff didn't attend Friday's hearing, saying his lawyers were there defending his agency and by showing up, he would draw more attention to the protesters.
The confrontation underscores the feisty ground campaign being mounted on both sides - but also the increasing difficulty that Arpaio critics face in getting enough signatures to put a recall before voters.
Volunteers set up a table outside a music festival one day last month to gather signatures for a drive to oust the notoriously polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix. The venue, with its largely liberal crowd, seemed the perfect place to drum up support.
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - A group supporting metropolitan Phoenix's sheriff has demanded that organizers of an effort to recall the lawman immediately end their bid to oust him and vowed to go to court to stop it.
Citizens to Protect Fair Election Results called a news conference Wednesday to say the recall effort against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is unconstitutional and intended to harass him.
Recall organizers say Arpaio should be ousted because, in part, his office failed to adequately investigate more than 400 sex-crimes cases in the county and put immigration enforcement above other law enforcement priorities.
Arpaio supporters say the sheriff won a sixth term in November fair and square.
Recall organizers face a May 30 deadline for handing in valid petition signatures from more than 335,000 county voters.
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