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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.
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.
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MCSO is adding hundreds of military-style weapons to its artillery. The sheriff's office gave us a look at their new semi-automatic weapons Wednesday.
They're buying 400 assault rifles to help protect deputies.
The weapons are being purchased with money from the sheriff's RICO fund, which is made up of cash confiscated from drug dealers.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he wants his deputies to have stronger firepower than any violent criminals.
"It's equipped with optics, lighting and adjustable stocks. It also has the capacity for 30 round magazine..it's what deputies will be issued. These are semiautomatic weapons," explained Dept. Joaquin Enriquez.
The sheriff says criminals are all too willing to fire at law enforcement -- and he wants to arm them with the most powerful weapons he can.
