Four members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were found not guilty of charges of “rioting” and assisting in a criminal street gang.The four acquitted, Rudolfo “Rudy” Martinez, Gerald Smith, Dale Hormut, and Stephen Helland, were among seven bikers arrested by an Arizona Department of Public Safety task force in…
While writing this morning about a Skull Valley family that went home a couple weeks ago and found a naked guy in their house, it seemed like a rare incident.That’s apparently not the case since a very similar incident happened again last night, this time in California.In the incident up north,…
Pending settlements to Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, retired Judge Barbara Mundell and county employee Susan Schuerman will reportedly save the county millions.The county says that, the settlements to Mundell and Schuerman (Supervisor Don Stapley’s executive assistant) are now final, but the potential settlement for Wilcox is still up…
Witnesses to the Tempe shooting death of 20-year-old Gabriel Batten earlier this week told police the alleged shooter, Kyle Levitt, shot Batten twice in the abdomen before any sort of physical altercation occurred, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Levitt, a 25-year-old student at Arizona State University, is accused…
Police say 32-year-old Mesa resident Gerald Gonzales was selling heroin to an undercover cop.Gonzales wasn’t alone, though, as police say Gonzales had a sidekick with him on a couple occasions — a 3-year-old kid.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the officer first picked up a half-gram of heroin…
This has been a week of good news for Mary Rose Wilcox. She’s either received a settlement award of $1 million from Maricopa County, for which she serves as one of five County Supervisors, or she’s close to a settlement. The county’s not saying which just yet. The rumors of…
There are a few reasons why it’s not a good idea to run from or fight with police officers, attempt to out-drive them, or try to reach for a gun while cops are trying to handcuff you.The photo to the right, of 18-year-old Bobby White, may be one of those…
Arizona Bike Week is geared more toward the casual motorcyclist, but that doesn’t mean the gangsters are absent.A Scottsdale police spokesman tells New Times just two alleged motorcycle gangsters were arrested during this year’s Arizona Bike Week, which ran during the last week of March.According to police, one member of…
In case you’re just now emerging from under a rock, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was disbarred yesterday.An Arizona State Supreme Court disciplinary panel found that Thomas — as well as his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon — were attempting prosecutions in the name of politics.Thomas and his comrades can…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas were blasted in a court ruling on Monday, the day before Thomas found himself disbarred. As we pointed out earlier today, the 247-page opinion by the state Supreme Court panel that disbarred Thomas made it clear that Arpaio had…
If the state Supreme Court had a disciplinary panel for sheriffs, Joe Arpaio would in all likelihood be stripped of his ability to practice law enforcement.Yet Arpaio continues to skate toward potential re-election despite his role in many of the same actions that got his former ally, ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas,…
Today’s written ruling by the three-person panel that calls for the disbarment of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his “special assistant” Lisa Aubuchon should be mandatory reading, and not just for lawyers. It is profound in fact and happens to be beautifully written. One example of what we’re…
Barbara Mundell, the now-retired Maricopa Superior Court Judge targeted in an unethical investigation by county lawmen, received $500,000 from the county to settle a lawsuit.Susan Schuerman, the executive assistant for Supervisor Don Stapley, also received a $500,000 settlement, county officials confirm.The county’s spokeswoman, Cari Gerchick, says that Mary Rose Wilcox…
Despite earlier reports from the Tempe Police Department that the men involved in yesterday morning’s shooting weren’t students at the nearby Arizona State University, it turns out the alleged shooter actually is.Kyle Levitt, the 25-year-old Tempe resident who police say fatally shot 20-year-old Gabriel Batten, is an undergraduate student at…
Several former and current Maricopa County officials received settlements in their lawsuits against Maricopa County last night — but the county isn’t giving up the amounts. No news release for this one — and it’s not hard to understand why. The issue of payoffs is sensitive because public money will fund…
Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, was disbarred this morning by the three-member disciplinary panel of the Arizona State Supreme Court. So was his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon. Former Deputy County Attorney Rachel Alexander’s law license was suspended for six months and one day. The disciplinary panel dismissed a few…
Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, violated several ethical rules, a state Supreme Court panel has found. William O’Neil, State Disciplinary Judge, now is reading the summary of the panel’s conclusions. Some charges are getting upheld, others are being dismissed. Thomas and his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon, face disbarment. This is looking bad for…
Also read: Tempe PD: Man Shot, Killed After Argument Over Playing Loud Music at Apartment PoolTempe police have arrested a 25-year-old man on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man at an apartment complex pool yesterday.Police say Tempe resident Kyle Levitt shot 20-year-old Gabriel Batten after an…
Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County Supervisor, settled with county in her lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.UPDATE: The county has not yet settled with Wilcox, spokeswoman Cari Gerchick reports. See our blog post about the other settlements that occurred last night.Back to original post, now rendered somewhat moot:Wilcox just walked in…
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to learn whether or not he has an Arizona law license. Thomas and his former deputies, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander are facing punishment on a range of alleged ethical violations, which you can read about in previous New Times coverage. We’re…
Update: Kyle Levitt Arrested in Murder of man Shot at Tempe Apartment Complex PoolA 20-year-old man was shot and killed this morning after an argument over loud music at a pool inside a Tempe apartment complex, police say.Two people are currently being held for questioning in the shooting death.Tempe Police…
Cab driver Joseph Goldmeer was sentenced to five years in prison today for a June incident in which Goldmeer ended an argument at a Phoenix gas station by running a guy over with his cab.Goldmeer was convicted by a jury in February of three counts of aggravated assault, and received…
