Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio officially charged with criminal contempt

cbs ^ | October 25, 2016, 7:26 PM

[Red Steel]

PHOENIX -- The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix was formally charged Tuesday with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge’s order in a racial-profiling case.

Prosecutors promised two weeks ago that they would prosecute Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

But the misdemeanor count wasn’t officially filed against the 84-year-old lawman until U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton signed it.

Arpaio, who is up for re-election Nov. 8 seeking his seventh term, could face up to six months in jail if convicted. A misdemeanor conviction would not bar Arpaio from serving as sheriff.

The criminal charges stem from the profiling case that Arpaio lost three years ago that morphed into a contempt case after the sheriff was accused of defying a 2011 court order to stop his signature immigration patrols.

Arpaio has acknowledged violating U.S. District Judge Murray Snow’s order, but insists his disobedience was not intentional.

Snow disagreed,

[Red Steel]

Corrupt judges. If I was sitting on this jury it would get jury nullified. Hey criminal lefties - Arpaio got a President Trump pardon in his pocket.

[Paladin2]

Sheriff Joe needs to make the Judge wear pink underwear and sleep in a tent.

[SandRat]

Sheriff Joe

[mass55th]

Obama refuses to follow court orders all the time, and gets a pat on the back for it.

[sappy]

but no case for Clinton would be brought. okayyyy

[manc]

Clinton breaks the law, and she can run for President!!!

Stunning.

[Henchster]

Arpaio has acknowledged violating U.S. District Judge Murray Snow’s order, but insists his disobedience was not intentional.

Well, per Comey - no prosecutor would bring this case.

[bgill]

County taxpayers have spent $48 million so far to defend Arpaio and his office in the profiling case. The cost is expected to reach $72 million by next summer.

Chicken feed compared to what they would have spend babysitting illegals if it weren't for Sheriff Joe.

[SpeedyInTexas]

Joe will win re-election even with this “misdemeanor” charge.

[Beowulf9]

Voting for Arpaio.

[AzNASCARfan]

We just voted FOR him... Looking iffy if you believe the polls, which I don’t trust local ones in the slightest! The opposition blames him for all the money he has cost our state (Defending himself), I blame that on the Obama administration for their political witch hunt. Sheriff Joe simply enforces the laws our legislature passed, ALL of them, wherever he finds somebody breaking them.

Can somebody explain to me how the supreme court can rule it unconstitutional for a local sheriff to enforce a constitutional federal law? Our new state law just said that all existing federal laws would be enforced and was literally gutted by the supreme court.

I wish Project Veritas would show us what Obama used to control supreme court justices and congress too... I think what they are really all afraid of, is Donald Trump might just go looking for all that kind of evidence and prosecute all the corruption he can find no matter of party affiliation.

[litehaus]

disobedience was not intentional.

Snow disagreed,

mishandling was not intentional.

Comey agreed,

[scooby321]

Trump’s First Pardon if Needed

[lavaroise]

Saint Paul vs Nero.

Hopefully he will bring up crowds from jail. Of course Arkancide is never far , even in jail.

Pray for Joe.

[M Kehoe]

The difference between Hillary not being indicted, and sheriff Joe being indicted is the “R” by his name.

Corruption, thy name is Democrat.

5.56mm

[Salvavida]

How does one conduct an immigration patrol and not profile?

[LucyT]

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[bert]

Sheriff Joe should go arrest the juge

[oldbill]

Just in time for the election.
The corruption has no limit.

[hal ogen]

The judge is a compromised criminal moron.